Without intensive social distancing the UK death-toll could reach 500k – leading epidemiologist
Stay at home. Save lives. Anyone can spread coronavirus. — Cabinet Office (@cabinetofficeuk) March 26, 2020
WH2020: New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, moves to 3rd favourite in the Dem nomination betting
With the coronavirus epidemic dominating the headlines almost right across the world a new name has appeared in the top three on the Betfair WH2020 Dem nomination market. He’s Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York which has the worst figures of any state in the US . Everyday in the US, usually at 1115 EST, Cuomo gives his daily report and observations on the continuing crisis which threatens the lives of tens of thousands of Americans. Even though he is…
The NHS “army of volunteers” could be a Cummings masterstroke
But the details need to be worked out The main pandemic story for several of the tabloids this morning is the announcement that the government is building up an army of NHS volunteers to help in the fight against the coronavirus In a way this is simply building and what is already happening. I’m in my mid 70s and even before the announcement notes were being popped through the door about an effort by some people in our street to…
How Biden’s campaign is attacking Trump over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic
New Ipsos MORI polling finds that we’re struggling to remain positive
Women finding it harder than men New polling just published by Ipsos-MORI gives us a good snapshot of how the Britain is coping with the coronavirus crisis. Some key details: Women are significantly more likely to be finding it harder. Three-quarters (72%) are struggling to look forward to the future compared to around half of men (51%). Youngsters are also finding it harder to be positive. Two-thirds (67%) of 18-34-year olds are finding it more difficult, while only half (54%) of…
Joe Biden’s cognitive condition is increasingly being questioned
My overnight bet that he won’t be the nominee What has become a truism in the fight for the US presidency is that Joe Biden’s biggest problem is Joe Biden. The current tight odds-on betting favourite who is 77 year old and on his third bid for the presidency has for decades been regarded as gaffe-prone but some recent instances suggest that he might be afflicted by cognitive decline. So far the Democrats are so keen on ousting Trump that…
A national emergency and a restricted parliament make a National Government essential
Johnson should restructure the government as soon as the Lab leadership election is over If the Covid-19 virus were a sentient enemy, we’d credit it with having pulled off a rather neat trick. The scale of the crisis calls for the government to be granted extraordinary powers with which to combat that enemy: to be able to close down large parts of economic and social life – yet that abundance of power must come almost unchecked by parliamentary oversight because…
Sunak (tipped on PB when he was 200/1) now betting favourite to succeed Johnson as PM
One person who is having a good coronavirus crisis is the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak who is now 5/2 favourite to become the next Prime Minister with SportingIndex leapfrogging LAB leader hopeful Kier Starmer in the betting. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was praised last week for his rousing speech detailing how local businesses and households would be supported during the Coronavirus outbreak, which has led the betting firm to slash his odds from 9/1 to 5/2. Sir Kier Starmer, who was…