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The other thing with Boris is that the guy who's up at PMQs is exactly what we expected him to be, this can't be surprising to those of us who voted for him or those of us who didn't. So I doubt it moves the needle much. May was surprisingly bad at being PM, by contrast, I assume most of us...

Ordinarily - yeah, few. We've all been very tuned in during the Brexit process and this heightened political involvement of the masses will continue for a while, but of course it will fade. Nevertheless, if there is a big discrepancy between the relative performances of the two leaders, that...

I believe it is the common view we have significantly underestimated counts. I haven't seen the latest figures you reference but under-the-average mortality is to be expected if we're all lockdowned, i.e. fewer accidents, fewer infections etc - which would logically mean an even greater...

1. Ideology doesn't win elections, appearing to be competent wins elections. 2. Whether or not someone appears to be competent is almost entirely decided by the media 3. The media will usually decide if someone is competent based on how close they are to the centre-right 'norm' - but this can...

It depends how you count them, certainly the number of excess deaths in carehomes is way higher than the 'official' figures - as they aren't bothering to run many tests in care homes, and if there isn't a test it isn't an official covid death. Can't say what other countries are doing in that...