The COVID-19 pandemic and the policy response that led to fewer patients receiving routine treatment have had a significant impact on NHS waiting lists, with significant backlogs across each of the countries within the UK. However, patients in Wales are suffering more when it comes to long waits for treatment than those in England. Two-year …
Two-year NHS waiting times 100x higher in Wales than in England Read More »
The Bank of England economist Huw Pill has said people in the UK need to accept that they are poorer in a recent US podcast. He said in response to higher prices, workers had responded by asking for wage increases and businesses were charging more. There is some truth to this, but what is key …
Bank of England a reason we are poorer through poor policy Read More »
The Bank of England has increased the base interest rate for the 11th time in less than 18 months, with officials explaining they are trying to control inflation. But if you look at the key factors behind the increase in prices across the UK, and many other countries, it is not because consumers have too …
Great banking rip-off as inflation is not demand-driven Read More »
Just over three years on from the first registered Covid-19 death in the UK, society has seen an enormous change from the fallout of the pandemic and the Government’s response to managing it. We saw large numbers of deaths in the Spring of 2020 and Autumn/Winter of 2021 as the early variants of Covid ended …
Why is the Government hesitant to investigate excess deaths? Read More »
As we moved into the New Year with the usual winter NHS pressures, there were media reports the UK Government was considering last-resort plans to advise Britons to wear masks on public transport, work from home and bring back social distancing. At face value, the headlines looked like scaremongering as I could see nothing official, …
UK winter Covid wave falls back naturally without new interventions Read More »
For several months, the USA has been an outlier in the requirement to present proof of Covid vaccination if you are a foreign national at the border. As we move into 2023, many thought they would come into line with most countries, but on January 3rd the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published an emergency …
USA extends Covid vaccine requirement for foreign visitors Read More »
Ofgem announced on 26 August 2022 that the energy price cap would rise to £3,549, up from the £1,971 which came into force in April. The October cap is 178% higher than last winter with the prospect of rising to £5,300 at the deepest part of winter in January 2023, according to some analysts. But …
3 million UK households cannot pay the energy bill this Autumn Read More »
The past few years have put an immense strain on health services and families, with many lives ending prematurely. But as we move through 2022 and over two years since Covid-19 hit the UK, we are still seeing the fallout with more deaths than expected across some parts of society, Throughout 2022 to date, we …
Deaths up in 30-59 year-olds, with heart issues a factor Read More »
Over the past 30-40 years, the UK has moved away from coal to create electricity, replacing it with mainly gas and renewables. But renewables have increased nowhere near enough to power the UK, leaving the UK reliant on gas to create 40% of the UK’s electricity, driving high energy prices. From 1995 to 2004, North …
High energy prices – the UK strategy towards foreign gas to blame Read More »
Novak Djokovic has just won his seventh Wimbledon title but currently cannot win the US Open for a fourth time because the US Government has a ban on unvaccinated international travelers entering the country. But the latest data on the likelihood of someone testing positive for Covid-19 shows that Djokovic would be just as likely …
US ban on the unvaccinated like Djokovic is not scientific Read More »
