Lives have changed dramatically since Covid-19 hit the UK with over 100,000 people dying prematurely and millions more affected financially, mentally and wider health harms. With Covid-19 being endemic across the world we now need to learn to live with the virus and accept a level of risk as we open up society. We must …
We need to learn to live with Covid-19 and accept the risk it poses Read More »
Over the past 24 hours, the BBC news website has led with the headline ‘UK in early stages of third-wave – scientist’. But should we be panicking about a third wave right now? I am not so sure as we expect to see cases rise as more people mix and the critical data to focus on are hospitalisations and deaths, which remain low.
Since Dominic Cummings gave evidence at a House of Commons enquiry this week, pressure has been mounting on the Health Secretary in England, Matt Hancock, regarding care home deaths related to Covid-19. But what does the data tell us on what happened? The issue The criticism labelled at the UK Government is that they failed …
Care home deaths – the ring of steel did not protect the vulnerable Read More »
Total deaths in Wales have been below average for the past 10 weeks, 93% of areas in Wales are reporting no Covid-19 cases, and just 0.22% of hospital patients have confirmed Covid-19 — wave 2 of the pandemic is over. This data is not new, and we have been in this situation for several weeks. …
At what point does Mark Drakeford’s ignorance of data cause damage beyond repair? Read More »
There are 60 candidates elected to represent Wales in the elections. 40 through a system similar to the Westminster election, where the candidate with the most votes wins. This happens even if most people didn’t vote for them. We elect a further 20 candidates through a second ballot, where you choose a party only. The regional …
How does Wales elect people for its Parliament? — the voting system explained Read More »
