Commentaries

THINK LIKE A MARINE “Think like a marine, even on your sofa” was the headline to an article in the Times on 5 May about Ben Williams, an ex-Royal Marine…

In the first of these, experiences of lockdown by a London man and a Madrid man were recorded. This piece covers the experiences of a single man in Singapore and…

People are affected by lockdown in different ways: their characters, their relationships, their work, their accommodation and their circumstances all vary. With input from a live-alone key worker in West…

“New normal” is buzzing around. Messaging will seek to embed unnatural behaviours. Wariness is required against establishing a behaviour described as a “new normal”, unless it enhances the long-term quality of…

It was suggested in a recent Sherbhert article that the obese people of the UK population may need more protection from Covid-19 (CV) than the over 70s. Another Sherbhert article…

COVID-19 – THE CHANGING CONVERSATION, CONSENSUS AND COMMUNICATION The cost of lockdown and changes in sight The science cannot decide the right track What will the public accept? Unity and…

For those in lockdown now is a good time to embrace local and seasonal food and improve health.  An article in the Daily Telegraph on 27th April highlights the urgency of…

It is commonly recognised that during the Covid-19(CV) crisis the institutional media, independent experts, economists and other commentators have an important role to play. They must ask good questions. They…

COVID CONCLUSIONS – DEATH RATES, MODELLING, AND CARE HOMES  Hysteria around death rates must subside Statistics have to be seen in context and their weakness factored in Care home data…

Can the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) be alleviated if more PPE such as gowns and aprons were to be decontaminated, cleaned and reused, rather than binned and destroyed…