My son and I are nearly wholly recovered. The virus is flu for most people, v nasty if you have a prior risk? In my case, although have had Multiple Sclerosis mildly for 35 years, my immune system seems to have been up to the job. Two 5k ius Vit D pills each morning helps.

I will shortly cease to be infectious, having had all the symptoms of the virus for nearly 2 weeks. If i am out and about, how will i persuade the police i pose no threat?

1 John Crace on Boris in the guardian today:

2: He 'wants to be loved too much. Inside he’s a ball of foetal need. The tousled hair is no longer endearing. Now it just looks shambolic. And the mind is as confused as the barnet. He’s never come across a difficult decision he hasn’t wanted to fudge. Marriages, affairs, Brexit

Important review of the evidence regarding the efficacy and harms of ECT: when properly scrutinised, it shows that the costs far outweigh the small evidence of any benefits. connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrehp…

THE SIX STAGES OF ANY PROJECT (inc Covid-19): 1. Enthusiasm 2. Disillusion 3. Panic 4. Hunt for the guilty 5. Punishment for the innocent 6. Reward for those who had nothing to do with it

These seconds revealed more than an hour of news about inequality under COVID-19. On BBC Politics Live, where interviews are now done from home, the interviewee, the Telegraph’s Royal Correspondent, berating her cleaner for getting in the shot. The rage! x.com/jacobclarkteno…

Oliver James is this an example of shellfish capitalism? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Positively name checked Simon Smith Ceridwen Eccles Christopher Such @MrTRoach Zoe Enser 🐉 Sarah Barker @HuntingEnglish Al McConville London Gifted & Talented Christian Bokhove Kevin Mitchell Oliver James David Eagleman Daniel Levitin Dodgy formatting, sorry...

Be sure to listen to estimable Richard Bentall, psychologist, talking about himself and his invaluable work with 'schizophrenics' on Radio 4: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

John Crace on Mordaunt, crushing it in today's Guardian: there may be less to her than meets the eye...

theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

Re J Hunt, Its worth remembering how much he epitomised what is wrong with our ruling elite when he was in government, 9 years ago: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

John Crace's psychoanalysing of politicians goes from strength to strength: theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Another fine example of the benefits of privatization (see also railways that don't run and are more expensive than airlines, and water companies that pour sewage into our rivers):

I filled in for todays lifestyle column for The Times and The Sunday Times I wrote about whether knowing you can mess your kids up is actually a blessing after all. thetimes.co.uk/article/messin…

Re Huw Edwards, what if the young people - all over 18 adult - had been female: Is there a hidden homophobia in him chasing young men rather than young women? And how does whether he does so affect his capacity to read the news?

My wikipedia page has been vandalized. If any of you are wikiliterate, please go to it and start sorting it - message me and I can help? its at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Ja…

Wes Streeting hobnobbing with the spies and corporate leaders in Stockholm at annual spookfest, Bilderberg. Depressing how quickly ambitious 'Left-leaning' Labourites join the club (cf Torsten Bell since he became an MP): declassifieduk.org/wes-streeting-…