Medium confidence is probably also good way of summing up Prof Neil Ferguson’s overall mood when he was interviewed on the Today programme this morning. He replied:I think the good news here is it is certainly less severe. Well that doesn’t mean it’s not going to be, as the prime minister said, a difficult few weeks for the NHS. Today I will be focusing mostly on UK Covid developments and on Starmer’s speech. If you have a direct question, do include “Andrew” in it somewhere and I’m more likely to find it.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2022 12:09 UTC