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Boris will go big on SMR; even talk of government holding stakes in new nuclear plants. 40000 new jobs in SMR in areas of new tory mps. Big increase in UK exports. Red tape to be cut to hugely ramp up and speed up nuclear delivery. Chancellor hinted at energy security yesterday but did nothing: it's all going to be in Energy Security Strategy; should be published this week or early next week. This is the key I've been waiting on for a very long time.
Oxford University professor, chief investigator of the Oxford Covid- 19 vaccine trials and director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, Sir Andrew Pollard, helped to develop the AstraZeneca jab in 2020.
Speaking to The Telegraph a year on from the first time AstraZeneca was administered to a member of the public, Prof Pollard expressed optimism going forward – even as the Omicron variant continues to ravage the UK.
“The worst is absolutely behind us. We just need to get through the winter,” he told the newspaper.
Viruses pre-date humans by few billions of years and will be here long after humans extinct. Humans always have and always will have to live with virus mutations. New variant etc of course there will be: it's our immunity as a species; herd immunity that is what actually matters and due to that pandemic is endemic: very much looking forward to public inquiry findings on this nightmare and accountability being attached to various quasi and governmental bits of state that have proven to be complete waste of money: what a bloody useless burecracy we've allowed to grow that's saps capital, labour and suffocates entrepreneurs
We will find out tomorrow; 4-5% up my prediction. Evergrande in terms of dollar bonds etc. already factored in. China still got closed capital account etc; it's integration into western world/finance declining; not systemic risk; local effects will be managed by CCP
https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/britain-japan-develop-joint-demonstrator/
Joint fighter project with Japan very significant. Assumption be Japan great in this sector but it isn't. Its military tech very weak. Japan is increasing military spend due to China wolf diplomacy; this partnership with UK could really lead to great developments for RR and BAE. Japanese Navy also hopefully look to modernisation and use RR for ships and subs.
Ferguson from Imperial College; he produced all the modelling that has been very influential. Got fired from SAGE as broke lock down rules having extra martial sex. Many science papers produced comparing this pandemic to Spainish Flu; waves identical except in height. Of course we have much better science hence we better off and waves of deaths lower: viruses in both pandemics same family; top Oxford University scientists think virus going same way in its evolution as Spainish Flu one did
Whole family had it and few of our friends; most of us didn't even know apart from a few aches. It certainly physically didn't prevent any of us from normal activity; only restrictions did that. We all going to get it or be exposed: restrictions look increasingly ridiculous
Omicron following profile of Spanish Flu; we much better off now due to science. Ferguson and his ilk do not produce science; none of his nonsense was peer reviewed. Once review of this occurs he will be pinpointed as a source of fake news; not science. This thing is nearly done: we should follow America on self-isolation rules. As the Oxford virologist said Omicron is a different disease and it behaves like most of coronvirus family in disease profile; namely common cold. It's very nearly time to wind in restrictions as in USA and stop listening to none science modelling; confront and hold Ferguson and his ilk to account and get everyone back to work; especially the NHS
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Demonstration-HTR-PM-connected-to-grid
Property rights versus government? China vs West. China long term vs Liberal west: merely about protecting their wealth. Adam Smith: if you read him; was a revolutionary against established; unproductive wealth; I invest in RR as I think its bloody marvellous