[Cyclist]

...make Brexit work” - which I am slightly concerned about as a slogan

If it's any help, this very evening one of the local Brexiteers was grumbling on Facebook that "Boris brexit isn't working", a phrase I've never seen him use before. So Mr Starmer appears to have hit home with that one.

[Nigredo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59880263

2nd time he's had COVID and the 5th or 6th time he's had to go into self-isolation?

The more fanciful part of my brain wonders if there is there foul play to doctor his results so he has to stay home, then I realize what I'm operating on the same idiotic level as Corbynistas.

[Crabcakes]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59880263

2nd time he's had COVID and the 5th or 6th time he's had to go into self-isolation?

The more fanciful part of my brain wonders if there is there foul play to doctor his results so he has to stay home, then I realize what I'm operating on the same idiotic level as Corbynistas.

I think it shows that if you work in a public role and meet with a lot of people who come in from all over, test regularly, stick to the rules and play fair to protect others, you'll be off a lot.

The bigger question is, why is Starmer off so much when others aren't? Is Johnson just not meeting that many people, or is it he doesn't test or worry about isolating if he feels OK?

I can tell you what my money would be on...

[Nigredo]

Doubtful that Johnson runs into that many people on the grounds of Chequers.

[Cyclist]

How many people can you fit in a fridge?

[Andy McDandy]

Depends. Are they fit posh blondes?

[mattomac]

I assume he never tests

[Tubby Isaacs]

I see this group of heavyweight statisticians are on Sir Keir's case.

"Sorry chaps, you'll have to wait 5 years for that op while we train up our own staff", that's real election winning stuff.

[Andy McDandy]

Isn't Stats for Lefties a sitcom about a clueless estate agent?

[Tubby Isaacs]

The what? Why would you purchase "capacity that went unused" when you're trying to get waiting lists down? How would that work? Would you forget to send people over? Or not notice when they came back without having had their operations?