Author Archives: Clive Best

Imperial’s Pessimistic Model

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Clive Best

Boris has clearly been spooked by a new gloomy modelling study by the Imperial Group which puts his road map to normality in jeopardy. How is this possible when the UK’s case rate is falling and ~ 50% of the … Continue reading →

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Net Zero by 2050

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Clive Best

The 2008 Climate Change Act introduced by Ed Milliband committed the UK in law to cut CO2 emissions by 80% in 2050. This target was already difficult to achieve, but since then Theresa May went one better in the weeks … Continue reading →

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Road map to unlock the UK

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Clive Best

The government’s roadmap to end lockdown is all  based on the modelling from Imperial College. Here we show why their report is too pessimistic and that lockdown can probably  be ended safely sooner. The paper states Current levels of transmissibility … Continue reading →

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