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Data science… The COVID-19 Dead Cat Strategy 16 Sep 202028 Sep 2020 Lynton Crosby is famously credited with the invention of the ‘dead cat’ strategy. The dead cat is, of course, metaphorical. It represents a political tool used to manipulate discourse and…
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Data science… COVID: The Case Against the UK Government – The Human Unleashed 30 Aug 202030 Aug 2020 This is a must read analysis on the UK government policies to deal with an existential viral outbreak. Source: COVID: The Case Against the UK Government – The Human Unleashed