Worth putting excuses alongside this:
1) "We're emerging from a pandemic" (so's Scotland)
2) "Ageing, unhealthy population" (Scotland's older & less healthy)
3) "Something, something, vaccines, something" (Scotland has higher uptake)
etc.
(Wales as bad or worse than England BTW) pic.twitter.com/CytLxQ4yZ0

— Paul Mainwood (@PaulMainwood) January 12, 2023