jonathan van-tam

Lost and found

Oops he’s done it again. Deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam has produced another convoluted train journey metaphor to describe the progress in tackling Covid. If you’re not familiar with his various railway analogies, then…


little boy playing with toy train railway

Welcome to the club

How marvellous to hear that the deputy chief medical officer is a model railway enthusiast. Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy revealed the hobby of England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam as he spoke…


Heading for the buffers

Don’t get me wrong: I love a good train analogy as much as the next person. I’ve sent out a fair few press releases in my time about projects or plans being “on track” or…