This is LBC from Global, leading Britain's conversation with James O'Brien.

Good morning. It's four minutes after ten. You are listening to LBC with me, James O'Brien.

And we will begin, I think, with I haven't checked

on Gary's maths. I have to confess. I have no reason to doubt him, but he's done a sum, which I think

roughly estimates how many people could conceivably be vaccinated in the course of this radio diversion, the 140 jabs a minute figure,

which was trumpeted quite rightly this weekend. I don't think it applies to every single, I think

in some areas or some parts, but still, we'll take that win while we can. He reckons that

25,200 people could be vaccinated during the course of today's programme.

So, it's just great, isn't it?

This idea of some sort of deliverance being on the horizon, underpinned somewhat horribly, of course, by the rampaging nature of the virus at the moment. But you can, I think, sustain both of those

thoughts simultaneously. The vaccination program is going well. The containment program or the

coronavirus governmental strategy has gone quite spectacularly, awfully, unparalleledly bad. But just because they messed everything up

yesterday doesn't mean they will mess everything up tomorrow. And some little quibbles,

well I say little quibbles, I'm falling into the trap I normally berate you for living in.

It's believing what you want to believe rather than what is actually true. There are some

apparently legitimate concerns about vaccine supply and some suggestions that they are once again over-promising,

but you can only go with what's in front of you and the numbers as it stands are spectacularly

and splendorously good. So well done everybody.

The numbers, of course, regarding new cases,

most deaths and deaths per million of the population

are the polar opposite.

But as I say, if we are truly to dismantle

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