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CRUK – Plain packs collateral damage? 26 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
As a supporter of Cancer Research UK (CRUK) I have found myself faced with a bit of dilemma recently. I am very familiar with the excellent work performed by its many scientists but am unhappy that it...
The Anti-science of the Left & Right 25 Aug 2013 | 10:14 pm
This is a very sad story. This part especially hit home: Not owned by any company, Golden Rice is being developed by a nonprofit group called the International Rice Research Institute with the aim of...
Living in a Bubble 24 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
In the past two weeks, I’ve read at least three articles in the London commuter papers with headlines like ‘Buying in a Bubble’ or ‘How to beat the Bubble.’ House prices are picking up and that’s not ...
Hat tip: “Bias at the Beeb?” 16 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
Hat tip: Here is a very interesting report compiled by the Centre for Policy Studies looking at BBC online reporting of think tanks. The report appears robust, relying on objective quantitative method...
Nick Clegg should say No Thank EU – UPDATE 8 Aug 2013 | 02:54 pm
So not only did Conservative MP Anna Soubry act in defiance of UK parliament when she hot-footed it over to Luxembourg to negotiate on behalf of the UK at a meeting of European ministers. We now know ...
Nick Clegg should say No Thank EU 1 Aug 2013 | 03:52 pm
A couple of days ago I re-read the “Liberal Democrat Manifesto for Europe”. On the summary page it says “Liberal Democrats don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. This is because Liberal Democr...
Plain Packs – This week’s non-story 30 Jul 2013 | 04:02 pm
The government’s decision not to go ahead with “plain” packaging for cigarettes was welcomed by most sane reasonable people as an indication that we may finally be seeing a beginning of an end to the ...
David Whitehouse 25 Jul 2013 | 04:17 pm
I’ve been waiting a while to get this image back out. Isn’t it beautiful? Anyway, Dave’s top anti-porn adviser, Claire Perry, has made one silly mistake after another and is now being sued by Guido. ...
Anna Soubry: A one woman walking disaster 22 Jul 2013 | 09:50 pm
Here’s a short (3 minute) video showing a few extracts from evidence Anna Soubry gave the HOC European Scrutiny Committee on 17 July 2013. She was called to appear before the Committee because she we...
The BBC: Taxation Without Representation 3 Jul 2013 | 02:29 am
Another day, another BBC scandal. Other than the enormous payoffs to axed staff there is also the small matter that the BBC has wasted £300 million on the failed digital archive and huge logistical mi...
