The Tory Party Has Lost its Way

I’m very much looking forward to the day we make contact with aliens. Once we get all of the boring stuff out of the way like ‘where have you come from’ and ‘what is the meaning of life’, we can finally ask the important question: What do you make of The Conservative Party?

Stop Following the Science!

“We are following the science.” This sounds reassuring, doesn’t it? An assurance that policy decisions are not being plucked from thin air (we promise!), but are rather the inevitable and definitive conclusion of empirical research. But dig a little deeper and any promises of impartial/apolitical policy fit somewhere on a spectrum ranging from pallidly quixoticContinue reading “Stop Following the Science!”

Confidence is Playing a Fraudulent Role in the Economy. Here’s How.

Confidence is not just a topic for sports columns or the therapist’s sofa. Confidence is the lifeblood of finance capitalism, and its symbiotic relationship with political electoral cycles can make or break political parties.

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