First, don’t assume that either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will lead the Tories into the next election. Each laboured to get more parliamentary support than a former contestant on Splash! Read More …

As usual, some interesting insights https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/28/world-war-iii-already-there-00012340

Way back in 2020 I sponsored Pete for his Permanent Residency in Canada. We had been talking about a move for years and finally made the plunge. We got his Read More …

‘How do you write like the Economist?’ a new member of staff asked as he began to compose his first leading article for the paper some years ago. ‘Pretend you are God,’ Read More …

Systemic kleptocracy is in the DNA. Starting with the European land grab, slavery, systemic discrimination against property ownership (red lines). All quasi-legal and illegal. Plus ça change. Sadly. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/this-land-was-our-land/594742/

We collect similar data – it’s controlled by corporations not the government. Not sure I like either option. https://www.lrb.co.uk/v41/n19/john-lanchester/document-number-nine

Fascinating. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/who-is-shakespeare-emilia-bassano/588076/

DAR (Direct Air Removal) as an interesting alternative to CCS (Carbon Capture Sequestration). With production of synthetic fuels from the captured carbon. No one technology is a silver bullet and Read More …

An interesting theory – the social theory connecting school shootings and riots. Although not mentioned, social media would seem to be an enabler. Malcolm Gladwell writes about John LaDue, the Read More …