Indeed. He was almost approaching the subject in the style of an epidemiologist, observing patterns of medical phenomena and then setting out to analyse why they occur. (View Post)

I have them all on my shelves, and must go and look at them again - thanks for the prompt! (Not one of his political ones, but I reckon his "Dr Wortle's School" is one of the best short sto… (View Post)

Surely, at the moment, the most effective opposition to the Labour Government is coming from the Labour movement? Labour Party backbenchers, the trade unions, the voluntary sector - they are all stic… (View Post)

Oh I see! People like me. All right, carry on... (View Post)

Harry Potter and the Economist-manque's Laffer Curve. (View Post)