It's possible to think that less obesity is good and also that it's not the state's business to bring this about. (View Post)

Indeed. I'd say most nations begin this way. (View Post)

People don't just give up land - but remember medeival Europe was far emptier than it is now; there was a lot of empty land, particularly in the wake of plagues etc. That said, my view is still … (View Post)

NICE put values on lives saved all the time. If you object to it, you can do it the other way if you like: how much money does it take to prolong a life by a year? If you quantify the financial impac… (View Post)

My take on this debate: The Telegraph is an increasingly daft newspaper, and I say this as someone broadly sympathetic to its worldview. (Sample headline from the past week 'why the working from… (View Post)