I get the impression a lot of the newer Racing Post writers have journalism degrees. One big problem with journalism as a career is the demise of local papers and increasingly chain publishers paying… (View Post)

The thing is, lots of people can do lots of jobs, or they could if they got the chance, but the ones who get the chances are the ones with a recognisable name. (View Post)

A third factor in nepotism is simply understanding that a particular vocation exists. If your father is a writer and your mother a long-distance lorry driver, granddad an MP and granny a doctor, then… (View Post)

Coincidentally, Princeton has just published this:- Major autism study uncovers biologically distinct subtypes, paving the way for precision diagnosis and care https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/07/… (View Post)

No, this goes back to Mrs Thatcher at least. There is a childlike innocence to our belief in free market capitalism that blinds us to others having their thumbs on the scale. (View Post)