Great set of articles. I do always enjoy the origin of the phrase Gerrymandering. When I first referred to the practice to my partner she thought I was talking about a politician called “Gerry Mandar… (View Post)

Keeping up with the PB tradition - I disagree. The Hundred is only form of cricket that my partner enjoys watching. Every other format gets banished to the other room or the radio. This preference ma… (View Post)

Agree with that. And it is why the Government are running around saying “growth” all the time. Of course there is no easy lever to pull to increase productivity and growth. If there was I would like … (View Post)

Although I am also suspicious that Sir Gav is just playing games, rather than being a true believer of disestablishment. Of course he knows he hasn’t got the votes to kick out the clerics, and I don’… (View Post)

Great header - I think the concept of “losers consent” doesn’t perhaps get the consideration it should. To some extent the Hilary Clinton campaign and Democrat party did the opposite to Gore. The les… (View Post)