Some of the zero tolerance/extreme discipline in some academies is ridiculous. It's not too bad at our school. But I do think that if you create schools that aren't accountable to parents (… (View Post)

My understanding on the Chinese GDP data, from speaking to people who follow the numbers closely, is that while the cyclical picture is probably not well captured (the data are far too smooth and the… (View Post)

There is one guaranteed way to avoid having cats shit in your garden. Get a cat. (View Post)

I still think democracy is the best system both morally and in terms of outcomes, but it needs to be combined with well informed voters and enlightened political leadership to deliver the best result… (View Post)

The laughing gas move is a joke, appropriately. Yet again the government overrules the scientists in a populist authoritarian knee-jerk response. For a government that is supposedly so anti cancel cu… (View Post)