Would https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/ be any use? I can't remember whether they only cover things that went through EPO (still might cover most, depending how old you're going) or w… (View Post)

It is strange to sell arms to a country led by someone we're obliged to arrest on suspicion of war crimes if he enters our country. A general principle of not doing that would seem more consiste… (View Post)

From a research perspective, NHS England is now the source of research data on hospital care (since they swallowed up NHS Digital) so this is a bit concerning from that point of view. The former NHS … (View Post)

Trust in government (for which this is one possible proxy) is a fascinating area. Look at the Scandi countries here. When a government is trusted (and this is not so much a particular party as the sy… (View Post)

There's no way a haircut to built up public sector pension entitlements would survive a court challenge. Some final salary public sector pensions were too generous, but those days are gone now (… (View Post)