The inherent weakness of the way these people do their models is, I believe, the failure to allow adequately for the heterogeneity of the population. As each wave develops, its growth rate slows as i… (View Post)

I once worked in a supermarket in West Germany (as it was then). All the Germans sat on one table in the canteen and the Turks on another. I never quite knew which one was supposed to sit on, because… (View Post)

Happy New Year. A final tip for 2021. Don't watch the New Year in on BBC1. It's really really bad. The days of the licence fee are numbered I fear. (View Post)

I believe that having one's account barred on Twitter is the modern equivalent. (View Post)

It is a pity there is not a potential leader as capable as Gove, as hardworking as May, as charismatic as Johnson and as decent as Hunt. Though they would still need the self-self-promotional skills … (View Post)