An efficient and effective summary of the last few days, thanks Gardenwalker. With respect to your 2a, what I don't understand about ID cards: for most people it's the linked central database that ma… (View Post)

And neither would address the fundamental challenges this country faces (although I would support both). However, where I agree with you is that it might give Starmer the boost in popularity he needs… (View Post)

I once spent half an hour interviewing Tim Harford on the economics of sustainable development whilst on secondment at the FT. We had a rich and mutually respectful discussion until, as my last quest… (View Post)

I'm not sure there's anything wrong with PB. I think it's the rest of the world around PB that has gone to shit. I have found myself using the site a lot less recently; I still greatly value the qual… (View Post)

I once had a handwritten four-letter correspondence (two from me, two from him) with Blair about the Iraq war. A close friend had been killed by a roadside bomb; I was virulently anti-war anyway, and… (View Post)