Australia have retained The Ashes. And they are actually celebrating. Why?The Australians are celebrating “retaining” The Ashes after bottling it and only managing to draw the series after taking a commanding 2–0…Aug 1, 2023Aug 1, 2023
Understanding proportionalness as an attribute of electoral systemsI don’t know why this needs saying. But it does. So I will. First-Past-the-Post is a Proportional Representation voting system. I’m not…Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 2023
The Road Collision Reporting Guidelines should take their own adviceA few months ago, former Green Party leader, Jenny Jones tweeted about the use of the word “accident”. In her view, accidents are adverse…Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
How to evaluate your government’s performance at handling Covid.In April 2020 I wrote that, “Only a fool or a liar can tell you whether your government is doing a good job [at handling Covid]. Nearly…Mar 9, 2023Mar 9, 2023
Will Sars-CoV-2 ameliorate?Covid rent-a-gob, generic scientist and Angel of Doom, Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) has written a myth-busting article for The Guardian…Mar 31, 2022Mar 31, 2022
On “significance”Dr Clare Craig is a darling of the lockdown sceptic movement. Certainly her mumsy-ness is a welcome contrast to the usual “angry man”…Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
