Monday assorted links
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1. Claims about drones. 2. Just say no to the monopsony model. 3. Your dose
of John Cochrane. 4. More on the recent climate change estimate. It seems
th...
Things continue to go badly for Labour
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By Stephen Fisher, 27 February 2026 Yesterday Labour lost the Gorton and
Denton parliamentary by-election. This was a constituency were they took
50.8% of ...
How Islam evolved from its beginnings to now
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John Tolan’s Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the Present offers a
sweeping account of Islam’s evolution, highlighting influential figures,
sectaria...
Ancient Ideas and Modern Life Skills in UK Prisons
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Around 100,000 individuals in the UK are serving prison sentences. Some
have access to training in skills to help them find employment on release,
but far ...
Relocation
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You may have noticed a lack of activity on this blog. I moved to
https://brendanhalpin.net/blog some time ago. Please check that location
out instead!
Call for paper 8th Workshop Economics & Politics
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There’s a call out for the 8th Workshop Economics and Politics, which will
be held at Sciences Po Grenoble, on December 16-17, 2025. The workshop’s
aim is ...
The new silent majority
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[image: The new silent majority]
The term silent majority, in both the UK and US, was once used for voters
who were socially conservative and also, it wa...
Resonators and kindred frauds
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Googling ‘bioresonance therapy’ produces a large number of hits. One of
the first comes from the Oxford Chiropractic Clinic, which says
“Bioresonance is o...
Thatcherism is dead: Thatcherism lives
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Thatcherism is dead. It has ceased to be. It has expired and gone to meet
its maker. It has kicked the bucket, shuffled off this mortal coil and
joined the...
The Harsh Truth About India’s Godmen
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Late last month, two Indian states and the national capital were upended by
rioting mobs protesting their spiritual leader’s conviction on two counts
of ...
The US Treasury’s missed opportunity
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The US Treasury recently published the first in a series of reports
designed to implement the seven core principles for regulating the US
financial system ...
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