So the Nobel Peace Prize goes to the European Union. That must be good news. A bit of extra cash always comes in handy when you have so many member states to bail out. Hot tip for next year is The Man in the Moon. Just think of all the benefits he has brought to world civilization...
Act like it is science
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I am seeing so many doom prognostications, or least severe worries, due to
the OAI/HuggingFace incident and related stories. But virtually all of
these ...
John Crowley has died
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According to various sources, John Crowley has died. This probably means
something to many of you: Crooked Timber readers are not a random draw even
on t...
The Ceuta Crisis Is About More Than Migration
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When tens of thousands of people recently entered the Spanish enclave of
Ceuta from neighboring Morocco, European leaders lapsed into
recriminations, reign...
The best bookshops on the Suffolk coast, UK
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In this guide, Grace Chapman takes us through her favourite bookshops along
England’s Suffolk coast. If you know an area, city or town with great
browsin...
Why was Keir Starmer forced to resign as PM?
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by Stephen Fisher, 15th July 2026 Many people are somewhat bemused by Keir
Starmer’s resignation as prime minister. Some quite like him and struggle
to un...
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 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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