Auden on Iceland
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If you have no particular intellectual interests or ambitions and are
content with the company of your family and friends, then life on Iceland
must be v...
Tragedy Is Reborn as Hope
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As the world confronts the twin crises of democratic backsliding and
climate change, a new sense of possibility has emerged from tragedy. US
President Do...
A judge’s perspective on the art of judging
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Ross Cranston’s Judging examines the values and practicalities that make
for a good judge from the perspective of one now retired from the UK
bench. The ...
Ravens and robots
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As I approach formal retirement from my academic job, I’m still thinking
about ideas in my main theoretical field of decision theory. But I’ve
largely lost...
Local election seat projections for 2026
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By Stephen Fisher Vote-intention opinion polls provided a rough guide to
council seat net gains and losses last year. Reform, Greens and the Liberal
Democr...
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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