Biden’s victory — an argument for proportional representationWhile watching Donald Trump die a slow political death of a thousand cuts over the past week, I surely can’t be the only one to have…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
Some notes on The Victory Lab by Sasha IssenbergIf you can’t measure what “works”, how do you know it does? Knowing what works means you can do more of itOct 22, 2020Oct 22, 2020
Can algorithms be mutants?Boris Johnson decided to sidestep responsibility for the A-level exam results fiasco by blaming a “mutant algorithm”. His description of…Sep 4, 2020Sep 4, 2020
Cars don’t bleed, cyclists do.Being run over by a car was the least painful collision of my life. I say that because I remember absolutely nothing of the experience. I…Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
What would Beveridge 2 look like?If the Liberal giant returned to write another report, what would he seek to address?May 11, 2020May 11, 2020
Liberal Conservatism is an oxymoronA group of Conservatives are now promoting themselves as “Liberal Conservatives”. This is a sure sign of how regressive and damaging their…Dec 21, 2019Dec 21, 2019
Memocracy: the crowd speaks backPolitical communications was once a one-way process; politicians spoke from stages and voters listened. The art of the trade was to ensure…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
