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Absent without leave
Troppo readers may be wondering why I haven’t been blogging lately, after making a comeback several months ago after a
Liz Allen stopped talking to me. Actually she didn’t even start.
This is becoming a series. The point is that public figures now routinely refuse to engage with counter-arguments. I have another one not yet written about Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt who did not respond to three polite emails from me.
Some collected observations on the Middle East crisis.
I posted something similar on Facebook a few days back, and thought I might get some useful feedback here.
The Magical Mystery of The Beatles
Ian Leslie has released what looks to be a fascinating book about the Beatles and more specifically the relationship between Lennon and McCartney. I thought that I too might as well get in on the act and talk about the Beatles story and why it is so remarkable, mysterious and compelling.
Collective governance or tyranny? A chat about our own Magna Carta moment
I try to replicate my more substantial posts on Substack here, but forgot this from a few weeks ago. So I’m now making amends.
When it comes to Magna Carta clause 39 is the one hanging in the foyer.
Immigration cuts and housing prices: what research says (and media should report)
Most credible researchers believe immigration affects house prices. The questions are: how much, and at what cost?
This post aims to establish some baseline facts on the basis of which sensible arguments can be made about immigration and housing. Key points:
How to raise first-home prices: Supercharge demand, and pretend you didn’t
Advice for homebuyers and citizens: home-deductibility and housing guarantee schemes both deserve your derisive laughter, whoever backs them.