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Recent posts

The BBC's war on the Universal theme park

A theme park is being built in Bedfordshire with widespread public support, but the BBC are having none of it.

Sep 1 •

The revenge of the nerds is upon us and it's incredibly naff.

Aug 11 •

WASPInomics and the magic avocado tree

Why boomers struggle to make sense of the millennial world.

Jul 29 •

Climate emergency hypocrisy

Durham Country Council fell to a Reform landslide this year, but will un-declaring a climate emergency actually change anything?

Jul 21 •

Welfare and the unexpected tyranny of government statistics

How the government’s obsession with tiny numbers has crippled decision making (and undermined the ONS).

Jul 10 •

The unfixable road that was vanished

A main road through a small town is in desperate need of repair. There's just one small problem: for all intents and purposes, it doesn't exist.

Jun 30 •

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