by Tom | May 26, 2010 | Personal, Reading
Pandoras briefcase is a barnstorming Gladwell romp through the realities of Second World War and cold war espionage. It’s a must read, and suggests that espionage isn’t necessarily that useful and that I definitely wouldn’t want to be a spy. Odd to...
by Tom | May 21, 2010 | Personal
Pegasus is involved in the 40th anniversary celebrations of The Place, somewhere I had no idea about before we did a piece there a couple of years ago. There were some dance celebs at the first night, but it is not my area of expertise…Choir project: Attention!...
by Tom | May 21, 2010 | Business, Government, Personal
Fascinating but depressing article from John Robb. The global economic system has co-opted many of the functions of the nation state to its own ends. Look at the support given to banks, the ability of BP to stifle reporting on the Deepwater Horizon oil leak.My take on...
by Tom | May 21, 2010 | Business, Government, Personal, Reading
Great guide to reading statistics from the House of Commons (PDF).The summary questions given in the title are spot on: all journalists should answer these questions on our behalf before running with any statistic-based news item.
by Tom | May 6, 2010 | Personal
While dropping off our postal votes by hand this morning didn’t quite have the zing of putting the x in the box on the day, it did confuse everyone at the polling station. I say there is nothing wrong with taking your time to evaluate the candidates up to the...
by Tom | Apr 22, 2010 | Personal, Reading
No, not the sort you think. Read the article <rant>Would they use the word “suggest” if the crime figures had gone up? They say “show” later in the article, so why not in the headline?</rant>Crime figures are down 7% 2008 to 2009,...
