Nice one PledgeBank

Pledgebank, one of the e-Innovations funded projects has helped create an organisation. The pledge was “I’ll set up a fiver a month standing order if 1,000 other people do”. Over 1,000 have, which gives a minimum starting point of £60k a year...

Evidence-based policy and democracy

Evidence-based policy and democracy looks at the paradox that evidentially improving public services (e.g. crime rates) show declines in public perception (e.g. fear of crime statistics). My take on the thesis: Currently the public feels disconnected from the...

Bizarre reporting

On another depressing day for English cricket, over 72 has some sage advice from a friend of ours. Which is nothing to do with cricket, of course.