by Tom | Jun 15, 2010 | Government, Reading
Thought-provoking figures on income redistribution in the UK. Some factoids:Income inequality hasn’t changed much in the last decade (which means that more redistribution has been taking place)The richest fifth earn 15 times more than the poorest fifth before...
by Tom | Jun 7, 2010 | Reading
Hitchens has some calm words about the flotilla. I still don’t have a view. The use of lethal force still seems inappropriate, the flotilla seems to have been seeking a confrontation. Net-net, the flotilla wins, as the damage to Israel is far bigger than that of...
by Tom | Jun 3, 2010 | Reading
A reasonable case that dolphins should be treated as non-human persons (specifically that they shouldn’t be treated as property). One criticism of the article is that it always helps to set up your own list of criteria and then show that your subject meets them....
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 26, 2010 | Reading
Loved New social networking site changing the way oh christ.
by Tom | May 24, 2010 | Reading
Yum. Lots of nice ideas from Clotilde. We have rampant sage in our raised beds, and it has already contributed to lovely pasta sauce and saltimbocca with lovely cuts of Mr Fortnum’s veal.
