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The Prisoner
Read more: The PrisonerHow I am enjoying “The Prisoner”, a Christmas gift: “I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own.” –No.6; Arrival No.2: “Are you going to run?” No.6: “Like blazes. First…
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A brilliant speech by David Cameron
Read more: A brilliant speech by David CameronFrom the first days of my leadership I made clear that the modern Conservative Party believes in responsible business and ethical capitalism – an economy with rules. The rules completely broke down under Gordon Brown and it is…
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Ofsted’s new mission – to get rid of boring teachers
Read more: Ofsted’s new mission – to get rid of boring teachersThis is ridiculous. It should not need saying: Ofsted is to launch a crackdown on “boring” teaching in response to concerns that children’s behaviour is deteriorating because they are not being stimulated enough in class. … The inspectorate’s…
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The Mazda 3 diesel – surprisingly satisfactory
Read more: The Mazda 3 diesel – surprisingly satisfactoryThe Saab is in for a service and Hughes, being also a Mazda dealer, loaned me this diesel Mazda 3. It’s really quite good. Mazda 3 courtesy car in the snow, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. The 1.6 litre…
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Spitfire
Read more: SpitfireSpitfire, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
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The Crisis in 10 Points
Read more: The Crisis in 10 PointsA previous chief executive of Royal/Dutch Shell explains the current crisis in ten points and says: The financial crisis of 2007–2008 was a Ponzi scheme writ large. A Ponzi scheme, or chain letter, initially succeeds but eventually collapses,…
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Are you an Austrian?
Read more: Are you an Austrian?Economics is not a natural science. Unlike physics, you cannot reliably say things like: For a fixed amount of an ideal gas kept at a fixed temperature, P [pressure] and V [volume] are inversely proportional. (That is, halve…