The First Nudge is Here
We are back to that bugbear, organ donation. From tomorrow if you are applying for a new or replacement driving licence, you have to answer […]
Month: July 2011
HMRC Not Fit For Purpose
The HMRC is in the firing line again. This time for sending out menacing letters to people who don’t owe any tax. A month or […]
More Conspiracy Nonsense
Over at OoL, James offers his thoughts on WTC7. I’m going to respond here rather than in detail there as I don’t want to drag […]
We Don’t Know
The BBC expends much effort in coming to the conclusion that we don’t know what causes addiction. It’s a misleading headline (Why do some people […]
Oh, For Crying Out Loud!
Matthew Goodwin opines in the telegraph. Some will argue that devoting more resources to a historically weak movement is unnecessary; that one lone wolf in […]
Disappointing
I agree with Raedwald’s point about a certain corner of the libertarian world. It is sad and disappointing that in the wake of the Norwegian […]
The Psychosis of the Anti-Smoker
Via Dick Puddlecote and Simon Clark, we are introduced to the egregious Alan Dee. Alan Dee doesn’t just dislike smoking, he thinks that the matter should […]
I Heard That. Pardon?
Apparently passive smoking makes you deaf, now… Tags: smoking, anti-smoking, junk+science
Blidingly Obvious?
Apparently medieval armour was heavy and restricted movement. Whodathunkit? They get money to research this stuff? Then they go on about Agincourt: The effect of […]