What should a government do if science shows that its policies are misguided? Why, fire the scientists of course! Professor Nutt was the British government’s chief advisor on the harm caused by illegal drugs and he wrote a paper showing … Continue reading →

FrumForum (formerly New Majority) has an article comparing the Republicans circa 2009 with Michael Foot’s Labour party. There are a lot of parallels. In the wake of Labour’s 1979 election defeat, the party entered into a period of prolonged crisis, … Continue reading →