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John Kenneth Galbraith dies aged 97
John Kenneth Galbraith, the Canadian-born economist and JFK’s Ambassador to India, has died. Galbraith was probably…
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New parliamentary report on the trade negotiations
The House of Commons International Development Committee has just published a very sensible and well-informed report…
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Champagne time
With my sister Virginia visiting from Brighton, England, we have been touring the California wine region,…
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Knowledge workers and Web 2.0
I have just caught up with this very interesting paper by Rod Boothby looking at the…
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New blog on global health
My Vaccines for Development blog, which I have been maintaining for a year, has morphed into…
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A tough Frank Horwill workout
Before setting off for New York this morning, we tried a new workout at thetrack. The…
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Who governs?
Tim Worstall sometimes gets sloppy when he wants to score points. No individual runs the economy.…
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Who pays when it goes wrong?
The Norman Kember affair has raised an interesting question. If a citizen of a country takes…
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Indefinite detention without trial or being accused of committing a crime
The Government has announced new mental health detention plans under which people who are deemed mentally…
