David Paton
David Paton is Professor of Industrial Economics at Nottingham University Business School. He is a member of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team (HART)
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
Seven indicators that show infections were falling before Lockdown 3.0
Data from seven different indicators establishes that infections were already in decline in England before the January lockdown
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
Dungeons & Dragons made me
Was I a pudgy kid clutching pencils and a dice, or Dar Strongrip exploring a cursed castle?
Pornhub exposed
The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by a middle-aged American mum