Edmond Smith
Edmond Smith is Professor in Economic Cultures at The University of Manchester
Beijing sees AI as the foundation of a new industrial age
Just as Britain’s steam engines were bound into networks, China is building the infrastructure to let AI expand
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
A very American birthday party
n the USA’s divisive 250th birthday celebrations
France’s fading yellow jersey
The Tour de France once united France, but now reflects its divisions
The costs of independence
Northern Ireland offers sobering lessons on the consequences of devolutionary radicalism
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
Wit as well as social conscience
Avril Quartet: Claires Obscures (Etcetera)
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
