Everyday Lies
Graphs
By means of proper framing, graphs can lie like a parliamentary candidate
“Community”
Am I really part of the EasyJet community?
Ghost in the machine
Does the printer really “experience” anything?
Diego Maradona was not a victim
We have no sense of the tragic, only of victimhood, says Theodore Dalrymple
NHS propaganda
No rainbow-painting child could possibly understand the relative performance, good or bad, of the NHS
Public spending and public health
Theodore Dalrymple says the connection between expenditure and result is extremely tenuous
Lies of the British Medical Journal
The thirst for power that hides behind diversity
Online banking’s ‘great service’
Dealing with your bank online makes the Labyrinth seem like a Roman Road
Death: a walk in the park
Everyday lies with Theodore Dalrymple
Sins of omission
Taking statistics out of context is a dangerous games, says Theodore Dalrymple
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
Hot desking
We, the special advisers of the Labour Party, seek justice!
Kemi goes postal
The former business secretary and current Tory leader is grilled over a late delivery
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
Embrace your inner exile
How can we appreciate art in alienating times?
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
