Tim Harford
Lies, damn lies
Statistics are an essentially alien language that humans did not evolve to recognise or understand
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer