June 2018 – The World of Edrith

Conservative Home article: Tranferrable Tax Allowances and Free Child Care

My latest article on Conservative Home argues that families should be offered a choice between the 30 hours of free childcare or a transferable tax allowance, to enable a more…

Posted on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 by Edrith

A model of Twitter growth

It took 41 days for my Twitter followers to double in number from 50 to 100. It took a further 26 for the number to double again, from 100 to…

Posted on June 24, 2018June 25, 2018 by Edrith

Initial Hypothesis: The Game of Teaching Excellence

Download and print a fully playable game based on the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF). A card game for 2-5 players, lasting 30-40 minutes, Initial Hypothesis is a…

Posted on June 19, 2018June 18, 2018 by Edrith

Brexit Paper now online

I've added a new Current Affairs section to the website. In addition to links to my articles elsewhere on the internet, the major addition is the link to my 2014…

Posted on June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 by Edrith

Party Game: Lord of the Rings Exegesis

As Shakespeare tells us, "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." And indeed, throughout history there have been many occasions in which people on either side of an argument…

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Edrith

Reevaluating Twitter

When I joined Twitter, two months ago, I did so somewhat reluctantly. Although it seemed necessary to have a presence there if trying to communicate in the modern age, my…

Posted on June 16, 2018June 16, 2018 by Edrith

Making Markets Work: Rail Franchising

According to some polls, 60% of people think that the rail network should be nationalised, whilst only 25% believe it should remain in private hands. With the chaos affecting the…

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Edrith

Guest Post: Cosmos, The Infographic Book of Space

This is a guest post by Dr Chris North, astronomer and prolific commented on this blog, about his book Cosmos, The Infographic Book of Space. Over the years I've written…

Posted on June 10, 2018July 2, 2018 by Edrith

Blogging Survey Results

Whilst perhaps less exciting than yesterday's HEPI / Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey results, see below the results of my recent blogging survey. Many thanks to all who completed…

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Edrith

A New University Ranking

Ranking universities by the proportion of entrants who go on to graduate jobs or further study. The higher education landscape is blessed with many detailed and accurate datasets. Many of…

Books, Games, Politics and Miscellany

Month: June 2018