July 2018 – The World of Edrith

Lies, Half-Truths and Opinions: The Good Friday Agreement and the Irish Border

Fact: The Good Friday Agreement does not prohibit a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Stating that it does is an incorrect factual statement, and therefore…

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Edrith

The Twelve Quizzes of Christmas: Preorders

I'm collecting expressions of interest for pre-orders my forthcoming book, The Twelve Quizzes of Christmas. If I get sufficient interest, I'll be able to arrange a bulk order which would…

Posted on July 28, 2018July 27, 2018 by Edrith

A Social Policy Trilemma

There is a trilemma in economics that states that a nation can only have two of the following three things: - Free movement of capital - A fixed monetary exchange…

Posted on July 27, 2018July 26, 2018 by Edrith

Stellaris: The T’Jell Wars

The continued story of my narrative from Stellaris, Paradox's Grand Strategy space game. As you can read about here, I am playing a nation of egalitarian spiritualist humans, who spend…

Posted on July 24, 2018July 23, 2018 by Edrith

Announcing the Twelve Quizzes of Christmas!

Every year for a dozen years I've produced a Christmas Quiz, with an increasing number of people doing it each year. My back catalogue and list of winners can be…

Posted on July 21, 2018July 20, 2018 by Edrith

Conservative Home: To ensure that Chequers is the end of the concessions, prepare swiftly and publicly for No Deal

In my latest Conservative Home article I argue that we should support the Chequers deal - but only if we simultaneously ramp up preparations for no deal, to ensure no…

Posted on July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 by Edrith

Three Ways to Improve Referenda

Whilst it's right that Vote Leave are being fined, it's absurd to suggest that this renders the result invalid. That being said, this - and other events before, during and…

Posted on July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 by Edrith

My latest Wonkhe article - how to engage civil servants effectively. I set out five dos and don'ts for government engagement. You can read the full article below: https://wonkhe.com/blogs/engaging-effectively-five-dos-and-donts/

Posted on July 17, 2018October 26, 2018 by Edrith

Three Months of Blogging

I've now been blogging for exactly three months. During that time I've: - Published 47 posts - Had 117 comments - Had 5,296 views - averaging just under 2000 a…

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Edrith

How to make the good guys look bad…

I've recently finished reading the Family D'Alembert series by E.E. 'Doc' Smith and Stephen Goldin, which could be summed up as a not-particularly-high-quality but nevertheless mildly enjoyable science-fiction adventure…

Books, Games, Politics and Miscellany

Month: July 2018