December 2019 – The World of Edrith

Guestblog: The problem with the Labour Party (by Stephen Burgess)

Stephen Burgess is an academic scientist. Politically speaking, he self-identifies as left-of-centre, although he typically feels to the right-of-centre amongst other academics. He grew up with a pathological hatred of…

Posted on December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 by Edrith

Stuck for Christmas presents?

A few books written by me and friends of mine that might serve to fill those last minute ideas. For science buffs, Cosmos, the Infographic Book of Space, by astronomers…

Posted on December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 by Edrith

Age and wealth effects

When thinking about how voting patterns differ with age, people distinguish between three types of effect: Age effects: The effect is a factor of the person's age. For example, maybe…

Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 by Edrith

Christmas Quiz Errata

With thanks to eagle-eyed quizzers, errors have been spotted in five of the questions. A full list of errata is on the page where the quiz was first posted. I…

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Edrith

Human fallibility and robust institutions

Note: I began writing this post before the election; I finished it after. I've indicated where the break is. It's amazing that a system of a billion weasels trying to…

Posted on December 15, 2019December 18, 2019 by Edrith

It’s Brexit or Corbyn

Some of my friends reading this are fully commited You know who you're voting for - and this post isn't for you. Others will have voted to leave the EU.…

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by Edrith

Why now, not then?

There's a good question I've been asked a few times over the last week, usually by people who don't usually vote Conservative but may be considering voting for Boris next…

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Edrith

Christmas Quiz XIV

Christmas Quiz XIV is now available to download! This year the theme is sequences: mathematical, historical, literary and many more. As always, all reference sources are permitted. Answers will be…

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Month: December 2019