Economics by the psychopath, for the psychopath
The first instalment of my book, Psychopath Economics, has been published and is available for download via Smashwords. In it, I argue that the political and economic system in the
Monstering the poor and the threat to democracy
We are constantly being bombarded with nonsense about why the poor are poor, and why the rich are rich. London’s buffoon-in-mayoral-residence, Boris Johnson, and his speech last year on why
Fracking ‘will reduce incentives to decarbonise coal’, report claims
The race to ramp up the extraction of shale gas via hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is lessening the economic incentives to develop so-called clean-coal technologies, according to a report published by
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UK fracking net widens
Many areas of Britain are to be opened up for shale gas drilling, it has been reported, with the government offering local communities up to £100,000 for each well that
Fracking is not the answer, part 227…
Fracking – or hydraulic fracturing, to give it its full name – is the UK’s hottest ongoing energy battlefield. Protests break out almost everywhere that exploratory drilling is due to
Inefficient energy use hitting competitiveness of UK businesses
UK businesses are missing out on huge economic and environmental efficiency savings because of a lack of awareness, warns a report out today (November 27). Companies appear unaware of existing
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Let’s ‘get rid of all this green crap’
In a volte face that’s a surprise to virtually no one, it would appear prime minister David ‘Call Me Dave’ Cameron isn’t into all this green stuff after all, if
Calls for Kent fracking permission to be reviewed on water contamination fears
Fear of water contamination has prompted residents in Sandwich, Kent, to press for a fracking site planning application to be reviewed. The move, which concerns a proposed exploratory drilling operation
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Corn flakes and the Victorians’ fear of sexual self-love
The Victorians were famed for being sexually repressed, but I’d long concluded that the reputation was misleading. However, much of my formative view of the Victorian era was gained at
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Shampoo science
The morning is young, yet this has the makings of a bad hair day. My barnet is dry and tangled; the locks on the back of my neck are in