Posts Tagged “the economist”
The Economist’s political map of the UK: the north/south divide revealed
by Stephen Tall on April 21, 2013
Here’s the traditional political map of the UK, each constituency colour-coded to the winning party: It’s a map which flatters to deceive. The Tories appear to be the dominant force across pretty much the whole of England. The Lib Dems’ strength through the celtic fringe appears to put us pretty much on a par with [...]
Press regulation: freedom from intrusion vs freedom of expression
by Stephen Tall on March 22, 2013
First the (right-wing) Spectator. The the (left-wing) New Statesman. Now the (market liberal) Economist has joined the list of magazines saying that state-backed regulation of the press is something up with which they will not put. Here’s its conclusion: it (…)
The PM and the EU: Cameron’s zen art of compromise maintenance
by Stephen Tall on February 9, 2013
Credit where it’s due. If David Cameron had returned to Britain empty-handed or walked out of the EU budget talks in a fit of pique he’d have been pilloried. Plenty of his opponents were hoping he’d do just that. As it is, he’s able to boast (not without justification) that he’s successfully negotiated a 3% [...]
Who gets what from the EU Budget
by Stephen Tall on November 26, 2012
A very handy graph from The Economist, showing how well/badly the EU’s nation states do out of the budget process — and also showing the impact of the rebates received by Britain and others: Send to Kindle
Your essential weekend reader — 12 must-read articles you may have missed
by Stephen Tall on November 24, 2012
It’s Saturday morning, so here are twelve thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices… The lottery of life: Where to be born in 2013 – The Economist‘s annual list of the top quality-of-life countries: ‘Being rich helps more than anything else, but it is not all that counts; things like crime, trust in public institutions [...]
The Economist: ‘Grassroots Lib Dems are much keener on coalition than Tories’
by Stephen Tall on November 19, 2012
The Economist’s political commentator ‘Bagehot’ this week surveys the attitudes of Lib Dems towards the Coalition at the mid-term point — I particularly like its opening: THE Somerset village of Chew Magna, with its sleepy pub and Georgian houses, seems an odd setting for prognostications about Britain’s political future. But prognosticate the local Liberal Democrats [...]
Your essential weekend reader — 8 must-read articles you may have missed
by Stephen Tall on October 20, 2012
It’s Saturday morning, so here are eight thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices… Three big things I’ve got wrong since I’ve starting blogging and commenting – ConservativeHome’s Tim Montgomerie confesses to a trio of big errors on the NHS, higher-rate tax and equalities: “One of the many reasons I don’t want to be an [...]
Your Saturday morning reader — 8 must-read articles
by Stephen Tall on October 13, 2012
It’s Saturday morning, so here are eight thought-provoking articles to stimulate your thinking juices… No, you’re not entitled to your opinion – Patrick Stokes at The Conversation argues that proper debate relies on contested claims based on relevant expertise: just holding to your own view ain’t enough. Is The Economist left or right? – its [...]
It appears I am The Economist
by Stephen Tall on October 11, 2012
Via Popbitch (ahem), I stumbled across this post, Is The Economist left or right?, in which the newspaper’s digital editor Tom Standage answers the question thusly: The Economist is not inherently left-wing or right-wing; its political philosophy is rooted in (…)
Social media: is it curbing teenage rebels and road use? Bear with me on this one…
by Stephen Tall on October 2, 2012
We all know social media is changing the way we view the world yadda yadda. But a couple of articles recently have led me to wonder quite how much and in what unexpected ways. The BBC’s Mark Easton poses a (…)
