Thursday, 3 September 2026
The tyranny of surveys
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There are supposedly 80,000 child gambling "addicts" in the UK. This is based on a tiny proportion of school kids self-reporting t...
Friday, 28 August 2026
Bootlicking gimps
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A s laws become more preposterous and governments intrude ever further into the private lives of individuals, you might expect the public ...
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
That national alert
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The government sent a noisy alert to every mobile phone in Britain on Friday to tell us not to light a barbecue. I have written about it for...
The impact of gambling sponsorship bans - a preview
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This is pretty basic economics but apparently it needs spelling out… Sponsorship deals go to the highest bidder. If the highest bidder is e...
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Can the high street be saved?
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Andy Burnham thinks he can save the high street by stopping bookies and vape shops opening. I disagree. The idea that the high street can ...
Monday, 10 August 2026
Nothing to see here, says ASH
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ASH are still playing dumb about the illicit tobacco market. It's possible that they're not playing and are, in fact, dumb. The stat...
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
The dumbest epidemiology
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Last week, the BBC publicised the results of a study which claimed that sugar consumption in early life increases the risk of dementia. ...
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