Category: brexit
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Independent Schools, “Privilege Guilt” and the BBC
Like many others I am still trying to understand the peasant’s revolt that is Brexit. One key factor in this has been the rise of social media and distrust of institutions such as the BBC. This article by Mark Simon Hockey, reproduced in full from Quora (registration required) provides some insight and deserves to be…
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Should ‘stupid’ people be allowed access to their own money?
The World’s Biggest Blockchain Hackaton I went to a very interesting meeting of the London Ethereum Meet-up yesterday. It was a presentation by Odyssey the world’s biggest blockchain hackathon. Odyssey is remarkable because teams work alongside a commercial sponsor who may (and often does) choose to continue to fund their work after the event. The…
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Old China has disappeared
I have just come back from holiday in China where I travelled over 2000 miles in 15 days. Our trip took in Beijing, Xian (Terracotta Warriors), Chengdu (Pandas), Guilin (scenery), and Hong Kong and we travelled by air, train and coach. This is hardly a scientific appraisal of a country of 1.4 Bn people, were…
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Brexit: What would Thatcher have done?
In her own words, Mr. Chairman, you have invited me to speak on the subject of Britain and Europe. Perhaps I should congratulate you on your courage. If you believe some of the things said and written about my views on Europe, it must seem rather like inviting Genghis Khan to speak on the virtues…
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Brexit and those trade deals
In a previous post “Brexit can make us richer” I discussed the free-trade approach to ensuring economic success for all after Brexit. A friend asked about whether the UK could be subject to discriminatory tariffs. To cut a long story short the founding principle of the WTO is “Trade without discrimination“. 1. Most-favoured-nation (MFN): treating…
Dr James Bayley 