‘Global Tobacco Control’ book as read by Abraham Lincoln
I wonder if anyone would be more likely to read this book if they heard the first 1500 words read by a slightly animated Abraham Lincoln in front of the White House . If so, you can read along here …...
View ArticleUnderstanding Public Policy, as read by Hillary Clinton
As a stereotypical Scotsman, I paid my ten dollars for this software, so I want to get my money’s worth. Here is part of my book Understanding Public Policy read by an animation of (what I took to be)...
View Article"Shut him up"
I am going through old newspaper coverage (last 10 years) of the Scottish independence referendum. Here is my favourite so far, from the Scottish Sun (presumably before all the cosying up we have been...
View ArticleDeath of ideology, rise of idiocy
The latest attention to David Cameron’s leisure activities (this just in – he sort of plays tennis) surely marks, for sure, this time, the end of attention to ideology and the rise to complete...
View ArticleDevolved taxes
I’m trying to work out (very roughly) the balance between reserved and devolved taxes for the second edition of Scottish Politics. Here is a rough and ready calculation based on the last (UK) Treasury...
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