James Randi – Surviving the Quacks!
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, economics of information, economics of religion, law and economics Tags: cranks
Sam Fowles: Can the Prime Minister Prorogue Parliament to Deliver a No Deal Brexit?
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
In recent days certain government backbenchers have proposed a new avenue to deliver a “no deal” Brexit. As Sir Edward Leigh put it:
“There are only two choices given the EU won’t change the deal and there’s no chance of parliament passing it. One is cancel Brexit: an intolerable denial of democracy. The other is leave without a deal on WTO terms on 31 October. But MPs, assisted by the Speaker, will block this. Solution: End this failed session immediately within a few hours of a new government and prorogue Parliament. Leave the EU on 31 October…”
While several Conservative leadership candidates have disavowed this course of action, Dominic Raab, one of the front runners, appears to have declined the opportunity to do so. It further appears that Andrea Leadsom, whilst Leader of the Commons, explored the implications of taking a similar course of action. The Speaker, John…
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News flash: drug abusers are more likely to be highly strung, risk taking rule breakers and slackers
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, health economics, law and economics Tags: personality psychology
Women in Pakistan: ‘We Aren’t Free’
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in development economics, discrimination, economics of crime, gender, law and economics
@mfe_news got a bit stroppy about the tweeting of OIA requests. Wants to be hip, modern and social media savvy but not work any harder on statutory compliance
10 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, law and economics, politics - USA, Public Choice
@NZTreasury give me this report but refused release under section 9 (2) (f) (iv) of the Official Information Act to @TaxpayersUnion! Why?
10 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in administration, economics of bureaucracy, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice
Why Are Some Companies Efficient While Others Are Not?
10 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in industrial organisation, survivor principle, theory of the firm
So @jamespeshaw @mfe_news haven’t got a clue what good the #ZeroCarbonBill will do
10 Jun 2019 2 Comments
No Prorogation: The 2nd Longest Parliamentary Sessions in Canada and the United Kingdom
10 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
Introduction
The 42nd Parliament of Canada and the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom have something in common: both of these current parliaments (as of 9 June 2019) are still on their first sessions. In Canada, no one but me and perhaps 20 other pedantic nerds toiling in obscurity have even noticed that the 1st session of the 42nd Parliament started on 3 December 2015 and will end on 21 June 2019. For the first time in the history of Dominion and Province of Canada (1841-present), a majority parliament will have lived out its entire life on one session alone. When this 1st session of the 42nd Parliament ends on 21 June 2019, it will have sat for 1,297 days. However, the 1st session of the 32nd Parliament will still hold the record of longest single session, living for 1,335 days from 14…
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