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Winning the argument forever

17/08/201414/03/2017 thomas 5 Comments

I’m confident the outcome of the referendum will be a clear Yes, but if it ends up a No, it

06/08/201414/03/2017 thomas 16 Comments

As a rule of thumb, I reckon you can get a rough idea of a country’s foreign policy priorities by

27/06/201403/05/2017 thomas 26 Comments

It’s now certain that Jean-Claude Juncker will become President of the European Commission. The European Council (the heads of government

15/06/201414/03/2017 thomas 10 Comments

It might come as something of a shock to people who know me, but for once I agree with Gordon

02/06/201414/03/2017 thomas 41 Comments

I used to work in the Scottish branch of multinational corporation that — like so many others — has its

24/05/201414/03/2017 thomas 3 Comments

Lots of commentators — mainly, but not exclusively, based south of the border — seem to have got into their

13/05/201414/03/2017 thomas 13 Comments

A while ago the psychologist Richard Wiseman did some research into luck, in particular why some people seem to be