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Find out more about my consensus-based technology at Crowd Wisdom Project

International Affairs

Op-Ed: in the Stray Ferret

Geopolitics comes to Harrogate (Published on 11 January 2026: https://thestrayferret.co.uk/news/latest/opinion-what-would-a-nato-wobble-mean-for-the-harrogate-district) May we live in interesting times. That old Chinese curse — or blessing — feels uncomfortably relevant, given recent [...]

Op-Ed: in the Stray Ferret2026-01-16T19:19:47+00:00

Connecting the Public to Power, Without Taking Sides

One of the realities of modern politics is how often significant decisions happen with very little public awareness. Not because they are trivial, rather because they never properly enter the [...]

Connecting the Public to Power, Without Taking Sides2025-12-14T22:47:49+00:00

Vindication?

Following Trump's recent peace deal in the Middle East, I am pasting below my blog on this topic from December 24. ................................................ I wanted Trump to win the last election. [...]

Vindication?2025-10-15T13:37:56+01:00

Arise, Prime Minister Musk

Let me get this out of the way: I’m no longer a practising solicitor and never touched immigration law. But here’s a prediction you won’t see anywhere else: forget [...]

Arise, Prime Minister Musk2025-01-04T17:25:37+00:00

Don’t Envy George Clooney

If you look up the dictionary definition of the word “debonair” it says: “See George Clooney”.  Ok, it doesn’t say that, but I’m sure we can agree that Clooney epitomises [...]

Don’t Envy George Clooney2024-06-01T22:28:25+01:00

Suspending Judgement

I don’t fully know what is going on inside my head and I certainly don’t know what’s going on in my subconscious. And I don’t fully know what’s going in [...]

Suspending Judgement2024-04-28T18:31:11+01:00

In the BBC News, and other outlets

On Good Friday, the BBC News website published an article “Could artificial intelligence benefit democracy?” which featured my failed bid to become the MP of Selby and Ainsty, and [...]

In the BBC News, and other outlets2024-03-30T14:41:26+00:00
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