Lucy Letby’s supposed non-randomness
Lucy Letby has been convicted of a series of murders and attempted murders that were clustered in time. If she
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Lucy Letby, Damn Lies and Statistics
Lucy Letby may not be guilty after all. The case began with and relied on a dodgy statistical association between
Continue readingUK Energy Prices: Are We Dodging the Bullet?
The UK has been hit with an unexpected bill for energy of the order of £100bn. This is a one-off,
Continue readingOn Inflation
Because inflation is affected by delays in the economic system, it is cumulative and persistent. To minimise the depth of
Continue readingSolving the UK Energy Price Crisis
The UK energy price spike should be addressed directly and the rest of the economy isolated as much as possible
Continue readingRishi, Isn’t Inflation the Problem?
The Chancellor could have subsidised energy prices directly, which would not only have reduced inflation (depending how the ONS deals
Continue readingPartygate: How it Started and Why it Matters
The lax approach to Covid laws in Downing Street wasn’t just an affront to the law-abiding public unable to see
Continue readingCovid-19: Omicron’s “Weakness”: Luck or Evolutionary “Design”?
Hypothesis: There may be some truth in the old wives’ tale that diseases become milder over time, though perhaps only
Continue readingCovid-19: On the Waning Effectiveness of Vaccines
Data presented at recent Downing Street press conferences appears to understate the effectiveness of vaccination at preventing hospitalisation with Covid-19.
Continue readingCovid-19: How Seasonal is it?
In my previous post I mused that: “…if the seasonal effect is not extreme, the UK might achieve sustained herd
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