The stats in sport panel at RSS 2015: the bigger picture
In the absence of huge amounts of money, gaining a competitive edge in sport requires…
Oz FlanaganSeptember 30, 2015
House prices: regional variations and the impact of Help-to-Buy
'House prices in England and Wales hit record high’ ran a headline from last month…
Pollgate: hindsight is wonderful but it doesn’t answer what went wrong
After the pre-election polls spectacularly failed to predict a Conservative majority, many are seriously asking…
Oz FlanaganJune 11, 2015
Who is the hardest working star in stand-up comedy?
Stand-up comedy is big business, at least at the top of the game. Kevin Hart’s…
Oz FlanaganApril 24, 2015
Premier League managers: who deserved the sack and who didn’t?
Aston Villa's Paul Lambert is the latest English Premier League manager to be fired, and…
Oz FlanaganFebruary 16, 2015
Return of the mean: the historical cost of filling the tank
Drivers have been rejoicing since the start of the year at the plummeting price of…
Oz FlanaganJanuary 22, 2015
How many British immigrants are there in other countries?
The British public is obsessed with immigration. The notion of Johnny Foreigner coming over here,…
Oz FlanaganNovember 18, 2014
Review aggregators: the trouble with replacing critics with consensus
Earlier this summer I went to a panel debate on the future of criticism in…
Oz FlanaganOctober 3, 2014
Huntrodds’ Day: celebrating coincidence, chance and randomness
This Friday, September 19, has been christened Huntrodds’ Day - by coincidence and chance enthusiasts…
Oz FlanaganSeptember 15, 2014
How to juke the opening weekend box office stats
Transformers: Age of Extinction has posted this year's biggest opening weekend at the UK box…
Oz FlanaganJuly 18, 2014
How Britain solves Ireland’s abortion problem
Until last year, Ireland and Malta were the only countries in Europe where abortion was…
Oz FlanaganJuly 11, 2014
Glastonbury and mud: a deserved reputation?
It’s time for the greatest music festival in Britain, if not the world, to begin.…
Oz FlanaganJune 23, 2014
How powerful are the Eurosceptics now?
The coverage of the European elections in UK verged on becoming hysterical at the thought…
Oz FlanaganJune 16, 2014
House prices: statistics, politics and human behaviour
‘UK house prices rose by 8% in the year’ is the latest startling headline following…
Oz FlanaganMay 30, 2014
Is pop music eating itself?
Tomorrow is Record Store Day, the day when independent music stores celebrate the concept of…
Oz FlanaganApril 18, 2014
Why taxmen everywhere are watching Colorado’s marijuana industry
Imagine for a moment that you are an incumbent politician, living in the modern world…
Oz FlanaganMarch 20, 2014
Predicting the 2014 Academy Awards
Another year brings another academy awards spectacle our way on Sunday March 2. The Oscar…
Oz FlanaganFebruary 24, 2014
What does $4 million buy you at the Superbowl ad break?
The online technology revolution has set proverbial amongst the pigeons that make up the old…
Oz FlanaganJanuary 30, 2014
Danger on the slopes: how risky is skiing?
Skiing and snowboarding are the kind of sporting activities that can seem like one of…
Oz FlanaganJanuary 7, 2014
How many Thanksgiving turkeys have received Presidential pardons?
It has been a source of comfort for many Americans at Thanksgiving that although they…
Oz FlanaganNovember 26, 2013
