Data retention bill goes even further than politicians would have you believe Archive Data retention bill goes even further than politicians would have you believeWhile those within the Westminster bubble obsess about the gender, age and Eurosceptic balance of…Ray CorriganJuly 16, 2014
How surprising was Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany? Archive How surprising was Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany?On July 8, at the Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Brazil lost 7-1 to Germany…Mario Cortina BorjaJuly 14, 2014
How Britain solves Ireland’s abortion problem Archive How Britain solves Ireland’s abortion problemUntil last year, Ireland and Malta were the only countries in Europe where abortion was…Oz FlanaganJuly 11, 2014
The Scottish referendum: steady increase in support for Yes over last nine months Archive The Scottish referendum: steady increase in support for Yes over last nine monthsOn Tuesday, July 1, The Times reported a new YouGov poll that showed support for…Anthony McGannJuly 9, 2014
The World Cup forecast: let’s go all the way! Archive The World Cup forecast: let’s go all the way!This is (maybe) the final post in the series dedicated to the prediction of the…Gianluca Baio & Marta BlangiardoJuly 8, 2014
The World Cup forecast: the final eight Archive The World Cup forecast: the final eightWe're now down to 8 teams left in the World Cup. Interestingly, despite a pretty…Gianluca Baio & Marta BlangiardoJuly 4, 2014
How the job market is changing across twelve major US cities Archive How the job market is changing across twelve major US citiesUsually when the latest US labor data is released, it gets hastily boiled down to…Salil MehtaJuly 3, 2014
Michael Gove’s values and British social attitudes Archive Michael Gove’s values and British social attitudesMichael Gove recently argued that schools should do more to promote 'British values'. In social…Andrew McCullochJuly 1, 2014
The World Cup forecast: the final sixteen Archive The World Cup forecast: the final sixteenNow that the group stage is finished. We needed a few tweaks to the simulation…Gianluca Baio & Marta BlangiardoJune 30, 2014
Despite what many believe, immigrants don’t get preferential access to social housing Archive Despite what many believe, immigrants don’t get preferential access to social housingEver since the late 1990s, UK citizens have consistently rated immigration as one of the most important issues…Alan ManningJune 27, 2014
How unreadable are James Joyce’s novels? Archive How unreadable are James Joyce’s novels?{source} <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML"> </script> <script type="text/x-mathjax-config"> MathJax.Hub.Config({tex2jax: {inlineMath: , ]}}); </script> {/source}…Mario Cortina BorjaJune 25, 2014
Glastonbury and mud: a deserved reputation? Archive 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
To win the World Cup, you need to win your group Archive To win the World Cup, you need to win your groupWith the World Cup well and truly underway television pundits are already consulting their football…Michael WallaceJune 20, 2014
The World Cup forecast: how do things look 17 games in? Archive The World Cup forecast: how do things look 17 games in?Yesterday was the end of round one for the group stage − this means that…Gianluca Baio & Marta BlangiardoJune 18, 2014
How powerful are the Eurosceptics now? Archive 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
England can’t win on penalties? Probably Archive England can’t win on penalties? ProbablyThere's an unusual lack of optimism surrounding the England football team heading into this World…Michael WallaceJune 13, 2014
The World Cup forecast: group winners and the tight games to watch out for Archive The World Cup forecast: group winners and the tight games to watch out forThis is the first follow up to our previous (slightly technical and detailed) post on…Gianluca Baio & Marta BlangiardoJune 11, 2014
If Bayes was sitting on Copacabana beach… Archive If Bayes was sitting on Copacabana beach…This is the first post of a fairly regular series dedicated to the impending FIFA…Gianluca Baio & Marta BlangiardoJune 11, 2014
Is Britain getting on its bike? Archive Is Britain getting on its bike?The recent release of a new ONS analysis on cycling to work showcases the value…Thomas KingJune 9, 2014
Predicting the World Cup winner: what the bookies are saying and my two cents Archive Predicting the World Cup winner: what the bookies are saying and my two centsThis article is a follow-up to my previous one where I used the betting markets…Dominic CortisJune 5, 2014