Unlike my previous two posts on today's referendum in Scotland, on electoral ramifications for the remainder of the United Kingdom, and on interpreting polling data, this piece is more of a speculative nature. Here, I consider constitutional, political, and international ramifications of a yes vote,...
Dave Brockington
As I indicated yesterday, polling on the Scottish independence referendum has tightened significantly in the past couple of weeks, perhaps best illustrated here. Not surprisingly, I've been asked to do.
On Thursday, the Scots go to the polls to decide whether or not Scotland will leave the United Kingdom and become an independent country. This issue has been dominating British.
I intended to post this on Friday, but the time I had carved out on Friday for this unexpectedly became unavailable, and this past weekend (like most in England) was consumed by my lovely daughter. This post is separated into two parts. First, a review...
The World Cup begins on Thursday, and runs until the 13th of July. I'll be in England for most of it, but tomorrow I fly to the US for a.
I'm still writing my quadrennial World Cup predictions post, and this weekend (as are most when I'm in England) is all about the daughter, but I saw this and as.
The group draws for Brazil 2014, which starts next week, are not quite balanced, and I'm writing my usual ill-advised predictions for the group stages. As I wrote in December, there was much whining in England, but the USMNT has by most quantitative measures the most...
The following is a guest contribution by Gordon Sparks, who has been broadcasting Plymouth Argyle's matches for thirty years. Gordon's been an on-air presenter with the BBC since 2001, and.
I've been quiet here lately. March is generally my busiest month academically, in April I had several commitments in the United States, and when I returned to England at the.
A friend posted this to my fb page earlier today. The story has been going around for a week or two, some survey somewhere indicates that American airports suck. Some do, yes; I don't like Dulles, and have promised myself on at least two occasions...
In the wake of the George Zimmerman acquittal, Lisa Wade discussed some data which contrasted justifiable homicide rates in stand-your-ground states to those without. Not terribly shocking, "In SYG states, 13.6%.
The Chronicle discusses a new report: "Labor Intensive or Labor Expensive: Changing Staffing and Compensation Patterns in Higher Education", detailing the rise of professional administrative positions in American higher education..