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A March Miscellany
Edward Spalton Posted On March 17, 2021


With Spring around the corner, CIB Chairman Edward Spalton reflects on the mixture of good cheer and civil liberties concerns brought by recent COVID-19 vaccine developments.   OFFICIALLY Spring is not yet sprung, but the lengthening days and the return […]


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Ivor Johns RIP
Edward Spalton Posted On November 11, 2020


We are greatly saddened to announce the death of Ivor Johns, who passed away on 5 November. He was a long-serving member of CIB from its foundation in 1969. Ivor was active in the Derby, Nottingham and Midlands area, writing frequent, […]


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Computer Modelling – Flying Blind By Dead Reckoning
Edward Spalton Posted On August 15, 2020


Miscarriages of justice. Aircraft unnecessarily grounded for days. Needless slaughter of millions of animals. Our reverence for the evidential authority of the computer is leading to numerous disasters – and providing a convenient smokescreen for politicians and officials to rid […]


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Time to tackle the pandemic from the bottom up
Edward Spalton Posted On July 21, 2020


CIB chairman Edward Spalton follows up on his earlier article on how the relentless centralisation of public health responsibilities has undermined our ability to tackle COVID-19. As lockdown is gradually lifted, we see that a much-needed localised approach is beginning to emerge. […]


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Rummaging through History: 1851 – an Empire strikes back!
Edward Spalton Posted On June 25, 2020


CIB chairman Edward Spalton discovers an old copy of Punch from 1851 in his loft, and reflects on how many of the themes of mid-nineteenth century European geopolitics are still with us today, more than 150 years later.   A […]


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Could pre-Seventies localism have halted the spread of COVID-19?
Edward Spalton Posted On May 29, 2020


CIB chairman Edward Spalton explains why the relentless centralisation of public health responsibilities from the 1970s onwards has undermined our ability to contain infectious diseases like COVID-19. We need to return to a more localised approach to enable effective measures […]


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