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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Singapore’s experience of the COVID-19 crisis shows us exactly why the UK government needs to safeguard our food security as a matter of post-Brexit policy, writes CIB chairman Edward Spalton. We must not become overly-dependent on imports for our food […]
CIB chairman Edward Spalton explains why Singapore’s economic success does not mean that the UK should abandon domestic agricultural production. No country intent on true independence would deliberately set out to make itself wholly dependent on others when it comes […]
