Category Archives: statistics

Rachel Reeves and Competence

Posted on December 10, 2025 by odeboyz

Rachel Reeves is incompetent because she misunderstands her role. She thinks being an economist is an advantage as Chancellor of the Exchequer.Her MSc in economics is irrelevant to being Chancellor.1 She’s been appointed as Chancellor to implement Labour’s economic policy … Continue reading →

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Kerry Packer, Australian super-gambler

Posted on November 26, 2025 by odeboyz

It is reported that Packer won over $33 million in a week playing at the MGM Grand Casino instantly making him one of the most famous Australian gamblers. Another one of his famous wins came while playing a high-stakes game … Continue reading →

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Britain’s most expensive house in understandable money

Posted on November 5, 2025 by odeboyz

The most expensive house in Britain has been sold for £139m1 £139m is a figure which is very difficult to understand for ordinary people. So! This translation might help. £139,000,000 divided by a thousand pounds per day is 13,900 days … Continue reading →

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The Economics of Transplant Surgery: Britain 2025

Posted on October 22, 2025 by odeboyz

The problem: There are 8,096 people on the active transplant waiting list.1 The solution: There were 568,613 deaths, who were potential donors, in Britain in 2024.2 Discussion There is a tragic mis-match between people needing transplants and supply. Transplants are … Continue reading →

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State Sponsored Tax Avoidance: Britain in 2025

Posted on October 15, 2025 by odeboyz

It’s crazy that a government could sponsor tax avoidance but the British do precisely that. Nearly a trillion pounds is shielded from taxation. This policy has incentivised those with disposable incomes to exploit what has become a bonanza. A unique … Continue reading →

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A Windfall Tax on Owner-Occupied Houses

Posted on September 10, 2025 by odeboyz

Why are we taxing working people more than billionaires? Tax wealth, not work.  Gary Stephenson author of The Trading Game (2024) Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is paid on houses that are usually called buy-to-let.1 When sold, they are subject to … Continue reading →

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Bourgeois Vengeance: The Sycamore Tree Two

Posted on July 23, 2025 by odeboyz

Background Karl Marx would call Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham ‘lumpen proletariat’ or,less elegantly, ‘losers.’ They achieved 15 minutes of fame by destroying an iconic tree. It was owned by the National Trust. The Trust has millions of middle-class influencers … Continue reading →

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Rational Truancy: A Consumer Choice?

Posted on July 2, 2025 by odeboyz

Rational decision-making can be described as a process of selecting the best option or course of action based on a careful and logical evaluation of the costs, benefits, and risks associated with each potential choice.1 Rational truants don’t break the law … Continue reading →

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Four Outstanding Schools and Disadvantaged Students

Posted on May 7, 2025 by odeboyz

In the 2022 to 2023 school year….25.2% of disadvantaged pupils and 52.4% of all other pupils got a grade 5 or above.1 The attainment gap disadvantaged children suffer is a chasm. Those schools which reduce the gap are adding value … Continue reading →

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War Studies: Bombing Japan, 1945

Posted on December 4, 2024 by odeboyz

In March 1945 the USA bombed Tokyo. They used incendiary bombs on a wooden city purposefully creating an inferno. The Japanese didn’t surrender. In August ‘A’ bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Pacific War ended shortly afterwards. “Bombs … Continue reading →

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