Chris Dillow at Stumbling and Mumbling wonders what’s the use of academic rigour when empirical evidence is routinely ignored in policy making.

Damian McBride recalls the day five years ago that Gordon Brown became Prime Minister – and had abuse hurled at him by his closest aides…

Richard Murphy on the Ripped-off Britons blog argues that good capitalism is good business, and provides some tips on how to spot it.

Rick at Flip Chart Fairy Tales previews that state to come for local government in 2020.

Jon Snow discusses hunting the ‘dude’ and ‘big boy’ in the Barclays Libor scandal.