At approximately 7pm on Friday 9th February 1996, a truck-bomb exploded close to South Quay DLR station, killing two people and injuring over 100 others. At the commemoration yesterday to mark the 25th anniversary, survivors commented on how they feel forgotten. Certainly the incident seems to have faded in the public consciousness faster than the […]
As in many parts of the world, here in the UK we have experienced unprecedented events in recent weeks. Amidst the grim backdrop of the numbers of infections and deaths growing daily we have seen schools, bars and restaurants closed; sport put on hold; and, finally, a nationwide lock-down. However this has all been achieved
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I came across a fascinating article recently by Andrew Healy and Neil Malhotra entitled “Myopic Voters and Natural Disaster Policy”. The authors reconciled local data from across the US on government spending on various aspects of disaster preparedness and disaster relief, with election results in each area. Their key finding was that politicians were rewarded,
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