Last week I wrote a blog querying the evidence that a chemical weapons (CW) attack had taken place in Douma,… Read more Which set of liars do you want to believe?
Author: Kevin Ralston
I am a fan of using representative data and 'big' data in examining the social world. At the moment I primarily work in the software Stata and R. I teach a lot using SPSS. I am exploring web-science techniques and will look to incorporate Python, Hadoop and SQL into my teaching and analysis.
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Is this the endgame?
I thought I’d record my opposition to our (the UK) illegally attacking Syria. I thought I’d better do this as… Read more Is this the endgame?
Useful to remember
‘If there are 1-2 people unemployed in a city, we may look to their individual psychology for answers, but if… Read more Useful to remember
Triggering Article 50
Look, yeah, I don’t want to be seen in public with you anymore, if we could downgrade to friends with… Read more Triggering Article 50
These referendums are like buses…
This is my view on, what now seems to be, an inevitable referendum on Scottish independence. I don’t claim it… Read more These referendums are like buses…
Why were people so upset by Khan and Heuchan linking Scottish nationalism and racism?
Last the weekend (25/02/17), the mayor of London came to Scotland to address the Scottish Labour Party conference. His speech… Read more Why were people so upset by Khan and Heuchan linking Scottish nationalism and racism?
Hillary Clinton Wins the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
I’m calling it for Hillary. Despite Secretary Clinton officially calling to concede the Presidential Election several hours ago, the former… Read more Hillary Clinton Wins the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
A degree of immigration is okay as long as it is of the right quality, right?
Immigrants have, predictably, been getting a hard time at the Conservative party conference. Plans are afoot to ensure that we… Read more A degree of immigration is okay as long as it is of the right quality, right?
Two Scots and a Londoner…
… win the Nobel prize for physics. Congratulations to David Thouless, University of Washington, Duncan Haldane, Princeton University and Michael… Read more Two Scots and a Londoner…
Awful statistic
7.81 children are shot and killed each day, on average in the USA. 8.86 are shot and survive.
