John Cullen

Prediction markets are online platforms where people can bet on the outcome of future events with a “yes” or “no” answer, including contracts based on sports, popular culture and politics. These markets have exploded in popularity in the last year, with t... See more

For the past 35 years I have written an annual accounting of the state of affairs of this newspaper. As I have noted each year, we do this to maintain the trust of our readers, since the founders of this nation gave the press special consideration in the ... See more

National resilience in the UK increasingly depends not just on physical infrastructure and manufacturing capability, but on the security and sovereignty of its digital foundations. The National Preparedness Commission's new report, Industrial Resilience: ... See more

National resilience in the UK increasingly depends not just on physical infrastructure and manufacturing capability, but on the security and sovereignty of its digital foundations. The National Preparedness Commission's new report, Industrial Resilience: ... See more

The United Kingdom is – or, at least, is supposed to be – a representative democracy. That is, we don’t resort to referendums in the way that, say, the Swiss do. The idea is that we vote for MPs, and they represent us. In principle, we elect people who br... See more