Posts by Benjamin Clayton
Friday, 4 May 2018
Trump team fears Watergate moment
“Watergate had become the center of the media’s universe,” Richard Nixon stewed in his memoirs, “and during the remaining year..
By Benjamin Clayton
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Trump won't execute drug dealers, but he might win the drugs war
On Monday, Mr Trump travelled to Manchester, New Hampshire, to take on one of his great domestic challenges: America’s crippling..
By Benjamin Clayton
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Hawking's death is a timely reminder of why science matters
My hero in science is not Stephen Hawking. It is my Dad. When I was younger, he told me things..
By Benjamin Clayton
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
The ballet and fortitude of Roger Federer
On Friday, Roger Federer, at the age of thirty-six, became the oldest world number one in the history of tennis...
By Benjamin Clayton
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Made in America: Britain needs to copy US opportunity zones
Too many regions in Britain were knocked down by the financial crisis and have yet to get back up. Outside..
By Benjamin Clayton
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Transport geeks need to start speaking ‘Economese’
Britain has a productivity problem. It is also ripe for significant transport development. Time to put the two together. I..
By Benjamin Clayton
Friday, 5 January 2018
London house prices are falling - and that may be a good thing
House prices in London are falling. Estate agent Savills this week announced that it expects house prices to rise by..
By Benjamin Clayton
Tuesday, 2 January 2018
Pity the politicians and thank them for their service
Imagine this job description. “Wanted: experienced professional to work fourteen-hours, six days a week (including four days per week away..
By Benjamin Clayton
Monday, 30 October 2017
Explaining Unemployment, Trump and Tinder: Short-Termism
The Stanford marshmallow experiment is a famous study on delayed gratification. Conducted in the 1960s and 1970s, psychologists brought a..
By Benjamin Clayton