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Setting A Bad Example
The effort to improve financial literacy in this country itself needs to be improved
Peter Elston
Feb 3, 20237 min read
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Another Victim of Bad Maths?
Criminologist Prof David Wilson writes on Suspected Miscarriage of Justice Case Colin Norris
Peter Elston
Dec 16, 20228 min read
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Miscarriages of Justice in Killer Caregiver Cases
As another 'angel of death' case gets underway in Manchester, the spotlight is turned once again on use of statistics and investigation obje
Peter Elston
Oct 12, 20227 min read
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How The Lake District Was Formed...In Three Minutes
For those interested in a quick summary of 500 million years of geological history of The Lakes
Peter Elston
Sep 15, 20226 min read
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Blurred Lines or No Lines?
Retail investors cannot be adequately protected until the fundamental similarity between investing and gambling is recognised
Peter Elston
Jul 14, 20224 min read
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The Art of Persuasion
Some thoughts on investment communication
Peter Elston
Jul 6, 20225 min read
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How Not To Date A Hominin
Seeing at close hand that science is not always about the search for truth came as a bit of a surprise
Peter Elston
Jul 4, 20227 min read
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Yes, We Are All Individuals!
Crypto, cults and image makeovers
Peter Elston
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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Iceland National Day Celebrations
Yesterday was Iceland National Day and was a lot of good, clean fun Fortuitously I was in Reykjavik on National Day. Here are some pics....
Peter Elston
Jun 18, 20221 min read
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Attempt at Murder Sleuthing
I watched this documentary and became fascinated by the case. Michael Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife, having tried,...
Peter Elston
Jul 1, 20172 min read
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In Support of Lemmings
The article Retirement fund managers behave 'like lemmings' in today's FT caught my eye, not because of the subject matter, though...
Peter Elston
Sep 1, 20142 min read
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Seacrest versus Sachs
To imply that Ryan Seacrest's $45 million three year American Idol deal announced last Monday is as obscene as Goldman's $3.4 billion...
Peter Elston
Jul 1, 20092 min read
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Where's My Cycle?
An update on where I think we are in the business cycle with respect to growth, inflation and markets


Correlation or causation?
Data is too often presented in an unfair, unclear and misleading way


Dear John
Liontrust's John Husselbee's arguments in support of balanced funds are lame
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