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all down to google and FB.

we've got given regularly repeat exercises to calculate log of a number with pen and paper so that we can still calculate without the tables. The electronic calculator changed all that.

multiple choice questions exams were not invented yet in my days, nor the electronic calculators.. We were allowed the slide rule in some exams, not all.

economics of course. John Maynard Keynes & Adam Smith.

speak for yourself. in my case, it certainly wasn't rote learning.

yes, no other way.

that is usually the case. They (my bosses) pay me for my brain, not for my nous. I worked many years as a software developer. My bosses don't have as many A levels as I have fingers.

that depends on what to spend on. The investment multiplier is not constant, if you borrow money to pay for say increasing unemployment benefit, the IM is low, maybe 2. If you borrow to pay for HS2, the IM may be 3, if you borrow to add an extra lane to the M25, the IM may be 5.

you can explain everything in the universe to a certain depth, beyond that, you need teachers. Try to explain the imaginary unit 'i' - most people will not be able to make the difference between the words 'number' and 'unit' in maths, leave alone an imaginary number. Yet, without understanding...

you view is perfectly applicable in a micro-economic standpoint. The problem is you don't control the national currency or taxes. Government has and use these powers. Government controls also the pensions. National debts as percentage of GDP from our neighbours: Germany: 69% UK: 90% France: 98%...

you should read more on macro-economics. My first serious girlfriend did economics at uni, she needed a bit of help with maths, that's how I got interested in it and read some of her coursework over a couple of years.

that is a simplified view of macro-economics. If what you said were true, banks can't lend more than what they have as capital. Yet, every bank follows fractional reserve banking. They lend out 20-30 times as much. The reality is the 'investment multiplier' in our economy is about 4 to 5. Google...

I disagree fundamentally with the author. More spending, more tax, more regulations as long as by consensus will actually lead to a better society. Better protection for consumers, for the environment, for social protection, for health and for business too, by ensuring that the cowboys don't...

yes, we can do that. Cost of tyres (about £35 for 2 Schwalbes) + £5 for fitting. It will fit you very well. The frame size (measured from bottom bracket to top of seat tube) is 45cm. You can check against your bikes for an idea.

The BBC reports that the EU would agree a special deal for NI. Should Scotland have one too? That would be good for UK businesses.

good morning Paul, you can fit 26 x 2.35 inch Schwalbe puncture proof tyres (those with green guard) to the FB. Add slime to the innertubes for double protection.

google may go 3D

apparently dentists are still much in demand according to the bbc this morning. The UK is a particularly attractive country for many EU citizens because many are already fluent in the English language making getting a job so much easier.

yes, it is the fault of the EU. May it be unintended, but it is a totally predictable consequence of the single market. That is why I support customs union and access to the market rather than membership of the single market. When you look structurally at an economy like ours, there will be an...

some of that money compensates the poorer countries for the fact that they lose some of their best trained workers to the rich countries like UK, Germany, France etc.