Norpell’s Nook

Nepal's political overthrow is welcome. But what about the army and the police?

Unless their influence on government is curbed, Nepal's democratisation will remain severely constrained.

Sep 23 • 

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Junction for a Functionary

Vision of CCP censorship in a not-so-far-future Tibet. Originally published for Majlis Magazine.

Sep 18 • 

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August 2025

BYD's struggle to escape China

Too much, too young: price cuts can no longer stimulate saturated domestic demand, and subsidy squabbles loom over its expansion into Europe.

Aug 19 • 

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Vile Bodies — gossip columns then, and social media now

The glamorous gossip column's of Evelyn Waugh's day have been inverted by social media. Now, we do the work ourselves.

Aug 19 • 

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June 2025

British public and investors don't have an appetite for risky pensions

If we're still net sellers during this current rare uplift for UK equity, will we really make the most of investing our dormant pension capital?

Jun 26 • 

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Do AI's resemble the brain? Should they?

Not in some very important ways. Yes!

Jun 6 • 

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May 2025

Family first

Bzz.

May 20 • 

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April 2025

El Salvador's democratic paradox

President Bukele is autocratic but still democratically legitimate.

Apr 29 • 

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March 2025

Welfare cuts obscure the causes of spiralling welfare costs.

A deep dive into the miscalibrated structural incentives, and lack of routes into employment, underlying Britain's bloated welfare bill. Short-termist…

Mar 29 • 

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Modernist interpretations of Buddhism: clarifying or reductive?

Does eliminating ontological and metaphysical baggage sacrifice too much?

Mar 11 • 

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Fish Psychotherapy

An ichthyic enigma.

Mar 11 • 

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February 2025

"We need more defence spending". A brief look at British defence's wastefulness, and the actual Russian threats Britain faces.

Defence spending has been very poor value-for-money. To justify more, government must understand where to invest and against what threats exactly.

Feb 22 • 

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