So how's that creative capitalism debate going, fuelled as it is by Bill Gates' ideas? A useful critique here.

An excellent put down of Marxist thought "Mistaking the birth pangs of capitalism for its death throes".

Analysing Zimbabwe's inflation rate: but don't worry, it's been worse elsewhere. Once.

Putting that disappearance of the Arctic sea ice in perspective.

Also, another possible explanation for that disappearance.

While this is the American experience, worth considering over here as State funding of political parties is discussed. Why campaign finance laws are in fact Incumbent Protection Acts.

And finally, not quite the Ladybird books you remember.