Some of my other work

Article suggesting that people, especially singles, are too attentive to reports of national and global events about which they can do nothing, to the detriment of their well-being.

Letter sent to the New Scientist, 24 August 2022, about the health costs of emergency vehicle sirens. (See here for the version that appeared in the New Scientist, whose editors inserted 'due to' incorrectly.)

Letter published on 12 May 2020, to the editor of the Financial Times, London, about giving consumers the right to say which coronavirus-hit businesses they should support.

 

Article in the New Zealand Orchardist, February 2003, about the future for New Zealand’s exports.

 

Paper done in July 2002, on policy for organic agriculture.

 

Article in Vetscript (New Zealand), March 2002, entitled 'When cows can fly (first class)', about pseudoscience and pseudoeconomics.

 

Article in the New Zealand Orchardist, August 2001, about globalisation and its implications for New Zealand agriculture.

 

Letter published in the Economist, 21 April 2001, about immigration and trade policy.

 

Letter published in the Economist, 10 June 2000, about costs of economic growth to the poor.

 

Article in the New Zealand Orchardist, April 2000, about irrationality of agricultural support.

 

Letter published in the Bangkok Post, 4 June 2000, about western trade hypocrisy.

 

Letter published in the Economist, 9 October 1999, about taxpayer subsidies for cars.

 

Letter published in The Nation, (Bangkok) 11 August 1998, about European trade hypocrisy.

 

Letter published in the London Times, 11 September 1980, about American nuclear deterrence policy.