On the night of August 8th 1963 a gang of men stopped and robbed a mail train travelling from Glasgow to Euston station in London. They stole mail bags containing some £2.6 million in used bank notes. This was by far the biggest robbery in the country’s history. (more…)

When a frail, elderly, scientist tells you his picture was once in Playboy magazine, well … you might well show disbelief: if he had once inhabited a passable body it must have been long ago, and wasn’t Playboy for pictures of girls? You check him again for any hint of transsexual (more…)

Why are taxis hard to find on rainy days? Now that is a question that traditional economics struggles to answer. Economists tell us that on rainy days when taxis are in demand more drivers will work and increase the supply. The taxi driver disagrees… (more…)