The Border Wars – Did Devon Invent the Cornish Pasty?
The law says a pasty must be Cornish. A 1510 ledger from Plymouth disagrees. We audit the medieval records that challenge the £300m PGI monopoly.
The Cornish Pasty Claim About an Arsenic Handle
The legend claims the crimp was a disposable handle against arsenic. However, archival photos show miners using ‘crib bags’ instead. We test this theory against estimated daily energy needs to see if the story is history or fakelore.
Cornish Pasty – The Ingredient Audit
The law insists on beef, yet 1862 wage logs prove the miner could not afford it. We audit the ‘pig economy’ to reveal how the PGI protects an upmarket feast rather than the working-class reality.
The Missing Outcome Data for UK’s Saviour Siblings
For two decades, the UK's fertility regulator has approved 'saviour sibling' procedures without collecting any long-term data on the children's well-being or the treatment's true success rate. Our investigation reveals an evidence void at the system's core.
How the HFEA Licenses ‘Saviour Sibling’ Cases
A small committee decides if families may try to create a ‘saviour sibling’. The law says child welfare comes first. The standards are unpublished. We open the black box and test whether a humane system can also be a transparent one.
How UK Saviour Sibling Policy Was Forged by Contradiction
In 2002, the UK’s fertility regulator refused one family a ‘saviour sibling’, setting a firm ethical principle. Two years later, it quietly reversed that principle for a near-identical case, creating the inconsistent foundation of today’s law.
Project Sunshine – The Secret ‘Body Snatching’ Programme
Project Sunshine was a classified US programme to measure nuclear fallout by collecting children's remains without consent. Internal memos reveal the secrecy was not for national security, but to hide the 'body snatching' from the public and avoid lawsuits.
The Keeper’s Gamble – Systemic Failure in the Lighthouse Service
Three keepers broke their service's cardinal rule and left their lighthouse unmanned. The official report blamed a freak wave, but this investigation explores a different cause. A system in which the fear of a fine for lost equipment proved deadly.
The Narrative Killers – A Psychological Autopsy of the Flannan Isles Mystery
The story of the Flannan Isles is defined by fictions that are more memorable than the facts. This is a psychological autopsy of why the human mind prefers a good story over a true one, and how narrative can kill a record.
Rogue Waves – The Flannan Isles Case and the Draupner Evidence
In 1900, a lighthouse team vanished from the Flannan Isles. In 1995, a North Sea platform measured a wave twice the expected height. The two events, nearly a century apart, reveal how rogue seas were dismissed until instruments proved them real.
The Flannan Isles Forgery – A Case File on the Pulp Hoax Machine
The most famous evidence from the Flannan Isles mystery, a terrified logbook, was a lie, invented in 1929 for a pulp magazine. We investigate the economics of sensation and the industrial process of myth-making that turned historical fact into profitable fiction.
Pamphlet to Power – How the Fabian Society Shaped the UK Labour Party
For over 120 years, the Fabian Society has been more than a think tank for the Labour Party; it has been its architect and constant gardener. This investigation examines the evidence of their symbiotic relationship, from writing party doctrine to incubating its leaders.