Archive for January, 2007

Sport this weekend

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in american football, rugby, six nations, sport | 1 Comment »

I'm not much of a sports fan, I enjoy my cricket (when England aren't being slaughtered) and my rugby union (that league stuff just isn't the same), but this weekend ... Read more..

Size zero models…

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in corporate welfare, ken livingstone, liberal democrats, liberalism, london assembly, mayor of london, your tax money at work | 2 Comments »

I received the LibDem London Assembly group missive yesterday, the first article is full of typical politician idiocy- It calls for the Mayor and sponsors to withdraw funding from London Fashion ... Read more..

Happy Milton Friedman Day

Monday, January 29th, 2007 Posted in economics, liberalism, libertarianism, milton friedman | 3 Comments »

Today is Milton Friedman Day, a celebration of the life of one the greatest evangelists for liberalism. Let us use this day to remember the essential creed of liberalism, that the ... Read more..

Why I read blogs

Monday, January 29th, 2007 Posted in blogging | 1 Comment »

Digesting my morning's serving of blogs, I read an article by Paul Walter about some developments in Northern Ireland. This reminded me of why I read blogs. I don't have time ... Read more..

Google cracks down on the Googlebomb

Saturday, January 27th, 2007 Posted in blogging, google | No Comments »

Google has announced a change to its algorithm to combat that beloved technique of letting the world know what you think of a person - googlebombing. Probably good news for people ... Read more..

Venezuela - The Road To Serfdom In Action

Friday, January 26th, 2007 Posted in hayek, hugo chavez, road to serfdom, socialism, venezuela | 1 Comment »

It is with great sadness that I look at the events in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez is taking more and more power, he now officially has the power of rule by ... Read more..

Maine Rejects Real ID

Friday, January 26th, 2007 Posted in ID cards, US, maine, politech | 1 Comment »

I see that the Commonwealth of Maine has overwhelmingly rejected the Real ID Act which seeks to impose a Federal ID Card through drivers licenses. Both houses of the state ... Read more..

Will Europe (or Globalisation) lead to a loss of cultures?

Friday, January 26th, 2007 Posted in EU, culure, globalisation | No Comments »

Many people claim this, but I think it is completely wrong. Firstly, cultures are not static and unchanging, they are fluid and accept some influences and reject others, not through some ... Read more..

Cicero gets it right (again)

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 Posted in EU, cicero, liberal democrats | No Comments »

Cicerois one of the most consistently thoughtful bloggers out there, and again I find myself agreeing with him fully over Europe. His post about last night's talk by Estonian Prime Minister ... Read more..

The Big Ole Hilary Love In

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 Posted in US, US predential race 2008, hilary clinton, liberalism, libertarianism, ron paul | No Comments »

I'm afraid that I simply cannot join the big Hilary Clinton love in. For the simple fact that she is not a liberal. She's far more akin to Tony Blair than ... Read more..

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