Archive for August, 2007

Tories lurch to the right… of whom?

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in conservatives, labour, right wing | 1 Comment »

I find it funny that the leftist, Labour supporting, media is screaming about the Tory party lurching to the right... Why? Because on the issues which they actually are being right wing ... Read more..

More EU muppetry - Mandelson listens to the candle makers

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in EU, protectionism | 3 Comments »

lightbulb protectionism So, having said that incandescent bulbs should be replaced with energy saving bulbs, the EU commission, or more specifically Peter Mandelson, has given into industry pressure to keep tariffs ... Read more..

A plea for some help - socialist anarchy?

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in anarchism, collectivism, politics | 5 Comments »

In my wanderings around politics I've come across many concepts. I can understand how many are theoretically meant to work and why. I can understand the appeal of totalitarianism (and oppose ... Read more..

A voucher system for education

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in education, liberalism, vouchers | 1 Comment »

I am a firm supporter of a voucher system in education as a solution to the current dire state of this country's education system. The current system whilst it has its ... Read more..

What does ‘free’ mean?

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 Posted in economic freedom, economics, free trade | 14 Comments »

One of the criticisms of criticisms of attacks on supermarkets like Iain Dale's recent missive is that a free market doesn't exist because supermarkets have so much purchasing power. This is ... Read more..

Iain Dale and ‘free markets’

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 Posted in common agriculture policy, farming, free trade | 4 Comments »

Iain Dale asserts that supermarkets don't operate in a free market and that the poor little farmer suffers because of it (its a familiar argument). Taking a step back and looking ... Read more..

Stealing from the poor and giving to the rich

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 Posted in hugo chavez, ken livingstone, venezuela | No Comments »

Our dear leader mayor Ken 'capitalism kills' Livingstone and his bosom buddy Hugo 'I Read more..

Worthless degrees?

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 Posted in education | No Comments »

This is an interesting issue. Are there 'mickey-mouse' degrees which are a waste of money? This is a case of government failure stemming from the fact that we cannot just say ... Read more..

Those Tory ‘tax cuts’

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in conservatives, liberal democrats, regulation, taxation | 1 Comment »

Guy Herbert has a good article here about how timid the proposed regulatory cuts are and the massive increase in government spending on bureaucracy this country has suffered under Labour. Added ... Read more..

The Libertarian Harry Potter

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007 Posted in harry potter, libertarianism | 4 Comments »

Not only does is the right to bear arms (ie wands) hold in JK Rowling's Harry Potter books (albeit only for those deemed competent - Hagrid is not so should ... Read more..

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