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Archive for October, 2007
Why government intervention in the health service?
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 Posted in healthcare, liberalism | 7 Comments »
Contrary to what many people might think, I'm not going to advocate a complete laissez-faire system here, actually I'm not going to advocate any system. What I want to do ... Read more..Masonomics - liberal economics.
Monday, October 29th, 2007 Posted in economics, hayek, liberalism | No Comments »
I've recently discovered that two of my favourite econ blogs, Marginal Revolution and Cafe Hayek are both products of George Mason University. Recently there's been a bit of interest in Masonomics ... Read more..The leadership
Monday, October 29th, 2007 Posted in leadership, liberal democrats | No Comments »
I've avoided commenting on the leadership election because I am definitely undecided. I do lean towards Nick Clegg, but its not clear to me that he is the best candidate. I'm ... Read more..Essential reads
Monday, October 29th, 2007 Posted in blogging, liberalism | 1 Comment »
On Friday I saw Tom Papworth and recommended Reason. Given we were both somewhat inebriated this may have been forgotten, so I thought I'd mention it here, along with other ... Read more..Interruption to service
Monday, October 29th, 2007 Posted in personal | No Comments »
Apologies to anyone who missed this blog last week. I'm afraid I had a bad (thankfully brief) episode of depression and just needed to get away from blogging and the rest ... Read more..ID Cards - companies to boycott
Monday, October 22nd, 2007 Posted in ID cards | No Comments »
El Reg gives us the list of companies able to bid for the ID cards contracts. They are: Accenture BAE Systems CSC EDS Fujitsu IBM Steria Thales Read more..Towards minimal government:
Monday, October 22nd, 2007 Posted in healthcare, welfare state | 1 Comment »
In this post Jock got me thinking. The key lines are these: the welfare state as conceived by these reformers was a necessary but essentially temporary measure only needed in an ... Read more..Why free markets?
Sunday, October 21st, 2007 Posted in free trade, milton friedman | 2 Comments »
Drawing upon I, Pencil Milton Friedman explains:0 For me the most important thing is the way people, without knowing each other, without even knowing what they are producing is to be ... Read more..What I want to see:
Friday, October 19th, 2007 Posted in liberalism | 1 Comment »
What I'd like to see from a LibDem leader is fresh thinking from a liberal perspective. I want a restatement that we would give up government powers if we were elected, ... Read more..You are no longer responsible for yourself
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 Posted in authoritarianism, nanny state, obesity | 2 Comments »
Apparently we cannot be held responsible for what we eat, the state must intervene to stop us getting fat. This is one of the most obscene things I've read in a ... Read more..