Economics
OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Three
An argument for the structure and role A brief look at what I believe governments should do at what level. I have only gone into a little detail at the national level and left the [more…]
Economics
20th Century
Sound Money Can Prevent What Representative Democracy Does Not
One of the arrogances of “Western” nations is that our way of life and our liberties are protected by periodic elections as required by constitutions, written (America) or not (Great Britain), containing bills of rights, [more…]
Arts
The Insanity of Goodwill
The definition of insanity attributed to Albert Einstein is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Lets apply that definition to the current economic and political climate. The current price rises [more…]
Democracy
OFT (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Two
Intro If we want to be free to live our lives mostly as we see fit then government needs to be curtailed to a rump of operations, which I tackle in the next article. In [more…]
Economics
“Whatever it takes”, Part One
When the collapse of the Italian government was officially announced, on July 21, many political observers both in Europe and across the rest of the West, were aghast. If Mario Draghi, the central banking messiah [more…]
Business
An Opportunity for Real Change in Britain
In a few days the British Conservative Party will select a new prime minister from within its ranks. The new PM will have a short-lived opportunity to select new ministers. But more importantly, due to [more…]
America
China’s Machiavellian Virus
While the precise mechanisms resulting in the release of Covid 19 worldwide may never be publicly known, its deliberated impact on the developed economies of the West evoke all sorts of conspiratorial theories that generally [more…]
Democracy
OTF (Own Two Feet) Party
Introduction Why the Own Two Feet Party In this and following articles (15 in total), I am trying to get to the nub of what people want/need from a government and consider some basic tenants [more…]
Conservatives
The New Prime Minister – The Acid Test
What a spectacle! Two former colleagues, erstwhile members of Boris Johnson’s discredited cabinet, now vying with each other for the top job. Collegial unanimity of purpose has given way to visceral rivalry – gloves off [more…]