Business
Plain Truths Need Repetition
“The Government has a duty to the next generation to build more homes” – reads a recent headline, quoting the Housing Minister, whose choice of words masks his preferred role, which is to get out [more…]
Economics
Economics
Monetary Climate Change and its implications for investors, part one
I’ve long been an avid and enthusiastic reader of the “In Gold We Trust” report (“IGWT”), as I believe countless other gold investors are, and I’ve always found great value in the insights, the analyses and all [more…]
America
Does the US Really Need an Infrastructure Bill?
One of President Biden’s first initiatives is a two trillion dollar proposal to rebuild America’s infrastructure. This plan is a typical Washington initiative in which lots of pet spending bills are piled on top of [more…]
Economics
Post-pandemic Insanity
It is beyond dispute that Covid’s ravages are on the wane, yet resistance to freedom appears to be far more resilient than the virus. Over two short years a so-called Conservative government, egged on by [more…]
Arts
The Confession of Saint Gareth of Southgate
In a difficult week that included the England team being booed for taking the knee, Tuesday the 8th of June saw England manager Gareth Southgate’s Letter to England published on The Players’ Tribune website. Players’ [more…]
Authoritarianism
So……….. Why do our Political & Corporatist Classes love Chyyyyna?
In a recent Spectator article, Niall Ferguson worried about the infatuation that the ruling class of the West have for the Chinese system of governance & their clear desire to imitate it. Unfortunately, he fails [more…]
America
Victory or Surrender?
“You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth.” Winston Churchill. I love a lot of Winston Churchill’s sayings, but the one above fits the subject of this blog today pretty [more…]
America
Notes from a briefing paper discussed under Chatham Rule
Chatham Rule Named after Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs), which introduced the rule in 1927: “When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to [more…]
Business
Government as the Ultimate Cause of the Tragedy of the Commons
A good definition of the Tragedy of the Commons is that “Resources that are un-owned and/or un-ownable will be plundered to extinction”. Consider the fishes of the seas, especially those that migrate such as whales [more…]