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Going For Gold – Part 5

15th April 2021 Going Postal 0

Previous articles in this series have focused heavily on British coins produced by the Royal Mint. I thought it would be interesting to do some articles on precious metal coins from other countries around the [more…]

Authoritarianism

Return to HMP UK

13th April 2021 Going Postal 0

Kafka’s Joseph K did not know what his crime was. Dr and Prof K do. They had the audacity to travel to a foreign country for compassionate reasons. Getting to said foreign country was easy [more…]

Authoritarianism

Statist Overreach – The Curse of Big Government

12th April 2021 Emile Woolf 0

Whether it’s your local Council, blocking suburban roads with impassable barricades, feigning concern for neighbourhood tranquillity; or imposition by central government of the most intrusive behavioural prohibitions outside of war – this vile syndrome of [more…]

America

Kamala Harris Missing in Action

10th April 2021 Fred Brownbill 0

Since the insanity of the destructive Biden Administration cheated its way into the White House, there have been noticeable, terrible ruinous changes in our beloved country. There are so many changes from their destructive Middle [more…]

Economics

Going for Gold – Part 4

1st April 2021 Going Postal 0

In this article I discuss the different quality standards a coin can be made to. History of Coin Making I thought it would be useful to start with a comparison of how coins in Britain [more…]

Economics

Going for Gold – Part 3

25th March 2021 Going Postal 0

Britannia has a long and established presence on our nation’s coins; first appearing on coins from the Roman era.  In AD119 Emperor Hadrian introduced a number of coins that depicted a female figure who personified [more…]

Emile Woolf, Going Postal
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When Government Stops Intervening

22nd March 2021 Emile Woolf 0

My recent essays have focused on the boost to economic growth that occurs quite naturally when obstacles are removed. I cited the positive economic consequences of Margaret Thatcher’s decision to allow markets, including the labour [more…]

Economics

Going for Gold – Part 2

18th March 2021 Going Postal 0

Sovereigns have a long and interesting history; first produced during the reign of King Henry VII on 28th October 1489 by the Royal Mint on his instruction to create “A new money of Gold”.  Prior [more…]

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Business

How Government Hides the Damage from the Covid-19 Lockdowns

16th March 2021 Patrick Barron 0

Do not believe government pronouncements that the economy is rebounding from very minimal damage caused by unprecedented Covid-19 inspired closures of businesses or that the damage was very  mild anyway. Government will use it favourite [more…]

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