20th Century
Politics
20th Century
Communist Flip Flops
The aspiration for this article is to enlighten some Puffins about the several about-turns the Communists were forced into before, during and after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were enemies, [more…]
Capitalism
Testing the Socialist hypothesis
Kristian Niemitz, Head of Political Economy at the IEA, wrote a book last year in which he explores the reasons why the idea of socialism persists as a viable economic system. In “Socialism: the Failed [more…]
Conservatives
“The seeds have been sown for unrest in 2020 in Europe”
Interview with Godfrey Bloom The latest election in the UK promised to bring about a long-overdue end to the Brexit story. Getting out the EU has been a long and winding road for Britain and [more…]
European Union
Divergence
At the moment, the UK is 100% compliant with EU rules on everything, probably unlike some EU countries (France, anyone?). If we get BRINO, that is our future. Taxation without representation, not that having MEPs [more…]
Conservatives
A question of balance
Many will look upon the recent result of the 2019 election, if not with outright joy, but with a certain degree of self disciplined satisfaction. Some will look upon the unrestrained rout of the Labour [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Identity and Race by Douglas Murray
Published by Bloomsbury Continuum, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (2019) ISBN 978-1-4729-5995-9 In the follow up to his book bestselling book The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam, Douglas Murray examines the matter of identity politics. [more…]
Conservatives
Where are we now? – A festive Summary
There were dire warnings….. Over and over, we heard it. We heard it from the great and good, all authoritative sources with impeccable credentials. Carney at the Bank of England, Chancellors of the Exchequer (present [more…]
Christianity