Economics
OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Four
This section is where I feel all parties fail abysmally. And I see no reason to believe Reform etc would be any different. It is also my only gripe with (far better) writers on GP, [more…]
Politics
Economics
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Goals Are Illogical and Harmful
Does society really need and can it benefit from goals designed to achieve statistical “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” metrics? The answer, of course, is “no” on both counts; i.e., society neither needs these goals and [more…]
Journalism
Rotherham’s Brown Wall And Thin Blue Line
Previously in Oldham In July’s first part of Brown Wall, Blue Line we looked at Oldham. A report entitled Review into historic safeguarding practices in the borough of Oldham exposed a seedy underbelly of child [more…]
Conservatives
“When the tide goes out you can see who has been bathing naked!”
Warren buffet famously quipped: “When the tide goes out you can see who has been bathing naked!” Now we know! Both candidates for the premiership are senior Conservative Cabinet members and Ministerial office-holders, and naturally [more…]
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…]
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…]
America
Report from the DPRK: Indigo Rising
The Democratic People’s Republic of Kalifornia continues its emancipation of citizens and residents from local Jeffersonian control. The state has already superseded local zoning laws by allowing building of up to 4-8 residences on previously [more…]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…]
Authoritarianism
A View From The Greenhouse; Show Edition (Genies And Bottles)
It’s that time of year again, the ground is supposed to be fecund with the results of six months of rough, lazy gardening, the freezers should be bulging and the soup pan should be constantly [more…]