America
A tale of two Donalds
This week’s rant concerns two possible ironies. The mid-terms in the USA are almost upon us or rather them. Now as usual the polls are indicating massive Democrat success and we all know how much [more…]
Statism
Computing
Hari Seldon’s Maths Machine in Northamptonshire: A 100-Variable Model for Predicting the future…
A bit about me… Hi… i’m Phil.. I live in Northamptonshire, married with two kids, I work in the construction industry, or at least adjacent. I’m a long time lurker (early days of Guido Fawkes [more…]
Communism
Hans-Hermann Hoppe: “The State is the greatest parasite in history”
I have long admired Hans-Hermann Hoppe and closely followed his work for over a decade, as in my view, his is one of the most uncompromising, intellectually courageous and rigorous voices in the Austrian tradition. [more…]
Elections
A bandwagon minus its wheels
The wheels are coming off the Bodybags bandwagon already; they may actually be off already and if not, probably will be by the time this gets published. In a mere couple of weeks our Andeh [more…]
European Union
The promises of Bodybags
One of the reasons Bodybags Burnham gave for not needing a General Election when became Prime Minister was that he was going to stick to Labour’s 2024 manifesto. You know, the manifesto that Rodney Spanner [more…]
Authoritarianism
Why do the English (*) drink so much?
This is a question asked by all foreigners, who look on in horror as we binge-drink our way through the week, stumbling through the streets in various states of inebriation. As though I were talking [more…]
European Union
The Avoidable Inferno: How the EU, Eco Lunacy and Bureaucracy Fried France’s Forest
The MSM news tells us that the huge summer wildfire near Bordeaux is clear evidence of an unpreventable “climate catastrophe”. History proves otherwise. The Landes forest near Bordeaux is entirely artificial. It is Europe’s largest [more…]
Authoritarianism
Freedom of speech dying a slow death in Europe
For decades, Western democracies operated under a comfortable consensus: censorship was a blunt instrument reserved for authoritarian regimes, while the “free world” relied on open debate, robust dissent, and constitutional safeguards. This sentiment allowed Western leaders [more…]
Labour
Gentle Fracking
On Thursday the 9th my ears nearly fell off and it was nothing to do with nominations for the Labour leadership opening. It was because a bitcoin mining company in North Yorkshire is going to [more…]