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Just a matter of trust

14th April 2020 Rookwood 2933 Comments

We are all currently sliding on a well greased mat, guided by the cavernous walls and twisted pathways of the ponderous helter-skelter of fate, rapidly descending into oblivion. Any reasonable or sane individual will by [more…]

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Two Distinctly Different Approaches to Crisis Resolution

30th March 2020 Patrick Barron 3515 Comments

There are two very distinct approaches to crisis resolution. One is the socialist approach, adopted by most governments of the world in the latest coronavirus crisis. The other is the individualistic approach, used by few [more…]

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A crisis is a terrible thing to waste – Part II

25th March 2020 Going Postal 3388 Comments

“Trust the state. Do what they say. They’ve never lied to us before, have they?” – Daniel McAdams, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Central bankers are washing their hands too Looking at the [more…]

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A crisis is a terrible thing to waste – Part I

23rd March 2020 Going Postal 3440 Comments

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that, it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” – Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s Chief [more…]

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Hong Kong – The whiff of tear gas

28th January 2020 Going Postal 3958 Comments

There has been something of a lull in Hong Kong recently: Christmas, Calendar New Year and the Lunar New year to come at the end of the week have contributed to a pause in the [more…]

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Globalism v Nationalism – Victory?

17th December 2019 Jonathon Davies 3350 Comments

Here we are again, frens. The outcome of the general election is now clear for all to see. A near flawless victory for Boris and the Tories. Many here were worried about another hung Parliament [more…]

Emile Woolf, Going Postal
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Today’s Election – What it’s Really About

12th December 2019 Emile Woolf 2518 Comments

The looming election appears patently divisive.  But it isn’t the election itself that’s doing it. The division arises from the starkness of choice confronting the nation. The very word “di-vision” almost evokes a condition of [more…]

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Hong Kong Protests – the Prequel

21st November 2019 Going Postal 3148 Comments

The recent ‘Hong Kong Protests’ piece attracted several comments and questions, but notably ‘Why now?’ and ‘What started this?’ So here is ‘Hong Kong Protests – the Prequel’. A long time ago, during the premiership [more…]

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Hong Kong Protests

9th November 2019 Going Postal 1775 Comments

Hong Kong in November feels and looks very different than it did in May. The weather is glorious – the wind has changed, the humidity decreased and a very comfortable 25 degrees. But of course [more…]

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