Politics
Forty Years On
Forty Years On is the name of a play by Alan Bennett based on the title to the Harrow School Song. This year is forty years since the start of the Great Miners’ Strike and [more…]
Statism
Economics
Thinking Properly About Public Welfare
The debate over publicly funded welfare can be solved very quickly. There is constant demand for more welfare: more money for longer periods of time for those out of work, more money for the handicapped [more…]
Authoritarianism
You question my authoritay?
You know the game is afoot when the Prime Minister makes a sudden, last-minute, Friday evening, urgent announcement. Surprisingly – perhaps – nowt to do with GP & FF, but on 1 March 2024, Sunak [more…]
Authoritarianism
Sound Individualism vs Toxic Collectivism
When it comes to the State, however, and all its ministries, branches and institutions, a very different set of rules seems to apply – a much more lenient, flexible and liberal one. For example, the [more…]
Communism
Plugging away – the story of an FOI request
Although I do some project management stuff from time to time as part of my daily grind I am by no means an expert, but I do properly understand the basics. I was pondering the [more…]
Communism
Why dramatic change is overdue
In a totalitarian regime with a single ruling party, people know that all the churned-out propaganda is a pack of manufactured lies – and, what’s more, the leaders know that the people know! Everyone knows [more…]
Authoritarianism
Europe’s Agrarian Uprisings: Brussels is reaping what it sowed
Across the European landscape, a disquiet rumbles beneath the surface of rolling hills and fertile plains. It emanates from the very backbone of the continent – its farmers. From the tractor rallies of France and [more…]
Authoritarianism
I am a Conspiracy Analyst
I think the days of conspiracy theory are long gone. The great WEF reset programmes are well under way. Yet there appears to be cognitive dissonance amongst the western middle class to accept it. I [more…]
Economics
Does the private sector pay for the public sector?
A common talking point: it is the private sector that actually pays for the public sector, and hence all public services ultimately. This argument is heard so often on the right, and considered such a [more…]