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OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Ten

13th October 2022 Going Postal 3247 Comments

Introduction This article is a self-confessed flight of fancy and almost certainly impossible, but maybe can be a springboard to spark other ideas. We already have intellectual property rights for music etc etc. I propose [more…]

Economics

OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Nine

6th October 2022 Going Postal 3180 Comments

Climate I think most of us accept that the world climate is mostly out of our control and the sun will do what the sun wants to do. There are local changes, but these are [more…]

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Requiem for a Puffin

2nd October 2022 Going Postal 1817 Comments

I never knowingly crossed comments with Roger Ackroyd and Old Trout was just before my time, or others that have died in between for that matter; but Roger’s death has got my creative juices flowing. [more…]

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Own Two Feet Party, Part 8.5

29th September 2022 Going Postal 3628 Comments

Introduction This is an additional article as I had no idea what to write when starting this series, and it held me up months. The article draws mainly on Peter Hitchens – A Brief History [more…]

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OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Eight

22nd September 2022 Going Postal 3431 Comments

Introduction I think this article will be a popular one. How do we deal with people wanting to come and live in arguably what was the best country in the world? Please use @Jerry Mandarin [more…]

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OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Seven

15th September 2022 Going Postal 3546 Comments

Brief history of welfare One way or another we have always had welfare. The family unit looked after each other to the best of their ability. Religious communities made it a point to care for [more…]

Economics

OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Six

8th September 2022 Going Postal 5032 Comments

This has been written so much better in thousands of articles on the web (including GP). Wasn’t going to write this one but have included it for completeness. Very short and to the many points. [more…]

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OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Five

1st September 2022 Going Postal 2859 Comments

Fairly taxing thoughts… In this article, I hope to think through a fair taxation system. What to tax and why. I am starting from the ground up and paying no attention to the fact that [more…]

Economics

OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Four

25th August 2022 Going Postal 3540 Comments

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…]

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