Politics
Local Gummint
Local government in England is a mess. I have recollections of films from the 1940s where there was an insignificant looking little man called the Town Clerk who used to run the show. These days [more…]
Looting
Business
Government as the Ultimate Cause of the Tragedy of the Commons
A good definition of the Tragedy of the Commons is that “Resources that are un-owned and/or un-ownable will be plundered to extinction”. Consider the fishes of the seas, especially those that migrate such as whales [more…]
Business
Economic consequences – always ask: Who benefits?
Things don’t just “happen”. Everything in the passing parade of phenomena is the result of something that preceded it: this is the world of cause and effect. Those appointed to hold the levers of power [more…]