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Continue reading →: If only….
There Are 0 Gaps in Your Knowledge Where you have gaps in your knowledge: No Gaps! Where you don't have gaps in your knowledge: Philosophy Religion Economics Literature History Science Art Do You Have Gaps in Your Knowledge? H/T Jams ODonnell, The Poor Mouth
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Continue reading →: From their own mouths…
transpero.net :: Labour – the hope for change. This, from "a site devoted to developing internet based resources for Labour Party members and supporters"; Labour's organisational crisis is deep. We have no money. We have too few experienced organisational staff. The real level of our membership is barely more than…
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Continue reading →: Some cynical nihilism
Some cynical nihilism, or, a revolution in the People’s Republic « THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF MORTIMER. Please read the linked post. It is very long and written by a LibDem, but it is quite possibly the best political blog post I have ever read. My congratulations to Alix Mortimer are…
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Continue reading →: Tony Blair decided to block de Menezes investigators
De Menezes inquest: Tony Blair backed decision to block investigators – Telegraph. Since when is the criminal justice system under the personal direction of the Prime Minister? It was wrong for Blair the Plod to ask the question. It was wrong for Blair the Ego to answer it. Guthrum suggests…
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Continue reading →: The War on Truth continues…
h/t Old Holborn, and big H/T to the creator of this little YouTube gem, AlexMasterley, who is (as far as I know, no relation to my favourite cartoon character).
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Continue reading →: Booze crisis?
The booze crisis!. Hie thee over to Tim Worstall's blog for an interesting (and sometimes scary) discussion on the extent to which it is right to use state power to achieve social goals. "Jacob" began the discussion on Tim's post about the economics of alcohol consumption, by saying; I’m not…
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Continue reading →: The man with the first telephone
I remember having email when no-one else I knew (or wanted to know) did. It was the electronic equivalent, for a while, of the bean can telephones linked by string that we played with as children. I also had one of the first mobile phones in Poland, during the testing…
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Continue reading →: Data losses are inevitable, perhaps. But is injustice?
PM admits data losses may be inevitable | Politics | The Guardian. There is truth in what the PM says, as sometimes happens. To err is human and errors are "inevitable" as long as people are involved. But that's not the point. Forget the data stick. What about the papers…
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Continue reading →: Is the BBC biased?
This is the most boring question in British political blogging. Usually all sides answer "yes", but say it is biased against them. The BBC's defenders regard this as evidence that the correct answer is "no". With apologies, I must ask it again. Internet radio allows Mrs Paine to listen to…
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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.
Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.
He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that
“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”
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