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Continue reading →: Parish Notice: Shortening your links
Your comments are always welcome and I am delighted when you post relevant links to support your case. The 'net natives among you should note that you don't need any HTML code to do so. The platform software converts URLs to links automatically. If your link is very long though,…
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Continue reading →: There is nothing Conservative about this Government
Anthony Peto QC: A very un-British Bill – my response to Robert Buckland MP. Conservatives are supposed to defend ancient rights. In their hands the great principles of English Law such as "innocent until proven guilty" and the rules of Natural Justice should be much safer than with progressives who…
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Continue reading →: British values
Alternately the most amusing and depressing aspect of British politics is the periodic discussion about "British values". Having lived outside Britain for half my adult life, I have a different perspective on the subject. Firstly, I find it odd that – although the most common "value" first named in such…
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Continue reading →: Of poverty and privilege
After less than two years back in Britain I am bored of the first world problems of this plump and pampered land. I am particularly tired, for example, of the overused word "privilege". To me, the great enemy of mankind is not privilege but poverty. Those of us who are not…
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Continue reading →: An interesting question
Sean Linnane: QUESTION. Excellent milblogger Sean asks the interesting question why right wing NRA members are presented as a threat in America, when the nut jobs on killing sprees have mostly been registered Democrats. He’s looking at his question wrongly. Those so sure they know better how others should live…
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Continue reading →: Our uncaring, selfish and cruel NHS
Stafford scandal: Let’s face the truth about our uncaring, selfish and cruel NHS – Telegraph. For once, one of Britain's mainstream journalists did his job. Years ago I incredulously watched a consultant at our local hospital, asked politely by me to give my sick father some information on his condition,…
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Continue reading →: EU civil servants instructed to troll blogs
EU to set up euro-election 'troll patrol' to tackle Eurosceptic surge – Telegraph. Sometimes I wish I were more cynical. Then I would not be shocked that EU politicians facing a concerted EU-sceptic campaign would get nasty in defence of their privileges. Consider the Kinnocks, for example. Neil was perhaps…
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Continue reading →: Tom’s US Tour 2013 – the final route plan
I have spent almost two weeks planning my route. Over the weekend I took some hard decisions to get the trip down to a manageable 13,000 miles; thus (I hope) avoiding the need for new tyres and a service en route. It means skipping sections I had looked forward to…
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Continue reading →: To permit is not to condone
I saw a woman in full hijab on the platform at my local Underground station. It's a common sight in my neighbourhood. As a libertarian, I respected her right to dress as she likes. It does no demonstrable or significant harm to others, so it's entirely her business. It's certainly…
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Continue reading →: What Would a Free Society Look Like?
What Would a Free Society Look Like? : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic Education The linked essay is a good honest summary and highlights our dilemma. The bad guys have a clear, seductive vision of a "better society". We, being either more honest or less delusional, don't. We can…
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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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