The Cato Institute on Scottish Independence
The libertarian David Boaz has made a few interesting remarks over on the Cato Institute blog: “…the land of Adam Smith has become one of the poorest and most socialist parts of Great Britain. So maybe...
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Ed Miliband’s Latest Immigration Pledge
Ed Miliband today called for immigrants lacking proficiency in English to be barred from certain public sector jobs. The Labour leader said, “if we are going to build One Nation, our goal should be...
View ArticleThere is still no economic liberalism (despite Mrs T’s efforts)
Is it safe to go on Twitter yet? Has the 24/7 reporting of the death of an octogenarian ceased? I’m sure the whole population of the UK, including the late Prime Minister’s most ardent supporters, have...
View ArticleOf God And Socialism
In the spirit of Christian harmony, the Archbishop of Canterbury has joined the Pope in publicly stating his support for a ‘Robin Hood Tax’. This is perhaps a curious development given the plush...
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It’s all Mandarin to me
Ever wonder what goes on inside the mind of Julius Nicolson types? Well thanks to a FOI release of the weekly blog of top civil servant Permanent Secretary Sir Peter Housden, all is revealed!...
View ArticleVaclav Havel’s Obituary…Guardian Style.
I’m sure many bloggers and journalists feel self-conscious about writing in a public forum but this article on the passing of playwright and statesman Vaclav Havel from the Guardian’s Comment is Free...
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The Improving State of the World
The World Bank have released some interesting statistics. Data from 1981-2008 has illustrated that the number of people in the developing world existing on $1.25 per day or less has declined markedly....
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Support for the Coalition Melts
Voters have expressed their cold feet at the direction of the coalition across the country. In one Edinburgh ward, a man dressed as a penguin – Professor Pongoo – gained more first preference votes...
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Government owned sausages?
The Scottish Government have had their plan to buy a closure threatened meat processing factory in West Lothian rejected by the owners of Halls’s of Broxburn, Vion. The factory was thought to be...
View ArticleEric Hobsbawm: A Life Through Red-Tinted Spectacles.
Tributes and obits have poured in for the historian Eric Hobsbawm who died today at the age of 95. Common to all obituaries, he gets a rose-tinted appreciation. But for a man who was essentially an...
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