This Thursday at 2pm, Age UK is organising an open event to help older people get online and access the internet at Hazlemere Library. The class will give people the chance to practice and hone their use of the internet even if they are a complete beginner. They will learn […]
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Attempting to live an adventurous life in a nannying age
Three favourites among the Government’s regulation clear out
N.B. This post is written by my Parliamentary Intern, Ralph Buckle. The Government’s Red Tape Challenge has been progressing well and more details have emerged about the 600 regulations that are already due to be scrapped or improved. They make for some interesting reading and range from the completely redundant […]
Read MoreThe economics of Valentine’s day
Via LearnLiberty, Chris Coyne presents The Economics of Valentine’s Day:
Read MoreThe inflation or deflation song
Via “Merle Hazard”: I’m reminded of economist James Buchanan’s words: The market will not work effectively with monetary anarchy. Politicization is not an effective alternative. We must commence meaningful dialogue with acceptance of these elementary verities. Far too much has been said and written in elaboration of the first statement, […]
Read MorePoster of the week – 1929, “Socialism would mean inspectors all round”
From the Conservative Poster Archive, poster 1929-31, “Socialism would mean inspectors all round”. Too true, unfortunately: see Harry Snook’s Crossing the Threshold – 266 ways the State can enter your home from the Centre for Policy Studies (PDF) and my related question in debate.
Read MorePoster of the week – 1909, “Socialism Throttling the Country”
From the Conservative Poster Archive, poster 1909/10-14, which seems apt with the Government still spending about half of national income:
Read MoreVia TED, Yves Rossy: Fly with the Jetman
Via TED talks (“Ideas worth spreading”), Yves Rossy talks about flying as only he can: TED is well-worth keeping an eye on for “Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world”. TED began as a conference bringing together people from Technology, Entertainment and Design. Occasionally, a politician speaks at […]
Read MoreLearnLiberty.org – Learn about the ideas of a free society
Via LearnLiberty.org, a great project from the Institute for Humane Studies, Dr Nigel Ashford explains classical liberalism, the doctrine of freedom: The ten principles from the video are: Liberty as the primary political value Individualism Skepticism about power Rule of Law Civil Society Spontaneous Order Free Markets Toleration Peace Limited […]
Read MorePro-bike, anti-EU. What’s not to like?
Via Action Now! EU Hands Off Biking: There’s a raft of issues emanating from Europe that will have a profound effect on riders and the motorcycle industry generally and we must stand up. Some of them are driven by the EU Commission, like the new Type Approval and Market Surveillance Regulation […]
Read MoreAccessible and insightful fiscal analysis with Ray Stevens
American musician Ray Stevens has produced this superb analysis of the Obama Budget Plan: I’m sure Ray has much to teach politicians and the public in the UK and Europe too, particularly about ethics and decency in the public finances. For more on that subject, see Jörg Guido Hülsmann’s brilliant book […]
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