An uplifting speech from the Czech Prime Minister to the Conservative Party Conference: This issue involves the trust in the individual and in his ability to make his free decisions. I know that the Conservative Party today strives for a reform aiming to revive the individual responsibility. “Human action or […]
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Cross-party agreement that New Labour has ‘run its course’
Barry Sheerman MP, schools committee chairman, said New Labour has “run its course” and that Gordon Brown must show “strength, will and purpose” to renew the government. So, we are agreed that New Labour has failed, but hasn’t the country been agreed for at least 20 years that Old Labour […]
Read MoreA Bill of Rights?
Expressing a radical perspective, Libertarian Alliance Director, Dr Sean Gabb, says: “The most fundamental right within the western liberal tradition is the right of individuals to be left alone in the enjoyment of life, liberty and justly-acquired property. The most fundamental obligation is to leave others alone in their enjoyment […]
Read MoreThe Russian Social Democrats
It was not without reason that the Russian Social Democrats, better known to history as the Bolsheviks, decided in November 1917 to call themselves “Communists”. And so “The Black Book of Communism” is proving an interesting read: But socialist revolution for Marx was not just a matter of economic development; […]
Read MoreSchools used as ‘social engineers’
A leading head teacher reports, There are those who wish to use children and schools as social engineers with a view to creating a different society but we should not even be trying to do such things; children need to be nurtured, educated and cared for, not thrown into the […]
Read MoreToddlers who dislike spicy food ‘racist’ — Telegraph
The National Children’s Bureau, which receives £12 million a year, mainly from Government funded organisations, has issued guidance to play leaders and nursery teachers advising them to be alert for racist incidents among youngsters in their care. This could include a child of as young as three who says “yuk” […]
Read MoreFree enterprise in Europe hangs on Ireland’s EU vote
Europe now hangs on the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, “the treaty to end all EU treaties”. The text strikes the words “free and undistorted competition” from the core objectives of the Union. Corporatist aims will enjoy a higher legal status at the European Court (ECJ) and must prevail […]
Read More“Challenge to America”
From “Challenge to America: A Current Assessment of Our Republic” by Ron Paul: Third Way compromise, or bipartisan cooperation, can never reconcile the differences between those who produce and those who live off others. It will only make it worse. Theft is theft, and forced redistribution of wealth is just […]
Read MoreThe End of New Labour
A remarkable by-election victory heralds the end of New Labour as the Conservatives’ positive campaign contrasts starkly with the democratic socialists’ desperate return to class war. Those who believe in freedom, enterprise and responsibility must now rise to the challenge of restoring our classic liberal society. read more | digg […]
Read MoreThe road to serfdom
I just discovered that a long-lost friend is a Marxist. We agree that we are engaged in a fight for freedom, and so we return to the point on which the debate still turns: should we have a big state and trust the few or a small state and trust […]
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![😡 A wise building site carpenter once said to me,
🗣️”A Labour government is the worst kind of government for the working man [and woman].”
🇬🇧 True then. True today. We battle on.](https://www.stevebaker.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/442413775_18432903037051538_3387178564604183858_n-320x320.jpg)
![😡 A wise building site carpenter once said to me,
🗣️”A Labour government is the worst kind of government for the working man [and woman].”
🇬🇧 True then. True today. We battle on.](https://www.stevebaker.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/442413775_18432903037051538_3387178564604183858_n.jpg)
