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Three political economies debated in Parliament

by Steve Baker 14 July 2011 in Politics Comments are Disabled

Last week, I chaired what turned out to be a passionate, courageous and grounded debate between three intellectuals from each point of the political triangle: conservative, classical liberal and social democrat. Dr Mark Pennington set out the inescapable reality of imperfect knowledge and incomplete rationality in human actors in defence […]

Mark Prisk MP, Hayek and Mises

by Steve Baker 4 June 2010 in Politics, Business Comments are Disabled

Via Business Minister Mark Prisk wants to strip away the red tape – Telegraph: Friedrich von Hayek is a controversial choice as a pin-up. But a signed pamphlet that the Austrian-born economist wrote in 1980 entitled “Full employment at any price” is proudly framed on Business Minister Mark Prisk’s wall. […]

bella gerens: That’s right, whip the libertarian

by Steve Baker 16 October 2009 in Politics 1 comment

From bella gerens, an excellent explanation and defence of libertarianism: The truth is that advocates of freedom are found all over the political spectrum, but the only true libertarians are the ones who advocate it at all times in all circumstances, from the bedroom to the wallet – who believe […]