Ron Paul’s manifesto, The Revolution, is a remarkable read, not least for his account of Alan Greenspan: Few Americans during his tenure knew that Greenspan had once been an outspoken advocate of the gold standard as the only monetary system that a free society should consider. Not long after my […]
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Now Chancellor Alistair Darling under fire for expenses – Times Online
Including a neat summary of the latest dramas: Alistair Darling has claimed thousands of pounds in expenses on his family home while renting out his privately owned London flat and living in a grace-and-favour apartment in Downing Street, it was reported last night. The Chancellor has on a number of […]
Read MoreMan, 97, completes 120mph skydive
A 97-year-old man from Dorset is believed to have become Britain’s oldest skydiver after jumping out of a plane at 10,000ft (3,048m). George Moyse, who will celebrate his 98th birthday on Wednesday, landed safely on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. via BBC NEWS | England | Man, 97, completes 120mph skydive. […]
Read MoreDriving and personal responsibility
Two road safety initiatives struck me today: Drivers will have to declare every 10 years whether they are medically able to get behind the wheel, according to proposals to be set out early in the new year. via Drivers to have 10-year health checks under driver licence reforms and: Automatic […]
Read MoreTelegraph — Labour planning secret tax on ‘nice houses’
Predictably: Millions of middle-class home owners living in desirable neighbourhoods are facing higher council tax bills after the next election following a secret Government exercise to assess the “niceness” of different areas. read more | digg story
Read MoreHarriet Harman criticised after suggesting pensioners should be grateful to Government – Telegraph
The Telegraph furthers its “Justice for Pensioners” campaign: As well as losing out on income in their retirement, pensioners are hit twice over because when calculating their benefits the Government assumes they are receiving interest rates of 10 per cent on any savings. Ten percent? It would be funny if […]
Read MoreFT.com — And now for a world government
From The Financial Times, of all places: I have never believed that there is a secret United Nations plot to take over the US. I have never seen black helicopters hovering in the sky above Montana. But, for the first time in my life, I think the formation of some […]
Read MoreBack to the USSR
From the Guardian: Tanks rolling into neighbouring countries, the media back under state control and Kremlin policy shrouded in secrecy … Luke Harding reports on why Russia seems hellbent on reverting to its Soviet past. … “The Soviet Union had global ambitions. It believed in socialism and social justice. Now […]
Read MoreIrish will vote on EU’s Lisbon Treaty for a second time next year
Irish voters who rejected the Lisbon Treaty in June will be asked to vote again on the issue next year, paving the way for controversial EU laws to be introduced in Britain. Predictable, but an affront nevertheless. read more | digg story
Read MoreBill to allow Commons searches with no warrant — The Independent
From The Independent: The vow by Commons Speaker Michael Martin to prevent “unauthorised” raids on MPs’ offices in the wake of the Damian Green affair was seriously undermined last night as it emerged that the Government is preparing new laws to allow investigators to mount parliamentary searches without a warrant. […]
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