A space for political libertarians
This is our space to share our policy ideas and act to change the political landscape for the better.
Over at The Backbencher, I note a piece by Sam Woolfe which calls for the legalisation of euthanasia , which seems to be one of a series of articles pushing the British Humanist Association’s various agenda. After discussing the case of Mr Paul Lamb, who is seeking to change the law (presumably by judicial...
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Today’s local elections promise to be somewhat more interesting than usual, due to the expected arrival of UKIP in the premier division of party politics. The Tories are bracing themselves for a miserable night, due to this first matter, compounded by the fact that the last time these seats were up for election was...
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The recent increase in cases of measles is being used to spread a pernicious collectivist message, based on a falsified, pro-government version of MMR controversy from some years ago. This was much in evidence on the BBC’s Question Time last week, where compulsory vaccination was discussed. Panel members were reluctant to support such a...
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One of the angles not covered in the Old Holborn fall out is that of privacy. For the uninitiated, firstly where have you been? And secondly the story is roughly as follows: Opinionated anonymous tweeter and blogger says some things that some people in Liverpool find highly offensive; People in Liverpool do some research...
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Most readers (I guess) will know Old Holborn, one of the mainstays of the blogging and tweeting world, and many will be aware that his blog and twitter feed have disappeared, at least for the present, amidst a fog of threats and denunciations. According to reports, he has been interviewed by the police following...
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Off to DCMS to discuss bloggers, small groups and Leveson. I would tweet a link but it appears to be an invite-only consultation. — Nick Pickles (@nickpickles) April 11, 2013 @mjrobbins more broad – only 1 blogger there — Nick Pickles (@nickpickles) April 11, 2013 This blog had heard about the meeting in advance...
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Liberty Scott, an objectivist libertarian that I am yet to have the pleasure of meeting, has written at the Backbencher about welfare reform and the Phillpotts. His idea for transitioning to a better system almost reads like a simpler restatement of my own: Convert national insurance into individual account based social insurance, with a...
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Like all human beings Margaret Thatcher was a mixture of good and bad. And her time in government was (by her own account) a mixture of success and failure. The failure to prevent the increase (not “cut” – increase) in government spending in 1979 (by accepting the government sector pay agreements of the out...
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Over on Samizdata a discussion about turkeys failing comprehensively to vote for Christmas. The turkey here being the BBC, and Christmas meaning austerity with regards to welfare payments. Nothing new here, but I liked this comment by Pat: why doesn’t the government propose that the license fee be diverted to benefits for the poor-...
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While Adriana would politely disclaim it, anyone who’s adopted the libertarian label in the last decade will have heard of Adriana Lukas through her presence on Samizdata; one of the oldest group blogs around and one which remains a top ranked website. In fact, it’s part of the first quarter of a million of...
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