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More wine... copper...

2008-10-31T13:00:44Z

This story is just a fascinating look at the utter contempt the police force hold for the general public. A senior policemen Jim Torbet was arrested and on bail for stealing wine at an M & S store in Shoreham on Sea has now committed suicide. His...

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Power of the Market

2008-10-12T14:26:48Z

Milton Freidman often made simple ideas powerful and this is an example of one of his finest by far. Regrettably he was corrupted by the power of the state under Ronald Reagan and managed to make the free market its patsy for govt failure ever si...

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What is Freedom?....

2008-09-29T20:50:28Z

A major criticism of libertarian thought is that it is all doom and gloom and that it cannot accept compromise of any sort. That it is an all or nothing mantra espoused by a dank and less than cheerful minority. Now I can agree that indeed there a...

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Fairness as opposed to 'Fairness'....

2008-09-25T11:43:44Z

Fairness is often a word banded around by politicians, particularly by those in the Labour party, but they are not exclusive to its use, it’s often known as ‘social justice’ too. Indeed it’s a word that appeals to the ‘fair minded’ within society....

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Blaming the capitalists

2008-09-17T11:57:18Z

It’s interesting to see that the knives are out for capitalists once again, just as soon as the economy takes a nose dive. We see the Mirror attempting a psychological stoning of Lehman Brothers boss Dick Fuld (aka the gorilla) for the perceived ...

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Cold War Rants... from our own head prefect

2008-08-28T11:43:05Z

Well it appears that Russia is in sighting a new cold war front… Hmmn, as said by our own head prefect of the West, David Milliband… behind so much of the rhetoric of western govts within the last few days, it is clear who is in-sighting a new co...

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Why bother working these days?.....

2008-08-19T19:37:22Z

I was driven to think about the absurd situation that most single people have in life regarding working. Most of us agree that we work out of a sheer need and desire for a better lifestyle. It’s a very good reason actually, born out of a need t...

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A Tribute to a Dude...

2008-08-16T11:41:25Z

A fine singer that died recently... Issac Hayes was amongst its finest.. Apart from his brain dead Scientology nonsense... His voice was legendary, for which the world of music will be eternally grateful...

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Elf & Safety....

2008-08-15T17:17:50Z

The latest stupidity regarding health and safety laws has emerged once again, as seen here in the Daily Mail. After saving a schoolgirl from a near drowning, the boat was immediately confiscated and impounded by health and safety executives. The ...

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Government Porn (inflation).....

2008-08-13T11:47:06Z

The latest news regarding the inflation rate of 4.4% for the month of July is yet more evidence of Gordon Browns thievery since the debacle surrounding the Northern Rock bank bail out. Indeed more evidence of the govt pumping the money supply hard...

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