£2,336,177,000,000
Above you will see a very large number, over two thousand, thousand million and it is the amount of money that the UK government (in other words you and me) […]
February 2011
Contagion
After WW2 large numbers of countries fell to a (now discredited) political philosophy called communism. Firstly in Eastern Europe, then elsewhere in the world. In an April 7, 1954 news […]
Dinosaurs seen flying near London
You wouldn’t think it from the way British governments have acted but aviation is massively important for the economic health of this country and Heathrow is the golden goose. It […]
The Libyan civil war
AsSahiliya Area In Tripoli Overwhelmed With Mercenaries In the Arab League countries we are now seeing domino effect as popular uprisings, enabled by modern communications technology, overthrow nasty dictatorships. In […]
Why socialism is evil #7, financial sleaze
Nearly 50 years ago my father told me that when there was a political scandal with the Conservatives it was usually about sex and with Labour it was usually about […]
In the news
So the obnoxious dictatorships in Bahrain and Libya are showing their true colours. Using assault weapons on unarmed crowds is just barbaric. The western world should ensure that the perpetrators […]
Another simple policy that would solve a lot of problems
Following on from A simple solution to many of our national problems, here is a straightforward idea that would sort out a lot of problem areas in one go. These […]
Why socialism is evil #6, they pretend to be nice
This is one of the biggest con tricks of all time, the socialists in all their spin present themselves as “nice” and “caring” and the opposition parties as being nasty […]
Do the Americans believe in democracy?
All my life I have listened to Americans (especially their Presidents) go on about how democracy is their number one core value. How it is the reason they flex their […]
Why socialism is evil #5, they think they know better than the market
Markets are wonderful things, we are all surrounded by many thousands of them, whether we are buying car insurance or a bag of sugar. They give the buyer the greatest […]
Why socialism is evil #4, financial ineptitude
It is the defining feature of every Labour government that they leave office having destroyed the finances of the country. As Margaret Thatcher famously said: “Socialist governments traditionally do make […]
Why socialism is evil #3, control freakery
This is just so fundamental to socialism, their politicians think that they know best about everything that everybody does. So they put in systems that make you jump when you […]