Junk mail from Avaaz
I received a junkmail from an organisation called Avaaz who are using online activism to try and change the world. They say “Avaaz empowers millions of people from all walks […]
David Cameron
The coalition U turns
So now Ken Clarke’s much needed and very well thought out penal reforms are going to be watered down, the latest in a series of government moves that, whilst not […]
Reforming the NHS
The NHS is woefully inefficient and not all that good at what it does, it needs radical reform firstly to give people good medicine and secondly to give taxpayers value […]
Europe rescues Portugal. Ha ha ha
So the rich countries in the Europe are once again riding to the rescue of a country that has behaved very badly. Portugal’s problems are structural, their economy is uncompetitive […]
Mission creep in Libya
Mission creep seems to be inevitable in any military venture, the Americans sent a few military advisers to Vietnam and ended up in a long and bloody war, we went […]
Disaster! Gordon Brown wants to run the IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is: “an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, […]
Balls up
I was amazed this morning to hear Ed Balls on the Today programme complaining about the Government financial measures that come into force today. So let’s be very clear about […]
Libya update
Thus far, militarily, this has been a perfect campaign. The alliance have acted in a measured and restrained manner to implement the UN resolution to the letter, they are implementing […]
The West and Libya
Last night’s UN resolution is a major political triumph for David Cameron, it is he that first floated the no fly zone idea, he has stuck to his guns through […]
Just how inefficient are public employees?
We all know that public employees do not have to compete in a market for their services and that the expected productivity standards are very low whilst wages are higher […]
Are we going to let Gaddafi win?
At the moment, on the ground, Gaddafi is winning in Libya and is systematically crushing the revolt, aided enormously be the actions and inactions of the West. Firstly why is […]
Tobacco marketing
The British government is acting to reduce tobacco consumption by getting rid of point of sale (POS) displays and brand packaging. Well done, more small steps towards making the consumption […]