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One common objection to anarcho-capitalism goes this:
“I can understand you want liberty, but by throwing away essential government functions like policing and law you throw the baby out with the bathwater! Without the police there would be nobody to protect those liberties you so desire! We need a small government, just large enough to protect [...]
Those who read this site regularly know how I feel about government advertising, so it’s of little surprise to discover that the Government is now officially Britain’s biggest advertiser:
The Central Office of Information spent £207.9 million on advertising last year, more than any other organisation, according to Marketing magazine.
The next biggest spender was Procter and [...]
From the BBC:
Three former ministers have been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party “for bringing it into disrepute”.
Stephen Byers, Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon are under investigation over their apparent willingness to help a lobbying firm in return for cash.
They were secretly filmed by the Channel 4 programme Dispatches, but have denied any wrong-doing.
And:
Tory leader [...]
N.B. I am not Davy
From Leg-iron, the telegraph reports that the demand for NHS services is too high:
The “worried well” are taking up too much of GPs’ time complaining of small problems such as coughs and colds which they should be treating at home, it was argued.
Minor treatable complaints cost the NHS £2 billion a [...]
Okay I have some breaking news, just in case some people still weren’t aware:
Government cannot protect you from criminals, fraud or terrorists. Period.
I’m not saying that they make mistakes, or that some bad guys slip through the net, I’m saying that they cannot do ANYTHING to protect you, or the people you love. Nothing. Zilch. [...]
N.B. I am not Davy
The sale of any nicotine containing products (NCPs) may be banned in the UK from June, except for those certain products that contain tobacco of course. The sale of electronic cigarettes for medicinal purposes is already prohibited, but the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is moving to classify nicotine [...]
David Cameron has described his party’s platform as “bold and radical” but in actuality, it is a load of wank. To illustrate, let’s take a look at the “six themes” they are planning to contest the election on:
Act now on debt to get the economy moving
Get Britain working by boosting enterprise
Make Britain the most family-friendly [...]
When people talk about the NHS being “the pride of Britain”, “Flawed but necessary” or anything in between, it’s rare to hear about the random unintended consequences of the institution and how they weigh those against the supposed benefits.
All government programs inevitably come with a host of unintended consequences that the politicians don’t talk about when [...]
The BBC on the Staffordshire NHS inquiry:
Hospital patients were left “sobbing and humiliated” by uncaring staff, an investigation into one of the worst NHS scandals in history has found.
The independent inquiry claimed the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust had become driven by targets and cost-cutting.
The report – the latest in a long line of critical reviews [...]
Shane Killian dispels a few myths. Allowing anybody to spend as much money as they like promoting whichever candidates they link in political elections is called FREE SPEECH and no fan of liberty should be against it (they might, however, be against the idea that there should be candidates, and positions to elect them to, [...]
