The UK Libertarian

…and you guys won’t believe the source! I need to say this – you shouldn’t trust any government, actually including this one. You should not trust government – full stop. The natural inclination of government is to hoard power and information; to accrue power to itself in the name of the public good. Followed the [...]

NB: I am not Davy The revolt in major Egyptian cities is continuing to expand and gain momentum as tens of thousands of protestors, inspired by the events in Tunisia, demand freedom (“hurriya”) and the removal of Mubarak’s US-backed autocratic regime. It seems that the possibility of a transition from the Mubarak era to a [...]

WHAT DO WE WANT? OTHER PEOPLE TO SUBSIDISE THE COSTS OF OUR  EDUCATION! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW! WHAT ARE WE PREPARED TO DO FOR IT? SMASH STUFF UP, ABUSE PROPERTY RIGHTS, ATTACK AND HURT PEOPLE, SCREAM OUR HEADS OFF LIKE FUCKING LUNATICS! HOW DO WE JUSTIFY OURSELVES? BECAUSE WE ARE THE FREE-LUNCH GENERATION! GIVE US [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]