The UK Libertarian

NB, I am not Davy. People that disapprove of free markets often use health care as an example in a vain attempt to support their beliefs. They say that without government intervention a large number of people will be left to die on the streets. They use this fallacy in an attempt to justify the [...]

NB, I am not Davy Apparently NHS may shed 53,150 jobs, according to the anti-cuts organisation False Economy. Many mainstream media outlets have picked up on this report, presumably because it is a much scarier sounding, and therefore more exciting, figure than the Royal College of Nursing’s figure of 27,000. And it is scary, right? [...]

This is a list created by the Reddit user hblask (who gave me permission to repost) which archives a series of news articles, both statistical and anecdotal, which show the many failings of the NHS and other socialised medical systems around the world. He’s been keeping this list of articles archived in a Google Documents [...]

NB I’m not Davy In Nottingham on Saturday there will be protests over cuts in public spending. Presumably lots of public sector workers will be angrily voicing their outrage at the fact that the amount of my money that the government gives them without my permission will be rising more slowly over the next few [...]

NB, I’m not Davy For those that don’t know, there is a fairly unfunny satire of libertarianism doing the rounds. I discovered it via a facebook conversation with an opponent of liberty, but have also heard it discussed on Free Talk Live, but I thought I’d have a bash at it. So, the satire is [...]

There is a problem of incentives when it comes to galvanising people to protest some infringement of their liberty. Usually the amount the special interest stands to gain is massively larger than the amount any one individual stands to lose. For instance, the farming union might stand to lose tens of millions of pounds in subsidies if [...]

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 [...]