The UK Libertarian

The 5p “plastic bag charge” (only in effect in Wales… for the time being) is complete and utter insanity. Here are a few reasons, but there are doubtless many more: 1. The purported reason for the tax (which makes it illegal for companies to give away plastic bags at checkout, instead requiring them to charge [...]

[WARNING: The following article contains images that some people may (and should) find disturbing. If you don't want to see fairly graphic images then stop reading now or scroll down with a soft touch] David Cameron has described Jimmy Carr as “Morally wrong” for allegedly paying  as low as 1% on his income taxes thanks [...]

Much talk in the mainstream media of late has concerned itself with the issue of tax evasion. Politicians promise to “crack down” on it and pundits and commentators smile and nod their heads. What’s more worrying, however, are the normal everyday people–many of them self described liberals–who froth at the mouth at big corporations or [...]

NB, I am not Davy. You must hear it; that entrepreneurs and rich business people “should give back to society”. You hear it from the entrepreneurs themselves. Many philanthropists such as Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Richard Branson talk about sharing wealth and “giving back to society” almost as if it were a duty. The question is, should [...]

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 [...]

Stewart Lee, probably the funniest comedian in the world, is at his best when he’s not making political asides in otherwise ok articles. Whilst most of the piece covers a genuinely interesting case of how the Market (triggered by an angry rant by Lee that went viral)  reacted against Foster’s ill advised and badly thought [...]