London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Proves Parkinson’s Law Once Again
Sadiq Khan, unfathomably currently London's Mayor, has managed to prove Parkinson's Law once again. This is not prove as in test, one meaning, but...
Given The Windrush Incompetence Why Does Anyone Want More Government?
A useful line of inquiry is, when considering whether we desire more government, to consider how well government does what it already does. We...
As Grenfell Tower Shows, It’s Private Sector Landlordism That Kills People
If we were to listen to the constant voices telling us about the Grenfell Tower tragedy we would have to believe that all those...
Put Not Your Trust In Government – They’ll Play You If They Can
A useful and interesting little example of how we should not put our trust in governments. Especially about money, specifically here about lending our...
Helping People Find Jobs Doesn’t Keep Them Employed
It appears that government helping people find jobs doesn't actually keep them employed. The reason being that government ends up finding them not very...
Quite Glorious, Oxfam Received Tax Relief For Moving Its Headquarters
It's an entirely standard complaint among the righteous that corporations abuse tax reliefs by demanding them for moving to a particular place. This robs...
Finally, Something Sensible – Geography Based Public Sector Pay
It's rare to find a government proposing something that should have our full blooded support. It's even rarer from the current lot of Chinos...
We’ve Not Got Any Austerity So Why Raise Taxes To End It?
The public conversation is labouring under a misapprehension. Or if you prefer, the b'stards are lying. We've not actually got any austerity in the...
Worth Observing The Ghastly Mess Government Makes Running Things – Like Education
A reasonable little pencil sketch of the education system in Britain is that everyone gets taxed so that the government has a monopoly on...
Benefits Underpayments – And To Think That Some People Argue For More Government
It appears that the British government is incapable even at giving away free money. At which point we do have to wonder at the...