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Liberty Forum London

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Thanks to a post over at SamizData my attention was brought to the upcoming Liberty League Freedom Forum in London. the line up of speakers and talks looks good and being close enough to not need accommodation at £25 quid it’d be daft not to. Given my recent fun and games with Drinkaury I’m really quite looking forward to these talks: Chris Snowdon, Director of the Lifestyle Economics Unit at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and author of “Sock Puppets: How the government lobbies itself and why”, on “Are you paying for Prohibition?” Wolf von Laer, chairman of European Students … Continue reading →

Gay marriage and democracy

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According to the Guardian the majority of people in the UK now support the legalization of gay marriage. A term I find odd as it’s not really illegal for gay people to marry it’s just not recognized, which may be splitting hairs but I think points to the way in which the survey was probably phrased. I am it seems learning to be ever less trustful of polls and how they can be slanted. That aside though this lead to people I know uttering statements of anger towards the Rev Vincent Nichols, for having the audacity to suggest that the … Continue reading →

Thought for the day

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I was pondering something walking through my local meadows earlier today, which I may write about if I remember and get round to it etc.. But in the meantime the Punk Rock Libertarians posted a quote which is very much along the lines I was thinking, so I thought I’d share. “I believe in communism, or a community of people working together and sharing resources in a manner of their choosing. I believe in laissez-faire capitalism, or a recognition of property rights and free trade. I believe in a free society with a government by the people and for the … Continue reading →