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Labours real direction

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If there has ever been any doubt about the direction Labour and Gordon Brown in particular want to take this country, I think it’s safe to say that they have now let the cat out of the bag. “there is no rebellion against collectivism in the country (Tip of the tifter to Guido) So unless we want to end up with a collectivst state, which by dint of taking as much as possible from us by tax and then letting us claim back credits and benefits we’re well on the way towards, it seems that we need a bit of … Continue reading →

646 All Out!

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Those of you that aren’t reading this via RSS may have noticed a little logo that has appeared over on the right hand side. It’s a little campaign I’m trying to launch which I think might appeal to anyone that may happen to be reading here. I shall simply repeat here what I’ve said there and hope that if the idea appeals to you, that you’ll maybe spread the word a bit and maybe lend a hand in anyway you can. “646 All out!” is a non-affiliated independent campaign, that receives no funding from anyone. This is not an anti-politics … Continue reading →

You say Tobin they say Robin

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So after the G20 decided that a Tobin tax was a bad idea it has risen zombie like at the behest of varies lovies lefties and media pundits under the new name of The Robin hood tax. Which is far more fun sounding, though one has to ignore that Robin Hood was if the legends can be believed mainly against taxation, and has it’s own FaceBook page. Of course all of the problems pointed out last time about the Tobin tax still apply, it requires global enforcement else all of the transactions to be taxed will just change jurisdiction, it … Continue reading →