A crucially stupid decision by a non-essential politician
The decision by the First Minister for Wales Mark Drakeford, that only 'essential' items should be sold in Wales during its current COVID lockdown is the single most stupidly anti-freedom decision taken by an empowered politician in recent memory. Like all arbitrary...
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Doing a Rees Mogg
He is a hero of our times, not least for holding his nerve and his beliefs in a world so homogenised and scared of opinion.
Getting out in front of it
Theresa May has done everything exactly correctly, 100% by the book. Surveying the catastrophe of...
Ireland and the Universal Periodic Review
Ireland today subjected itself to the most palpably insane political process imaginable. Taking part in the UN's Universal Periodic Review, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter TD, faced questions from Ireland's peers, the nations of the world, on its...
UK to EU – Can we still be friends?
The European Commission has finally realised that the long-term sexless relationship between the UK and the federalist project is over. We're still meeting for coffee but not ordering cake anymore. We're returning each other's messages but there are no more smileys...
Obama promises unprecedented investment in technology
London, 24 May 2011Speaking in London this morning, US President Barack Obama pledged to sink an unprecedented sum in research in the basic and applied sciences."Our nation has overcome the most daunting technological questions and made advances the envy of the whole...