There are four stages to socialist logic: It works It works better if everybody does it It only works if everybody does it It only works if everybody does it and it is the only thing that will work. Therefore everyone against it is your enemy. You will have seen this logic many times before....
Yes yes, I know. I’ve been highlighting the folly of Covid Passports for months. I’ve said that they’re essentially implementing a caste system alongside a mobile tracking app and that this is possibly the worst loss of freedom in the west for hundreds of years. I’ve compared them to the “Papers Please” culture of East...
Did you know that the term Virtue Signalling is only 5 years old? It seems like it’s been around forever, doesn’t it? It was actually created in a Spectator article by James Bartholomew on April 18th, 2015. It’s been flourishing ever since. For the unaware, Virtue Signalling is a way of appearing noble & principled...
So, we’ve finally left the EU. But this hasn’t stopped a few ardent remainers from trotting out some of the arguments they’ve been making for the past three and a half years. The one that fascinates me most is the one that goes something like “x voted to remain”. You’ve seen the claims. “Scotland voted...
There are many motivations for starting a company, but most of them involve having an idea. It might not be an original one, but that idea is what fuels the company. That idea is a way of providing a service or a product that will be successful and have demand. You might have an idea...
It’s easy to say we are going through a constitutional crisis. The assessment is a lazy one. But this issue is bigger than Brexit (although that was the trigger) and dare I say it, it’s bigger even than the overturning of the clear democratic mandate of the referendum. In most people’s eyes Theresa May, or...
Albania. Bulgaria. Czechoslovakia. Hungary. Poland. Romania. Yugoslavia. What do they have in common? How about Ethiopia? Add in China and North Korea. All have been or currently are countries that started their name with “People’s”. Most of them liked to add “Republic” after that and some added “Democratic”. All gives a certain legitimacy doesn’t it....
In his recent Spectator piece, Stephen Daisley outlines the political conundrum of Brexit well: the voters want Brexit, the executive wants Brexit, but Parliament does not want Brexit. Now taking face value that the executive does actually want Brexit (Theresa May certainly doesn’t), Daisley explains that with the problem being the make up of the...
To say this period of politics in the UK is interesting is an understatement. Remain supporting politicians want us to stay in the EU. That much is clear. They are also using every parliamentary trick in the book (including relying on their mate Mr Speaker) to effect their cause. But I often think about what...
Why did they cheer? Last night 200 MPs got to their feet to make some noise. But in their frenzy they forgot something. They are the minority. Those 200 MPs are the only ones out of a parliament of 650 that support the prime minister. That they have a majority of their own party is...
When it looked like Jeremy Corbyn would win the Labour leadership election in 2015, pundits and commentators were essentially speechless. Sure, they could point to the Momentum movement, and a desire by members to try something different. They could easily identify the new leadership election rules and allowing £3 “members” to vote as having a...
“I’d love to be able to play the guitar. “I wish I was slimmer.” “I should pay more tax.” How many times have we heard statements like these? Too many to count, I’d wager. In fact, you probably rolled your eyes when you read them. You’re sure to recognise such statements for what they are:...
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