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COVID-19: The Economy, The New Laws and The Libertarian Option

April 14, 2020 Andrew Elliott 01:03:25

In the second of our locked down podcasts, we discuss (as expected) the latest news around COVID-19. We start by differentiating between SARS-COV-2 (The latest coronavirus from China) and COVID-19 (the respiratoty disease caused by the virus) before moving on to the economy and the effects it has had, and will have on our lives...

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Regulation: Changing attitudes and Unintended Consequences

April 13, 2020 Andrew Elliott 00:57:00

In the first of our lockdown editions, we focus on regulation. Are we seeing a change in attitudes towards regulation? As swathes of regulations and licences are suspended or temporarily rescinded due to Covid-19, are people finally realising that regulation can be a bad thing? Even though draconian restrictions on movement and business have been...

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Covid-19 State Expansion, Everyone’s a Right Winger and Panic Buying Baileys

April 5, 2020 Andrew Elliott

Our last recording before the lockdown, we explore Commander Sunak’s budget-busting spending pledges in reaction to the Coronavirus, and whether no one is a Libertarian in a pandemic, or conversely everyone is. With the lockdown rules about to be announced, we explain how the government’s response is an entirely right wing one, and why the...

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Are Humans Instinctively Collectivist?

March 20, 2020 Andrew Elliott 00:31:56

In this edition, Nic asks whether human beings inherently want to collectivise. We ask the further questions: If this is indeed the case, is it built in? Or is it the result of indoctrination? We mull over what collectivism really means, and if it’s compatible with a libertarian society. We then talk about collectivisation in...

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Difficult Questions for Libertarianism

March 12, 2020 Nic Elliott 00:42:33

Libertarianism isn’t an endpoint for how society should operate. It’s a beginning. How a libertarian society should operate isn’t known. Indeed, because of its inherent freedom, many competing ways would probably exist. Because of this, libertarianism has some tough questions to tackle. Whilst we don’t claim to have all the answers, we never shy away...

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Changing One Thing About the State & The Dominance of the Left

March 6, 2020 Andrew Elliott 01:02:02

What would it be? Not abolish the state entirely, but make one change to it and the way it works. Would it be simple and maybe cliché and just privatise the NHS, or would you want to abolish state education? How about the way we pay tax? Or how we deal with private property? These...

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Labour Leadership Lunacy, Unelected Political Influences and Project Fear Failed Predictions

February 28, 2020 Andrew Elliott 00:52:43

This week we start by discussing the current crop of Labour Leadership contenders. We take apart their views on transgender sex offenders and whether having Labour members influence military policy might not be such a great idea. We then move on to political influence in general. What is and is not ok? How insulated should...

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Rigged Elections and Whether the Right is a Threat

February 20, 2020 Andrew Elliott 01:01:06

On this our 50th edition, Andrew puts to Nic a thought experiment where a general election is rigged in order to get freedom lovers in power. Would that be a good thing? What are the moral implications? Should outcomes matter more than methods? This leads us onto whether the political right are a threat any...

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Labels, Tribalism and Rejecting Definitions

January 29, 2020 Nic Elliott 00:38:35

Do you hate being labelled? Nic certainly does, and in this edition he explains why he rejects being put into categories, and his squeamishness over membership of tribes. Whether its atheist, liberal or even libertarian – we discuss whether there is any label that fits our outlook on the world, and lament that all the...

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The Differences Between The Left and The Right

January 22, 2020 Nic Elliott

There are some fairly fundamental characteristics of being left wing and right wing. But do people actually know the differences, or would they mis-categorise a lot of the traits of both? We discuss whether Andrew’s succinct definitions of the left and the right hold water and then go on to attempt to describe the...

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Podcasts

COVID-19: The Economy, The New Laws and The Libertarian Option

Regulation: Changing attitudes and Unintended Consequences

Covid-19 State Expansion, Everyone’s a Right Winger and Panic Buying Baileys

Are Humans Instinctively Collectivist?

Difficult Questions for Libertarianism

Changing One Thing About the State & The Dominance of the Left

Labour Leadership Lunacy, Unelected Political Influences and Project Fear Failed Predictions

Rigged Elections and Whether the Right is a Threat

Labels, Tribalism and Rejecting Definitions

The Differences Between The Left and The Right

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