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The Witcher, Wokeness and Bad TV

“Evil is Evil. Lesser, greater, middling… Makes no difference. The degree is arbitary. The definition’s blurred. If I’m to choose between one evil and another… I’d rather not choose at all.” ~ Geralt of Rivia The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski In this first edition of 2020, Nic talks about his Christmas break of watching...

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Cherán, Mexico – How One Town Expelled The State

In 2011 the residents of a small municipality in Mexico rose up against politicians, the police and illegal loggers associated with the drug cartel La Familia Michoacana. Expelling the corruption and driving those responsible from the town, the crime rate in Cherán has dropped off a cliff. What can we learn from their unique example?...

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Election Results 2019 – Who and what were the real winners?

It’s results day 2019! In this episode, we discuss the UK General Election results. We look at statistics, trends, vote share and debate who, & what, were the real winners and losers this time around. We may be relieved, but is the result actually bittersweet? —— Please visit our website to download or stream all...

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General Election 2019 and the Current State of British Politics

It’s that time again! It’s polling day tomorrow, so we couldn’t record anything but a General Election special. We discuss the latest YouGov MRP (whatever that stands for…), trends amongst other polls and the state of the current crop of political parties. Just how close do we think the result will be? Will we be...

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Democracy, Libertarianism and the Trouble with Voting

Recorded straight after the last edition, we follow on with a discussion on the problems of our democratic system and whether we only have a choice of the “least worst” from here on in. We talk about whether voting matters in a “safe seat”, and whether we have been unwittingly encouraging others to vote on...

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The Leftwards Drift of UK Politics

In this episode we analyse the manifestos of all major UK parties. And the Greens. Andrew reached for the short straw this week when he had to read all parties’ manifestos for the upcoming UK General Election on December 12th. Why are they all so similar? Why is it so hard to tell the difference,...

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A La Cartism, Boris and the next UK General Election

Has Boris found the magic centrist formula for winning the election with his championing of both the free market and the public sector? Or will the Conservatives desire to spend, spend, spend, cause them to look like Labour Lite? After writing this blog post before there was a general election set, has anything changed? We...

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The Berlin Wall Fell 30 Years Ago

It’s the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – a crucial moment in the late 20th century that signalled the end of the Cold War and the retreat of Communism. So what has changed since then, and do people born after this moment have different sensibilities when it comes to who the...

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Does a General Election Mean we Finally Get Brexit?

We’re finally having a general election.  But will it really solve the parliamentary problems we are currently experiencing? Why are we in the situation we are in? Why are we having a General Election at all? In this edition, Andrew and Nic discuss the craziness of the last couple of weeks in UK politics and...

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Thought Experiment: Privatising the Public Sector

What if everything the government does was privatised? Not the law making, but all of the other functions and agencies and quangos. Could it be done quickly? What would be the consequences, and should we start with something small first… like the NHS. As we discuss going the whole hog, we realise we never started...

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