The Illustrated Road to Serfdom
Filed in Economics, February 12, 2008, 11:18 amIf you can’t manage Von Hayek’s full text.
Naive DC
Filed in Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, February 11, 2008, 8:04 pmCurrently passing the time by watching an episode of the series Tory! Tory! Tory!, a documentary about the rise of Thatcherite conservatives in the 70’s and 80’s, available on Veoh.
Peter Clarke (PA to Keith Joseph) says this:
“I think you could say that the young Keith Joseph was not unlike the young David Cameron, that they [...]
Air-raid!!!!
Filed in Switzerland, February 6, 2008, 11:40 amThe civil defence sirens throughout the whole of Switzerland are being tested this afternoon. Although we were warned about this and I know the French aren’t about to come marauding over the border I have to say the echo of all the sirens going off really sends a chill down my spine.
Think I might [...]
Nick Clegg’s problem
Filed in Liberal Democrats, Public Perception, February 5, 2008, 9:15 amWritten by Madsen Pirie on the Adam Smith Institute blog today:
“Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has a real problem. Last week one of his MPs tabled a bill in Parliament to force pubs and bars to sell wine in small measures only, while one of his party’s MEPs called for a ban on patio heaters. [...]
Creating Science Cities
Filed in Science/Tech/Art, Switzerland, US, February 4, 2008, 11:14 amHere are a few articles that might interest both the geek and politico that I know lurks within us all. They are partly about recent work that the research group I am involved with has been doing in the field of neuroprosthetics but also about the transfer of technology and knowledge to developing nations (in [...]
