Blogs Posts on "Totalitarianism"

Post of the Day: Worstall goes all Devil by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 21, 2009Timmy rarely swears, but this article on the EU urging us to "focus on the big issues"—by some apologist called Vaira Vike-Freiberga—has really got his goat, and his comments are succinct and to the point...Europe is as democratic as it can be fo...

Tories: not practising what they preach by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 14, 2009I think that most reasonable people think that the goverment being allowed to hold inconvenient inquests in secret is a very bad thing indeed.Inquests into some deaths could be held in secret in future after Parliament approved the controversial prop...

No, damn you! No! by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 14, 2009Via Dick Puddlecote, I see that the "noble" Labour Member of Parliament for Rother Valley, one Keith Kevin Barron, has a slightly skewed view of what MPs are supposed to be. [Emphasis mine.]We are the state's representative in our constituencies and...

Votes at 16 by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 8, 2009I can't find a link for this (please put one in the comments), but I heard on the radio a couple of days ago that Gordon Brown had re-affirmed his belief that people should be allowed to vote at 16. This is presumably because Gordon believes that tee...

Minette Marrin: "we need fewer MPs" by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 8, 2009I have to say that there is very little for your humble Devil to disagree with in this Times article by Minette Marrin. Here are some of the highlights...In these dark days we all try to find little moments of amusement. Fortunately there is plenty o...

Farewell freedom—it was nice knowing you by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 1, 2009Those of us who like to extol the virtues of freedom and who are, simultaneously, political anoraks, have been dismayed—to put it mildly—at the wholesale destruction of our ancient freedoms. And things have only got worse...Some months ago, whils...

Yet more libertarian debate by Devil's Kitchen on Oct 20, 2009Despite his being a card-carrying Labour man, I actually agree with Unity far more than I disagree with him: we are both libertarians, though he ascribes himself to be of the Left whilst I am generally cleaved to the Right*. I thoroughly respect his...

The Enemy Class will maintain control by Devil's Kitchen on Oct 20, 2009The latest post at the Libertarian Alliance blog is the rough minutes of a speech by Sean Gabb to a Conservative Association: it is excellent and worth reading in full. Of most interest is Sean's contention that the Constitution of this country has b...