By Eamon Dyas In the aftermath of the killing of three children in Southport on 29 July the liberal media has been working overtime to ensure that the narrative around the resulting rioting is understood in terms that do not go beyond the involvement of “extreme right-wing elements”. The left has been more than willing … Continue reading Globalism and immigration
Dave Gardner We live in a political system described by its advocates as liberal democracy. Liberal democracy is contrasted with ‘authoritarian’ regimes which adopt policies that the leaders of liberal democracies do not like, such as the promotion of traditional families, restrictions on the influence of foreign governments masquerading as ‘civil society organisations’ or advocacy of … Continue reading Liberal Democratic Oligarchy
Catherine Dunlop [The photo above shows Viktor Orbán] Socialists call themselves socialists, conservatives call themselves conservatives, but so-called populists don’t call themselves populists. It is a derogatory term. The word itself indicate that the people are involved, either as a mass to be flattered and used, as in demagogy, or simply involved. The implication is that the … Continue reading What is Populism ?
Ordinary Britons have been victims of a fraud that began in the 1980s. Started before many of today’s voters were even born. Thanks to tight control of the popular media by the very rich, a reversion to 19th century capitalism was sold as the only option. Liberal critics speak vaguely of a Western failure after the … Continue reading The Mixed Economy and Dogmatic Individualism
by Christopher Winch One of the reasons why socialism is struggling is that socialists do not really know who they are and where they came from. Many think that they are a species of liberal. After all, socialism grew up alongside liberalism and both are opponents of conservatism. Both socialists and liberals favour democracy and … Continue reading Should Socialists Fear Liberalism?
Labour Affairs (The image above shows an ad for the privatisation of British Gas in 1986) We can look at the question of the NHS through historical trends. Since Thatcher, trends have taken three directions. One towards a small state and a greater part played by the private sector. The second is the principle that … Continue reading Historical trends and the NHS
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