Nov
29
First Published - Tuesday 26th November 2002
Every week 13 to 17 million people across the nation tune into Eastenders. This programme is often derided as trash. I would not agree. Eastenders is very clever television. The production values of the show are high, and it skips very cleverly between story lines at least every 90 [...]
Nov
29
The History of Classical Liberalism
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First Published - Thursday, December 26th 2002
All written history prior to the advent of Classical Liberalism is the history of an elite oppressing the masses. This elite has been at different times socialist and feudal. Classical Liberalism is an individualistic philosophy. It respect the property of the individual and considers all taxation as theft and [...]
Nov
29
First Published - Thursday, December 26th 2002
Classical Liberalism is an individualist political philosophy. The Classical Liberal believes that an individual has certain rights, which may never be violated by either the state or other individuals. The Classical Liberal philosopher John Locke claimed these rights were life, liberty and property. Later Classical Liberals have narrowed this [...]
Nov
29
First published on Monday, February 17th 2003
On Saturday, the largest ever protest to hit the streets of London took place. It was a march against a War on Iraq and a fun day out for all or almost all involved. It is estimates that one and a half million people took part on the march. [...]
Nov
29
First Published Tuesday 19th November 2002
As a young child the tales of Robin Hood caused me quite a bit of concern. As I saw it theft was theft, so why did responsible adults feed children with tales of a man who stole from the rich to give to the poor. When I questioned adults about [...]
Aug
22
Transport and the Economy
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by Stuart Mark Turner - Economics Editor
When anybody discusses the state of the British rail system it is quite clear that many consider it to be a disgrace and I would agree with this statement. Trains are not fast enough, punctual enough nor cheap enough when compared with our main competitors. This is a great [...]