Freedom
A selection of articles of free speech and economic freedom.
Labour's war on the motorist
In recent days we have seen a selection of proposals making it harder for people to drive, fitting neatly into Labour’s wider authoritarian, nanny-state instinct: the belief that everyday life must be managed, supervised, and regulated ever more tightly by the state, regardless…
Joey Barton and Jeremy Vine
Joey Barton, Jeremy Vine, and the Criminalisation of Speech Last week saw the news that Joey Barton is seeking to appeal his conviction for offensive social media posts targeting Jeremy Vine and football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko. Barton was found guilty of sending…
Jury Trials
Last week saw the budget – an outrageous assault on working people, but something we've sadly come to expect of our socialist government. Darker, and far more insidious, is Labour's timing in announcing proposals for the curtailment of trial by jury – the day before the budget,…
Facial Recognition Surveillance
The Metropolitan Police are proposing a major expansion of live facial-recognition surveillance across London, claiming success after nearly a thousand arrests linked to the technology. Their public consultation, proudly cited by the force, apparently found that 85 % of…
The Smile of a Psychopath
Last week, Keir Starmer took to X in a bizarre series of short posts promoting Digital ID, chirping out a supposed benefit of the Orwellian idea every few hours from Thursday and throughout the weekend. Apparently impervious to being ratioed worse than Labour’s candidate for the…
The Nanny State strikes again (2)
As of Sunday, it is now illegal to purchase disposable vapes in the UK (though, somewhat perversely, it de facto remains perfectly legal to cross the Channel in a dinghy or publicly call for the murder of Conservative MPs). This latest instance of state overreach, arriving hot…
Digital ID- your soul for convenience
Yesterday the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology released a video showing off their new digital identification system, set to be rolled out in the new year. Titled "Merry Pint-Mas," the video begins with a young man entering a pub and being asked for ID after…
The right to die
Following the recent announcement of an upcoming vote on the contentious issue of assisted dying, many social commentators were quick to decry the potential for individuals being pressured into ending their lives early. Their concerns should not be dismissed. There are plenty of…
Liberty caps- the clue's in the name
It's mushroom season. In gardens, parks and on fields across the country countless species of funghi are sprouting from the soil as the weather gets cooler. But one of them is special. The Liberty Cap is a relatively unassuming mushroom, averaging about 5-6cm tall with a cream…
The Nanny State strikes again
Smoking kills. Didn't know that one. Many thanks to Starmer for reminding us that smoking claims the lives of 80,000 Britons a year. All attacks on our liberties are presented in this manner, some problem or threat that justifies further State involvement in our lives. A couple…