🖊️“A classical liberal cannot be per se ‘anti-union’ (or, for that matter, ‘pro-union’). They can only be against legislation that gives unions special privileges or coercive powers, for the same reason that they would be against legislation that gave tennis clubs or CAMRA

Kristian Niemietz Adjudication needed

This is probably aimed at a certain wing of the Labour Party, but it applies to the Tories no less. -"But it's not POPULAR when you build stuff! People don't like it!" No, they don't. But they don't like living in a permanently stagnant economy either. And they'll still blame you

Under the new leadership of our glorious,forward thinking Prime Minister Sir Keith Starmer, the appallingly antiquated, ineffective and undemocratic hotchpotch of silly medieval left overs (left) will be replaced by people who look and sound like modern Britain (right). Hurrah!

There's much to like on this plate! I'll positively single out the integrationist approach to the beans and tomatoes. However, another 3 or 4 minutes in the pan wouldn't have hurt that black pudding. And British sausages just remain an abomination.

It is very funny that we set up a well-funded (£37 million!) "Productivity Institute" whose main recommendation so far (echoed by Nesta here) is to give it more power and money to become a "Productivity Commission".

Typically, Barbara Rich makes reasonable points, founded in facts, in a reasoned and measured way. The response she receives (in 🧵) is distinctly not like for like:

I love this word, "neotoddlerism". Right up there with luxury beliefs.

Heaven forbid, we build homes to 'meet demand'. theguardian.com/society/articl…

Is anything not our fault?

In Defence of Hate iea.org.uk/in-defence-of-…

"The best Tories are those who hate most other Tories, The best Brexiteers are those who hate most other Brexiteers, But the worst Brits are those who (performatively) hate most other Brits." -Anonymous Twitter Philosopher

"A classical liberal cannot be per se ‘anti-union’ (or, for that matter, ‘pro-union’). They can only be against legislation that gives unions special privileges or coercive powers" iea.org.uk/classical-libe…

I just told it to use "symbols of the labour movement".

I knew she'd miss them.

From the "Preamble to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China - January 17, 1975" Socialist society covers a very long historical period. Throughout this period there exist classes, class contradictions and class struggle, as well as the struggle between ⬇️

When he’s right, he is right.