If they release Just Stop Oil, they’ll upset the voters. If they keep JSO activists incarcerated, they’ll upset the donors.
British Labour Government Pressured to Release Just Stop Oil “Truth Tellers”
British Labour Government Pressured to Release Just Stop Oil “Truth Tellers”
22 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics Tags: British politics, climate activists
XR Founder Roger Hallam Sentenced 5 Years In Prison For Blocking M25 Motorway In 2022
22 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics Tags: British politics, climate activists
7 weeks of rain and 5 years in prison By Klimanachrichten Five years ago, we published an article about Roger Hallam in this blog. He is the founder of XTinction Rebellion and an activist with Stop Oil. Interestingly, these groups are/were funded with money from oil heirs. Already in 2019 we had many doubts about…
XR Founder Roger Hallam Sentenced 5 Years In Prison For Blocking M25 Motorway In 2022
Lessons from the UK
21 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in income redistribution, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: British politics
There are many lessons for New Zealand in last week’s British election result, which saw the 14-year reign of the Conservative Party ending in a crushing defeat. While the number of seats won by Labour appeared to indicate a huge swing to the left in support of Sir Keir Starmer’s Party, that isn’t the case […]
Lessons from the UK
Robert Swetlic: For Constitutional Clarity, Should Angela Rayner be Named First Secretary of State?
19 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in law and economics, politics, Public Choice Tags: British constitutional law, British politics
Barely 24 hours after Labour’s victory at the polls, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s top team of MPs began to line the path to No. 10 Downing Street, hoping to have their shadow portfolios translated into long-awaited ministerial roles. First among the parade of MPs was Angela Rayner, who was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, […]
Robert Swetlic: For Constitutional Clarity, Should Angela Rayner be Named First Secretary of State?
The House of Commons Chamber and the Politics of Seating
18 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: British politics
Parliament will be officially opened this week and debates will begin once again in the House of Commons. But with the Labour party winning such a large majority in the 2024 General Election, some of their Members may be left wondering- where should I sit? Emeritus Director of the History of Parliament, Dr Paul Seaward, […]
The House of Commons Chamber and the Politics of Seating
National Grid: Britain will remain dependent on gas for years
17 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics, climate alarmism
By Paul Homewood As I revealed yesterday, we will still need gas for years to come: Britain will be forced to rely on natural gas for years to come, National Grid has said, in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s green energy ambitions. Demand for gas is now expected to be at […]
National Grid: Britain will remain dependent on gas for years
Pamala Paul: Ideology impedes gender treatement in U.S.
14 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in health economics, liberalism, Marxist economics Tags: British politics, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
If you’ve followed this website regularly, you’ll know that the UK’s Cass Review, which evaluated and criticized the NHS’s treatment of gender dysphoria, has been widely accepted in the UK, causing the country to slow down on “affirmative care”, following the lead of other European countries. No longer will the NHS run a conveyer belt […]
Pamala Paul: Ideology impedes gender treatement in U.S.
Miliband overrules officials with immediate ban on new North Sea oil
12 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood The demented idiot really is determined to destroy the UK economy! . Ed Miliband has ordered an immediate ban on drilling in new North Sea oil fields in a decision that overrules Energy Department officials and risks triggering a wave of legal action. In an unusual intervention into what […]
Miliband overrules officials with immediate ban on new North Sea oil
Sadiq Khan to impose congestion charge on electric vehicles
08 Jul 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics, urban economics Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood Sadiq Khan is extending London’s congestion charge to all zero-emission vehicles from the end of next year.
Sadiq Khan to impose congestion charge on electric vehicles
Farage Attacks Net Zero With Facts
07 Jul 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics, climate alarmism
By Paul Homewood Finally we’ve got some common sense in Parliament! . https://twitter.com/i/status/1807687079918256358
Farage Attacks Net Zero With Facts
Climate-Skeptic Reform Party Takes A Third Of The Tory Vote In The UK Election
07 Jul 2024 1 Comment
in economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics
After 14 years of net-zero nonsense from the Conservative Party, Nigel Farage’s climate-skeptic Reform Party has taken away a third of the Conservative vote.
Climate-Skeptic Reform Party Takes A Third Of The Tory Vote In The UK Election
The true cost of Labour’s net zero plans is slowly being revealed – and the sums are staggering
29 Jun 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics, climate alarmism
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby . At least the Telegraph is starting to dismantle Mad Miliband’s crazy agenda: . Sir Keir Starmer has promised that a new Labour government would decarbonise the UK’s electricity system by 2030 and would, at the same time, reduce average energy bills by up to £300 or roughly […]
The true cost of Labour’s net zero plans is slowly being revealed – and the sums are staggering
Labour’s net zero grid will require ‘huge sacrifice’, warns energy chief
23 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood Reality is beginning to dawn! Labour’s plan for a net zero grid by 2030 is unrealistic and will require a “huge sacrifice” by the country, a leading power station builder has warned. Javier Cavada, European boss of Mitsubishi Power, said the rollout of green energy schemes planned by Sir Keir Starmer and […]
Labour’s net zero grid will require ‘huge sacrifice’, warns energy chief
Just Stop Oil Terrorists Desecrate Stonehenge
20 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, law and economics, property rights Tags: British politics, climate activists
The blatant vandalism of a cherished historical site is unlikely to garner public support; instead, it fosters resentment and further polarizes debate, reducing complex scientific and policy discussions to simplistic and destructive acts of rebellion.
Just Stop Oil Terrorists Desecrate Stonehenge
Nigel Farage on Net Zero: “The Whole Thing is about Charging Us More Money”
18 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics
Farage leads Reform UK, a party which recently pulled ahead of the governing Conservatives in the polls, and stands a real chance of becoming the second largest party in the next British parliament.
Nigel Farage on Net Zero: “The Whole Thing is about Charging Us More Money”
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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