hoebe and Anna have just been sentenced to 2 years and 20 months in prison respectively after throwing soup over the glass frame of Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’.
Phoebe Plummer of Just Stop Oil Sentenced to Two Years–JSO Sad
Phoebe Plummer of Just Stop Oil Sentenced to Two Years–JSO Sad
29 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of crime, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics Tags: British politics, climate activists, regressive left, useful idiots
The BBC once again won’t use the word “terrorists” for Hamas
28 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, economics of information, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: British politics, Gaza Strip, media bias, Middle-East politics, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror
This article just appeared in Spiked (click headline below to read), but you can see a similar piece in the Times of Israel. The upshot is that the BBC, which has long bridled at using the word “terrorists” for Hamas, is now bridling again when the Beeb itself shows a documentary about the Nova Music […]
The BBC once again won’t use the word “terrorists” for Hamas
Facts about Britain
22 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic growth, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, macroeconomics, Public Choice, resource economics, transport economics, urban economics Tags: British politics
Between 2004 and 2021, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the industrial price of energy tripled in nominal terms, or doubled relative to consumer prices. With almost identical population sizes, the UK has under 30 million homes, while France has around 37 million. 800,000 British families have second homes compared to 3.4 million French families. Per capita electricity generation in the UK […]
Facts about Britain
The Problem Of Too Much Wind
19 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics, wind power
By Paul Homewood FES 2024 As well as the problem of not having enough wind power at times, there is also the issue of having too much at other times. Consequently we have to pay generators to switch off. The National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios this year estimated that 42.5 TWh would have […]
The Problem Of Too Much Wind
Equality Act 2010
18 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, history of economic thought, human capital, job search and matching, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: British politics, compensating differences, pay equity
The UK’s Orwellian sounding Equality Act 2010 is strikingly Marxist. It demands equal pay for work of equal value where these are defined as follows: A’s work is equal to that of B if it is like B’s work, rated as equivalent to B’s work, or of equal value to B’s work. A’s work is […]
Equality Act 2010
The bus-sized battery farms threatening to blight Britain’s countryside
17 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics, wind power
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Wind mills, solar farms and giant batteries. How to wreck the English countryside for no good reason! Mega projects designed to store renewable energy are drawing the ire of rural communities The bucolic Buckinghamshire village of Granborough, while picturesque, is not much of a landmark. […]
The bus-sized battery farms threatening to blight Britain’s countryside
Farewell, my (hereditary) lords?
12 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in law and economics, politics, Public Choice Tags: British politics, constitutional law
Last week, the Government unveiled legislation to remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords. It’s a fairly straightforward bill that seeks to repeal section 2 of the House of Lords Act 1999, thereby making the exclusion of hereditary peers absolute rather than qualified. It also abolishes the Upper House’s jurisdiction over peerage […]
Farewell, my (hereditary) lords?
Petrol cars ‘rationed to meet eco targets’
04 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: British politics, unintended consequences
By Paul Homewood h/t Doug Brodie I predicted this would happen: Car makers are rationing sales of petrol and hybrid vehicles in Britain to avoid hefty net zero fines, according to one of the country’s biggest dealership chains. Robert Forrester, chief executive of Vertu Motors, said manufacturers were delaying deliveries of cars […]
Petrol cars ‘rationed to meet eco targets’
Tackling the problem of electoral corruption: the 1883 Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act
02 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, law and economics, Public Choice Tags: bribery and corruption, British history, British politics
Marking the anniversary of the passage of the 1883 Corrupt Practices Act, Dr Kathryn Rix, assistant editor of the House of Commons, 1832-1945, begins a series of blog posts on this landmark reform by looking at the key changes made by the act and the motivations behind it. On 25 August 1883, the final day […]
Tackling the problem of electoral corruption: the 1883 Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act
Rowling Reportedly Sued by Olympic Boxer Over Gender Criticism
24 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of media and culture, gender, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, property rights Tags: Age of Enlightenment, British politics, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
We have previously discussed the cancel campaigns targeting JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series. Rowling was not only the greatest selling author of all time but a wildly popular writer until she publicly opposed certain transgender policies as inimical to the advances in feminism. Now, she is the target of a lawsuit […]
Rowling Reportedly Sued by Olympic Boxer Over Gender Criticism
“Keyboard Warrior”: British Crackdown Results in Three-Year Sentence Over Anti-Migrant Postings
21 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA Tags: British politics, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
Three years ago, we discussed the conviction of a British man for “toxic ideologies,” under the draconian laws criminalizing inciteful or dangerous speech. The erosion of free speech appears to have only accelerated in the UK. As is often the case, the attacks on free speech increase during periods of unrest, anger or fear. With […]
“Keyboard Warrior”: British Crackdown Results in Three-Year Sentence Over Anti-Migrant Postings
Net Zero Watch warns of years of rising electricity bills
18 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics, wind power
Floating offshore wind is probably the most expensive form of electricity ever deployed on a commercial basis in the UK, and all the signs are that it will remain so.
Net Zero Watch warns of years of rising electricity bills
Ed Miliband’s Hard Left Policy Team
15 Aug 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, liberalism, Marxist economics Tags: British politics, climate activists, Internet
By Paul Homewood Guido has news on the batch of SpAds advising the clueless Ed Miliband. Their extreme backgrounds are s concerning as Miliband’s own. The fact that he has picked these says it all.
Ed Miliband’s Hard Left Policy Team
Wind turbines taller than skyscrapers to march across British countryside
13 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, law and economics, property rights Tags: British politics, wind power
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Is there no limit that this moron will go to wreck this country? Giant wind turbines taller than London’s Gherkin building are to be built across Britain’s countryside after Ed Miliband rejected calls to impose a height limit. The Energy Secretary’s decision means turbines as high as 850ft can […]
Wind turbines taller than skyscrapers to march across British countryside
How Politicians Should Debate: Kemi Badenoch
05 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, discrimination, economic growth, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, gender, income redistribution, labour economics, law and economics, macroeconomics, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: British politics
She’s been one of the rising stars of the British Conservative Party for some time now, and I’ve covered stories about her before (Would be nice if a US Democrat said this about Critical Race Theory and A Tory warning for the National Party of 2032), but I’ve finally decided to add Kemi Badenoch as a tag […]
How Politicians Should Debate: Kemi Badenoch
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