In centuries past, a summons to attend the monarch in Parliament was a mixed blessing. In an age of poor transportation it could mean a long and arduous journey; it could also mean leaving a homestead, a farm, a manor to questionable management, not to mention wife and family to weeks or months of uncertainty. No wonder many tried to evade their duty or pass it off onto substitutes. A sad and angry consolation.

Monday, 9 January 2017. Barking up the wrong tree. Another month rolls by and we get another torrent of dribble from Civitas. The very last thing we want to do is open up an international free for all in subsidised goods because nobody wins from trade wars. That necessarily requires that a base level of state aid regulation stays in place. We do not have a.

Sunday, 8 January 2017. These stories make some interesting visions of the conflict in human behaviour interacting within these forces.

Saturday, 26 November 2016. Some thoughts on Trump and Brexit. Century Britain or exclusively a competence of the EU. Absolutely gorgeous - but not quite worth dying for. Oh, and it will be funny. One mere example of how a Trump presidency will be much funnier than a Clinton one. Moreover, to demonstrate by example, an expert telling.

Friday, 23 December 2016. Aftermath part 2 - Poisoning the Well. Some unforeseen force, some fear was needed to drive them away from their position. An existential notion so distasteful that, with the right framing, it would be impossible to defend. It started with stunned silence - but the losing narrative soon changed.