My local Co-Op recently underwent one of those ghastly upgrades which turn slightly glorified corner shops into mini convenience meccas, where one can buy just about anything, so long as you’re prepared to pay a little bit more than you would at a place you have to drive to. A whole new aisle was crammed […]
According to senior EU officials, the UK cannot be in the European Arrest Warrant after Brexit. Although this does create immediate issues in that we must now consider what extradition arrangements we want post-Brexit and work towards negotiating a new treaty, it is a positive thing that we are leaving the EAW. Conservatives for Liberty […]
All things considered, liberty is a pretty simple concept. At its core is the idea that adults should be free to do as they please as long as they are not hurting others. This is known as the harm principle. And it’s the disregard for this fundamental concept that makes the public health lobby one […]
When I interviewed you previously in September 2015, you struck rather a pessimistic tone at the increasing power of the public health lobby and the nanny state, is it safe to say things have got worse since then? Very safe. Things generally do get worse. All you can do is hope to […]
The sugar tax is a bad policy being introduced for bad reasons and, worst of all, it’s another push down a slippery slope. Public health lobbyists have yet another win under their belt and they won’t stop there. You were warned. It’s a regressive tax and, like all consumption taxes, will hit the poorest the hardest […]
In case you haven’t noticed, today is International Women’s Day. Honestly, the whole thing makes me feel uncomfortable because I have only ever considered gender one part of my identity, and the way this day makes gender sound like the most important thing in the world just winds me up. But instead of allowing the […]
I don’t generally write about politics in the context of gender, because frankly, it doesn’t matter to me. Maybe it was a terrible oversight, but my mum simply didn’t bring me up to think about my gender in any political or economic context. And that’s why the past year or so has been particularly frustrating […]
By Ollie Marshall It’s time for the Conservatives to embrace a green future; end prohibition and legalise weed! The issue of Cannabis legalisation is one that tends to pop up every so often. Most recently it made headlines in the UK after Tim Farron included legalisation in the Lib Dem manifesto. I would argue that […]
The Seventies brought us Grease, Chicago and The Equal Pay Act. Ever since then, us ladies have been bopping along to Summer Nights, All That Jazz and the sweet sound of a income that is equal to that of a male employee employed by the same company doing the same job (catchy, I know). Yes, […]
It’s no secret that cannabis legalisation is a policy area that I feel particularly passionate about, and one that I degenerately thrust myself behind whenever I have a chance. As such, you may be surprised that I am not over the moon at a major (ish) party in the country I live announcing commitment to […]
On 23 June 2016 a small miracle happened in Northern Ireland. Despite polls placing the percentage of Northern Irish voters who were going to vote to leave the European Union at 13% in late 2015 and just 26% in the days before the referendum, 44% of Northern Irish voters turned out and voted leave. To […]
History, especially that section of history which passes into the national consciousness, is rarely fair. That is why it’s entirely possible that the present Government will be remembered, above all else, as the administration which lost the Union. The exact Brexit deal which is agreed, and its wider impact, will be a historic footnote compared […]
