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[Why the Scottish Enlightenment failed in Scotland.]
I am writing this twelve hours prior to the expected declaration of the results of the Scottish Referendum. I have imposed political purdah on myself for this time, even to the extent of replying to comments on posts which were put up prior to polling day. What I am meditating here is principle: general considerations not specific to this vote.

I ( Read more... )

Why Iain Dale was right the first time - and wrong to apologise.

... and why it's dead wrong.

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Here’s some bipartisan agreement for you (that’s yer actual cross-party agreement, that is!). Bar a markedly different view on the Tobin tax, I can associate myself wholly with it - and note that it goes nowhere near far enough. Any government of HM’s that had signed on to a scheme under which the last remnants of Parliamentary sovereignty were ( Read more... )

( Unlike the PM and the backbenches, I really do bear no grudges. )

( What YA wants is economic sanity. )

( Amicus Plato, sed magis amica Veritas. )

As this is not my politics / economics blog, I content myself with saying this: any party that chooses to put up taxes on cider when there are so many other possibilities, has clearly written off the West Country constituencies.