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Catastrophe theory and politics
Read more: Catastrophe theory and politicsCatastrophe theory is a way of modeling sudden changes mathematically: I am not suggesting we are heading for a catastrophe in the ordinary sense. So, I found Politics in Latin America, A Catastrophe Theory Model, while reflecting on…
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BBC: UK’s top policeman forced to resign
Read more: BBC: UK’s top policeman forced to resignAnd l wish him well in his new career, provided it is not as a commentator. See also: Dominic Grieve MP: Sir Ian Blair’s resignation “the right decision” Mark Field MP on ConservativeHome. The Times: Boris Johnson forces…
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The Sun Says: “He’s ready”
Read more: The Sun Says: “He’s ready”Eclipsing the broadsheets, the Sun gives one of the better summaries of Cameron’s vision. Reading around the papers this morning is instructive: so many people paid to find fault. One journalist laments the Tories’ apparent spending pledges, but…
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An overwhelming sense of hope and optimism
Read more: An overwhelming sense of hope and optimismDavid Cameron’s approach, just laid out in his speech, is an inspiring vision to reverse the damage Labour has done and clear away the muck of British politics. It was the perfect cap to a consistently hopeful, if…
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Mirek Topolanek: “We must get off the road to serfdom”
Read more: Mirek Topolanek: “We must get off the road to serfdom”An uplifting speech from the Czech Prime Minister to the Conservative Party Conference: This issue involves the trust in the individual and in his ability to make his free decisions. I know that the Conservative Party today strives…
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Mises.org: The Great Bank Robbery of 2008
Read more: Mises.org: The Great Bank Robbery of 2008A further alternative perspective: It is the crudest Keynesianism to view the Paulson Plan as an injection of capital or “liquidity.” That money has to come from somewhere. If it is taxed or borrowed, then it is just…
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FT.com: Building societies angry at B&B liabilities
Read more: FT.com: Building societies angry at B&B liabilitiesBut just one moment: …the government hammered out a deal with the Spanish bank Santander, which will buy the embattled UK mortgage lender’s £20bn deposit book and 197-branch network for £612m. Santander, which already owns Abbey and is…
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Shaun Bailey, Hammersmith PPC
Read more: Shaun Bailey, Hammersmith PPCShaun Bailey: an inspiring Conservative parliamentary candidate.