Oxford debate disrupted by violence

The controversial debate which saw the Oxford union invite Nick Griffin and David Irving to speak about freedom of speech was disrupted by anti-fascist groups in scenes of disorder and some violence. I feel like I am repeating myself here but freedom of speech is a democratic value and yes it is tough when you [...]

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Foxes and Freedom, how Liberty gets Hijacked

Its about time I made my feelings on foxhunting perfectly clear; its a contentious issue for sure and one that raises many heated arguments. I live in a predominantly Tory, Countryside Alliance area and I have grown more than a little weary of the continued use of car bumper stickers protesting the injustice of the [...]

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The Anti-Patriot

I’ve often ruffled feathers with my stance on Patriotism, I don’t see why it should ruffle feathers after all I’m not actively involved in sedition or anything in fact the very title of this post is completely fallacious in that I’m not an Anti-Patriot I’m just not a Patriot. This is of course part of [...]

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The Nightwatchman state

In my attempts to reconcile my slightly Anarchic desires with the idea of state socialism I have come across an interesting and little discussed concept decribed in the title of this post. The idea of Minarchism is one based around a form of deontological arguments which determine that a state should be restricted to minimal [...]

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