Category Archives: Civil liberties

Liberty- too precious to legislate away

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Shades

I’m going to an event at the end of February. It is a one day conference in London, called the convention on modern liberty. More on the event from top bloggers Tom Paine and Guthrum. A call to all concerned … Continue reading →

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Photos from York

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Shades

Pictures of people talking at conferences aren’t terribly interesting, so here are a few other shots.

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The consequences are sticky…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Shades

It seems that there is a critical shortage of sperm donors in Britain. Well, there is a surprise. Why could that be? Perhaps it was the removal of anonymity, or the Child Support Agency, or the rule caps. (Stories like this don’t … Continue reading →

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How weak have we become?

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Shades

(This post appeared at Underdogs bite upwards, a (small L) libertarian blogger of the sort that the Secretary of State for Bread and Circuses would not approve of. I have admired his very cogent analysis of the Righteous but this … Continue reading →

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Adding value

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Shades

This is Hazel blears MP, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local government. She looks as though she has done a bit of a double-take in this photo and I reckon that she has been snapped in a moment … Continue reading →

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