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Ding Dong Thatcher's Gone - Should I Celebrate?

Rima Amin | Posted 17.06.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: UK, Welfare, Economics, Falklands, Thatcherism, State, Community, Argentina, Ireland, Manufacturing, Conservative, Ideology, Influence, Funeral, Politics, Prime Minister, Mining, Industry, Thatcher, Unions, Thatcherites, Magaret, UK Impact, UK Politics News
Rima Amin

I understand why people are angry by the woman who favoured functional inequalities and believed it to be a necessity for a dynamic economy as she cared little for those consequently suffering.

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State vs. Parent: The Crowding Out of Choice

Robin Koerner | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK
Read More: UK, Vouchers, Chancellor George Osborne, State, Liberal Democrats, Friedrich Hayek, Social Spending, Britain, Blue Republican, Frederic Bastiat, Welfare, Childcare, Prime Minister Cameron, Childcare Costs, Conservatives, Statism, UK News
Robin Koerner

When welfarism fails most spectacularly, it is usually because it attempts to treat a perceived social or economic problem without understanding -- le...

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Keep the State Out of Our Love Lives

Joel Durston | Posted 28.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Pornography, Gove, Education, Iceland, Relationships, Censorship, Sex, Schooling, State, UK Students, UK Politics News
Joel Durston

The truth is relationships and sex are (literally) f***ing minefields. Any attempt for the state to intrude further into non-criminal in this would inevitably draw widespread criticism from those of all political persuasions.

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Private Schools vs State Schools: A Student's Riposte to Murray and O'Farrell

Tom Davies | Posted 30.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Middle, Debate, Working, Private, Social, Mobility, State, Guardian, Priviledge, School, Class, UK Universities & Education News
Tom Davies

At present, state education does not match up to private schools in terms of academic provision. Until they do, parents who are lucky enough to be able to make the choice must make a value judgment. However, once you've made your choice, don't let your decision distort your take on reality à la Murray and O'Farrell.

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Africa Needs Functioning Governments Not Private Sector

Dapo Adesanya | Posted 24.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Government, Private Sector, Tony Elumelu, State, Africa, Kanem Bornu, Washington DC, Trading, Market Economy, Capitalism, Functioning Government, UK News
Dapo Adesanya

Twenty-first century Africa, however, has not found a place for capitalism in its societal values and rightly so. As doing that will be putting the cart before the horse.

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