There have been a lot of mean things said about Nick Cohen in the blogosphere in recent years, mainly due to his spectacular flip-flopping over the Iraq war, and to a lesser extent his despair over Kate Winslet having parking tickets foisted on her simply for parking illegally in Islington. So it’s enjoyable to read… Continue reading Cohen talks sense shocker
Month: October 2005
Tax Commission Response 4: Environmental and indirect taxation
Another link for the document I’m blogging on about (pdf). I’ve written a lot about environmental taxation, so I thought I’d save that til last, except to again note my despair that environmental tax policy is considered so marginal by the working group that it doesn’t even warrant its own section. Firstly, VAT. This is… Continue reading Tax Commission Response 4: Environmental and indirect taxation
Lib Dem ID campaign
I’ve been asked to plug the new Lib Dem Anti ID Cards. Happy to do so, but this is a blog and so people will forgive me if I make a few comments. Firstly, please can we move away from the idea within the party that petition=campaign. I get so despairing because the Party’s Campaigns… Continue reading Lib Dem ID campaign