http://www.samizdata.net/2012/12/someone-at-the-department-for-communities-and-local-government-reads-blogs/ A blog for people with a critically rational individualist perspective Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.samizdata.net/2012/12/someone-at-the-department-for-communities-and-local-government-reads-blogs/#comment-267705 Paul Marks Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:04:05 +0000 http://www.samizdata.net/?p=15806#comment-267705 John in Cheshire – sadly what you say here makes a lot of sense (I wish it did not – but it does).

]]> http://www.samizdata.net/2012/12/someone-at-the-department-for-communities-and-local-government-reads-blogs/#comment-267590 john in cheshire Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:24:33 +0000 http://www.samizdata.net/?p=15806#comment-267590 Words mean nothing. It’s deeds that count. When I read that all the fake charities have ceased to receive my money from the tax that is extorted from me. When I read that all the Quangos that this government pledged to abolish, have been sent to the scrap heap, with no compensation for the public teat-suckers, then I’ll take notice of what has been said.
When our public servants ask us for permission to spend our money, so that we resume control over the purse-strings, then I’ll believe there has been a sea-change in how these parasites regard us, their betters. But I don’t see that happening until they are shit scared of us. And I don’t see that happening until they have had the shit scared out of them. So, the question is, really, who is going to do that and when?

]]> http://www.samizdata.net/2012/12/someone-at-the-department-for-communities-and-local-government-reads-blogs/#comment-266934 Christopher Snowdon Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:40:02 +0000 http://www.samizdata.net/?p=15806#comment-266934 Thanks for the link. ‘Sock puppets’ refers to a paper I wrote for the IEA earlier this year. http://www.iea.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/files/Sock%20Puppets.pdf

]]> http://www.samizdata.net/2012/12/someone-at-the-department-for-communities-and-local-government-reads-blogs/#comment-266714 Catherine in Athens Tue, 25 Dec 2012 09:14:42 +0000 http://www.samizdata.net/?p=15806#comment-266714 I’m with you on this one, Natalie; a Pickles offering sounds much more interesting than a PC Merlin. Would you cast Pickles as Mr Pickwick? And you are right about astroturf. Have a peaceful and restful Christmas!

]]> http://www.samizdata.net/2012/12/someone-at-the-department-for-communities-and-local-government-reads-blogs/#comment-266699 Rob Fisher (Surrey) Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:23:00 +0000 http://www.samizdata.net/?p=15806#comment-266699 Crikey, Natalie, thanks for reading it so we don’t have to.

]]> http://www.samizdata.net/2012/12/someone-at-the-department-for-communities-and-local-government-reads-blogs/#comment-266484 Paul Marks Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:42:23 +0000 http://www.samizdata.net/?p=15806#comment-266484 Interesting advice.

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