Blog Index

An index of the posts on this blog categorised by theme

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The Constitution of Jersey

1. Lessons from history: Athens and Sparta
2. Lessons from history: the Soviet Union
3. Lessons from history: modern Greece

1.0.2

Elections in Jersey

1. Is the Jersey Evening Post a 'public authority'?
2. Can there be free and fair elections whilst jurats perform the functions they do?
3. The role of the media (part one)
4. The role of the media (part two)
5. 2011 Election Survey Results

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1.0.4

The Economy of Jersey

1. The construction industry

1.0.5

Mechanisms of social control

1. Welfare
2. Inflation

1.06

Practical Magic

1. The Magic of Accounting - Debt Value Adjustment

1.0.7

Global Economic Hegemony

1. Absolute power corrupts absolutely

1.0.8

Fiat v Gold Standard

1. The collapse of Dexia bank
2. Gold contracts in renminbi
3. The EU in crisis: Hope v Reality

The Libertarian Philosophy

1. On returning responsibility to individuals not org...
2. Enlightenment
3. There is no "Politics of the Centre"
4. Statute vs. Law
5. God is my right

US Politics

1. A Libertarian as the Republican Presidential Candi...
2. Ron Paul Profile
3. Iowa Caucus
4. New Hampshire Primary
5. South Carolina Results
6. Florida Primary
7. Voting irregularities
8. After Maine Caucus

Global Financial Systemic Crisis

1. The first domino has fallen - systemic collapse to...
2. US Bank profits are 'poor quality' - Bloomberg
3. Italy too big to bail, so why are banks too big to...
4. Pensions, markets & the baby boomer time bomb
5. The end of the financial system IS nigh
6. Sustainable economics and the free market
7. European Sovereign Debt 1
8. A weak Euro is bad for the US economy
9. The Gold Futures Market
10. Hyper Inflation Must Follow
11. Inevitable Greek Default

Politics & The Media

1. Politics and the media 1 - The United States of Am...
2. Politics and the Media 2 - Jersey Evening Post
3. The Role of the Media 3: Concerns for the future

On Constitutions

1. Lessons for Jersey from Athens, Sparta & SovietUn...
2. Spartan Constitution 2: Lessons from the Soviet Un...
3. A Spartan Constitution 3: Lessons from Modern Gree...

Common Misconceptions

1. Welfare as a Means of Social Control
2. Inflation the insidious tax on capital
3. The illusion of Government

Public Authorities and the ECHR

1. Defining a 'Public Authority' under the ECHR
2. Jurats an affront to your civil liberties

The Finances of Jersey

1. Review of the 2011 Jersey budget
2. Jersey is heavily invested in the bond 'bubble'

On the Operation of Governments

1. Hope versus Economic Reality
2. The Business of Government
3. Government does not solve problems, it creates the...
4. Results versus intention
5. Holding Politicians Accountable
   

Jersey Industry

1. The Construction Business in Jersey
2. "Eliminate competing technologies" - Sure& Airtel...
3. Shoppers need car parks not office blocks
4. Golden Goose or Flying Banana
5. Government Bails out Construction
6. States Policy is fundamentally flawed

UK Politics

1. Felton & Hesham By-election

The 2011 Jersey Elections

1. Election Survey Results
2. Free and fair elections in Jersey?
3. How to tell which party you would vote for
4. The battle to be Jersey's third figurehead
5. Same circus, same clowns...
6. Enthusiasm for Scrutiny is underwhelming
7. On taking Deputy Southern to Royal Court
8. Can this Court sit in judgement on itself?
9. Political Parties and Jersey

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