I’ve just published an article over at Liberal Vision on the recent announcement by Government to increase the fines from £30 to £60 for not wearing a seat belt whilst driving. Why not go and have a read?

I’ve written a further article about the government’s threat to the autonomy of home educators for Liberal Vision.  Go and have a read.

Today I signed up to show my support for the newly launched campaign, ‘Amend the Smoking Ban – Save our Pubs and Clubs’.  It’s pretty clear from the title what it’s about.  Why not have a look and give your support too?

Though this campaign has my support, I stick by my argument that there should be no laws in place governing where people can and cannot smoke.  Instead, this should be left up to property owners or renters to decide.

If they want smoking on their premises it’s their choice.  If they don’t like smoking, fine by me.  If they want to cater for all their customers they may choose to have smoking and non-smoking areas.  Radical eh?

This campaign is a step in the right direction, but what a state of affairs we live under when such steps have to be taken to reclaim just some of our property rights from government.

I tweeted my disgust about Graham Badman’s report last Sunday and have thought that I really must blog something on this matter.  I don’t really need to spend too much time expressing my views because they are very clear for all to understand.

In short, Graham Badman, the Labour Government and any do-gooder bureaucrat who believes they have any right to interfere in the private affairs of individuals and family should just back off.

These sick people, who seem to believe that child abuse is happening in every family home in the land have, in my view, serious psychiatric problems and should seek help. Read more »