Comments on: links for 2008-05-01 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/ The weblog of Brighton-based writer Justin McKeating Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:31:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ejh http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/comment-page-1/#comment-39606 ejh Fri, 02 May 2008 15:44:41 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/#comment-39606 <i>Boris Johnson claimed in print that Stephen Byers’ renationalisation of Railtrack was as bad as Robert Mugabe.</i> I suspect however that this is more to do with the absolute horror of property owners that anybody might interfere, however mildly, with the right of property ownership (and disposal etc). You don’t have to go very far right before people start assuming that liberty is not only indivisible from the right to property but actually derives from it in the first place. It can sometimes be hard to distinguish the hysteria from the ideology. ejh's latest blog post... <a href="http://justinhorton.blogspot.com/2008/04/peoples-theatre.html" rel="nofollow">People's theatre</a> Boris Johnson claimed in print that Stephen Byers’ renationalisation of Railtrack was as bad as Robert Mugabe.

I suspect however that this is more to do with the absolute horror of property owners that anybody might interfere, however mildly, with the right of property ownership (and disposal etc). You don’t have to go very far right before people start assuming that liberty is not only indivisible from the right to property but actually derives from it in the first place. It can sometimes be hard to distinguish the hysteria from the ideology.

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]]> By: ejh http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/comment-page-1/#comment-39598 ejh Fri, 02 May 2008 14:02:11 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/#comment-39598 <i>there is a current in Toryism that has a bizarre obsession with southern Africa</i> Much of is it sitting in the Pavilion Stand whenever you go to Lord's. ejh's latest blog post... <a href="http://justinhorton.blogspot.com/2008/04/peoples-theatre.html" rel="nofollow">People's theatre</a> there is a current in Toryism that has a bizarre obsession with southern Africa

Much of is it sitting in the Pavilion Stand whenever you go to Lord’s.

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]]> By: Justin http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/comment-page-1/#comment-39578 Justin Fri, 02 May 2008 12:16:15 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/#comment-39578 And it's a kind hysterical hyperbole that they don't permit others to use. That 'ZaNuLabour' thing is adolescent but anybody tries comparing the Tories to some unsavoury regime and it's very clear they can dish it but not take it. And it’s a kind hysterical hyperbole that they don’t permit others to use. That ‘ZaNuLabour’ thing is adolescent but anybody tries comparing the Tories to some unsavoury regime and it’s very clear they can dish it but not take it.

]]> By: Alex http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/comment-page-1/#comment-39576 Alex Fri, 02 May 2008 12:11:21 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/#comment-39576 I've made this point before; there is a current in Toryism that has a bizarre obsession with southern Africa. For Guido, especially, this is as they say no accident. But I remember people blurging about "ZaNuLabour" right back to 1999. Boris Johnson claimed in print that Stephen Byers' renationalisation of Railtrack was as bad as Robert Mugabe. Alex's latest blog post... <a href="http://yorkshire-ranter.blogspot.com/2008/04/blue-streak.html" rel="nofollow">Blue Streak, Black Arrow</a> I’ve made this point before; there is a current in Toryism that has a bizarre obsession with southern Africa. For Guido, especially, this is as they say no accident. But I remember people blurging about “ZaNuLabour” right back to 1999. Boris Johnson claimed in print that Stephen Byers’ renationalisation of Railtrack was as bad as Robert Mugabe.

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]]> By: ejh http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/comment-page-1/#comment-39560 ejh Thu, 01 May 2008 16:07:31 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2008/05/01/links-for-2008-05-01/#comment-39560 <i>Guido really should know his limits</i> ho ho ejh's latest blog post... <a href="http://justinhorton.blogspot.com/2008/04/peoples-theatre.html" rel="nofollow">People's theatre</a> Guido really should know his limits

ho ho

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