There will be a bunch of bureaucrats, somewhere, who make a good living out of preventing such projects. In our economy, there are very many people who make a good living through regulation, imposing… (View Post)

Like @Gardenwalker I’m quite partial to German food (Wurst, sauerkraut , wiener Schnitzel, smoked pigs’ trotters etc.) And, the Bavarian alps are breathtaking. (View Post)

Notions of right and left change over time. The Town & Country Planning Act 1948, was considered an appalling interference with property rights by Conservatives and economic liberals at the time,… (View Post)

I'm reminded of Christopher Hitchens' famous comment: "Whenever I hear some bigmouth in Washington or the Christian heartland banging on about the evils of sodomy or whatever, I mental… (View Post)

I was in Pompeii in October, for the first time in 21 years. I will never not be fascinated by it. I do note now, that some sites, like the House of the Vettii, have been partially reconstructed. Wha… (View Post)