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I'll stick my head up and say I'm at least unsure about how I feel about the bill and am suspicious of the groupthink that PB often gets into. I don't like the negative effects on free speech, but no… (View Post)

@Benpointer competition entry 1. 33, 33, 14, 35 2. 21, 18, 8, 16 3. 7 4. 1 5. 4 6. 1 7. 95 8. 2.2% 9. £120bn 10. 0.9% 11. 2.6% 12. 1.0% 13. 140 14. Aus 3-1 Eng Thanks very much for organising this ag… (View Post)

There are some unthinking green-eyed envy-mongers for sure. But if you're asking the question seriously, here's an answer as to why it is different from your other examples: Education is in part a so… (View Post)

Errr...I sort of agree with that, for some charities eg food banks. In my view it depends on whether the charity is providing a service that we should collectively agree to provide to each other eg p… (View Post)

But that's like saying caviar isn't a luxury because it's food. Private education is a luxury substitute for a public good, not a public good in itself. (View Post)