Steve Baker was one of the last MPs to speak in the Commons Coronavirus Bill debate last night. His voice quivered as he said the words “Libertarian though I may be, this is the right thing to do but, my goodness, we ought not to allow this situation to endure one moment longer than is absolutely necessary to save lives and preserve jobs.”
Baker’s powerful speech drove home what a heavy moment it is for a Government to strip its citizens of their liberty. It should be required watching.
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Over the last two weeks, media elites have decided that communism is the plat du jour. It has been featured everywhere from Elle to Teen Vogue and Ash Sarkar has shot to internet fame for her eloquent phrase “I’m a communist you idiot”.
But Opinium has found that communism has a net approval rating of -52, a full 38 points behind libertarianism. Guido also notes that capitalism polls as more popular than socialism…
