Tim Worstall

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• 1 Kay Tie // Feb 29, 2008 at 2:40 pm

  “licence given to an enterprise to operate”

  And for individuals? A licence granted by the State to exist? Oh thank you, my Lords, thank you.

  So funny, how people of the Left in the Guardian are so keen on feudalism.

• 2 JuliaM // Feb 29, 2008 at 2:56 pm

  “So funny, how people of the Left in the Guardian are so keen on feudalism.”

  That’s because they always see themselves as the masters, never the serfs…

• 3 Stephen // Feb 29, 2008 at 3:02 pm

  What is it with these people, in thrall to a non-existent artifact, a con trick to give some the excuse to parasite on the enterprise of others?

• 4 dearieme // Feb 29, 2008 at 3:07 pm

  Feudalism had, at least in theory, rights and responsibilities in both directions. Modern government, at least in practice, hasn’t.

• 5 Luis Enrique // Feb 29, 2008 at 4:47 pm

  licences aren’t costs? who knew?

• 6 lovegoats // Feb 29, 2008 at 8:50 pm

  Medieval Kings demanded a tax or relief in return for redress of grievances. It’s that tricky second part modern government forgets.

• 7 David Gillies // Feb 29, 2008 at 9:17 pm

  I think you need a separate category just for Richard Murphy. Idiotarians is too broad-brush. He raises fuckwittery to its apotheosis. His utter and total wrongheadedness is sui generis.

• 8 Ho Hum // Mar 1, 2008 at 3:45 am

  There are people who are out on licence, aren’t there?

• 9 GeoffH // Mar 1, 2008 at 11:12 am

  Murphy continues to remove comments he doesn’t like and won’t engage with so, it remains to record these somewhere else.

  I crave your indulgence here:” Sigh. Scissors out again, I see. Still your obdurate refusal to countenance any view but your own is being logged elsewhere.

  “All the arguments”? No, only your own, which in seeking to bolster your own contention re Tesco’s are worthless.

  Nothing like agreeing with yourself, is there?”

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