Friday 20 July 2012

North West Libertarians Meetup 28 July

Libertarian Meetup (North West)
       
The Dee Hotel, 44 Grange Road, West Kirby, Merseyside, CH48 4EF
Saturday, 28 July 2012 - 13:00 - 16:00

Libertarians in the North West are meeting to discuss the Independent Libertarian Network and other issues of current interest to libertarians.

For more information or advice on car parking, contact Malcolm Saunders on malpoet@hotmail.co.uk.

Tuesday 17 July 2012

The Independent Libertarian Network

Gavin Webb's efforts over the last few months have started to come to fruition and he has a new Libertarian political party formally registered with the Electoral Commission. The emphasis is very much on supporting local activism. It's early days yet, but I think it has potential. Visit the website, have a look at the constitution and see if it's the kind of setup you might be interested in getting involved with:

http://www.independentlibertarians.com/
 

Sunday 8 July 2012

Some Things Never Seem To Change


So there I was at an antiques fair in Stockport, looking for potential stock for my fledgling business when this bit of ephemera caught my eye and I just had to have it for my own interest. I admit that I collect some odd things, and I've been in the habit of accumulating political literature since my days as an activist with the former Libertarian Party – this may be the oldest example of an election leaflet that I've ever seen though:


It seems even in the 1880s local politicians were screwing the citizenry into the ground with excessive taxes!