politics

US Election from IamSpartacus 389 days old

The US election still hasn't happened, the campaigning's been going on all year, who can put up with this much politics? It would probably be quicker ...

The Great Depression in Britain from IamSpartacus 410 days old

I saw a loyalist Labour MP on the BBC news channel a few weeks back defending Gordon Brown (no really). I don't recall his name but he looked a little ...

Great Depression and theRigidity of the Price of Labour from IamSpartacus 414 days old

From 'The Economics of Everyday Life' by Gertrude Williams 'When unemployment meant starvation or the workhouse, the trade union secretary realized ...

Sarah Palin from IamSpartacus 426 days old

Quite a funny little article in the Sunday Times about Sarah Palin being the subject of much male admiration http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/india_knight/article4692219.ece Not ...

Elizabeth I from IamSpartacus 443 days old

Queen Elizabeth I's dying words are reputed to be 'All my possessions for one moment of time'. Famous last words in most cases should be taken with a ...

Some Comments on Currency Devaluation from IamSpartacus 489 days old

Edward I reigned from 1272 to 1307, and Robert the Bruce was King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329. Adfam Smith wrote 'The Wealth of Nations' in the 1770's, ...