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Richard Wellings

@RichardWellings

Libertarian economist. Editor of A Beginner's Guide to Liberty and author of three reports on HS2.

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Various globalist agendas will be speeded up massively when the Trilateral Commission's Keir Starmer is installed as PM - including the creation of a totalitarian system of digital IDs, which is already happening in the EU. biometricupdate.com/202404/the-uks…

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Disastrous policies in London show that metro mayors definitely should not be given more power over transport. They'll use it to screw over motorists, waste money on vanity projects, and create bloated bureaucracies full of fat-cat officials and cronies. centreforcities.org/blog/why-metro…

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Reducing the number of people exposed to BBC propaganda and disinformation is one of best reasons to abolish the licence fee. So it would be a very good thing if their radio stations had to cut back or shut down. telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

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New data shows that sales of electric vehicles plummeted in many European countries last month as demand dried up: telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

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Note that both 'left' and 'right' wing opponents of the EU elite are being censored by the authorities: unherd.com/newsroom/yanis…

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The EU is increasingly tyrannical, with free speech under assault and political dissent brutally suppressed. It's no coincidence they're in the process of creating a totalitarian system of digital IDs to further control the population. jacobin.com/2024/04/yanis-…

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Jobs in the rail industry rely on money stolen from taxpayers - to fund the huge subsidies pumped into this heavily loss-making sector. In other words, protecting such jobs destroys wealth and employment in the wider economy. inews.co.uk/news/uks-bigge…

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This is yet another example of ministers sabotaging the economy with red tape, taxes and bureaucracy. They should be making it easier for tourists and business travellers to visit, spend money and invest in the UK. hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2024/04/heathr…

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A simple way to increase the workforce is to stop subsidising third-rate universities, which rip off both taxpayers and students. Instead of wasting their time on pointless studies, vast numbers of young people could do something useful instead. telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

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It's really important that as many people as possible refuse to have a smart meter. Ministers plan to use these creepy spying devices to impose a draconian system of energy rationing, plunging much of the population into severe fuel poverty. telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

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Anti-car policies are particularly stupid in thinly-populated rural regions where alternative forms of transport are totally impractical. This isn't stopping the authorities imposing them, however. And they don't seem to care about the costs. dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wal…

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If motorway capacity is reduced and congestion worsens, it's likely to displace traffic to other, far more dangerous roads. Ministers need to tread carefully and avoid knee-jerk policies which turn out to be counterproductive. birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…

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The 'elite' plan to impose a big reduction in car ownership and strict controls on the public's mobility as part of their climate lockdowns agenda. They don't want mass ownership of electric cars. The industry's problems can be understood in this context. reuters.com/business/autos…

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Rather than making digital IDs compulsory straight away, the 'elite' are planning to 'nudge' people into adopting them by making the alternatives inconvenient and time consuming. They're using the same strategy to deter people from using physical cash. biometricupdate.com/202403/westmin…

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Councils are so obsessed with destroying motorists' freedom that they don't give a damn about the impact on the economy. In most cases they don't even bother estimating the costs imposed by their anti-car policies. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

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Rip-off road charges will be imposed in London and other cities whether the public like it or not. This has already been decided at a higher level as part of the 'climate lockdowns' agenda. Draconian restrictions on people's mobility are on the way. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/0…

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The EU 'elite' are going full steam ahead with a totalitarian system of digital IDs. While various bogus pretexts are being given, the real reason is a massive crackdown on free speech, political dissent and non-compliance. biometricupdate.com/202404/digital…

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BBC propagandists repeatedly fail to mention the financial elite's money-printing scam when they report on 'inflation'. They nearly always misdirect by blaming other things. bbc.com/news/business-…

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Sales of Volkswagen electric cars have reportedly plunged by almost a quarter in Europe as demand for battery-powered vehicles stalls and buyers return to petrol: telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

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The planning system is being rigged in favour of rail travel and against cars, with new developments concentrated next to railway stations. The new infrastructure is only 'viable' due to huge subsidies from taxpayers - which harm the wider economy.
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