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Here is the digest of Libertarian Alliance activity for the past week. Our writers explore whether Britain is entering its “Thermidor” phase—the point in a revolution when the crazies are pushed aside and pragmatists take over. Other essays debate drug legalisation, offer reflections on history, and provide thoughtful reviews.
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Britain’s Thermidor?
🔄 Starmer and the Rape Gangs: Ears Plugged for Thermidor
Alan Bickley argues that Britain may now be settling into the “Thermidor” phase of its cultural revolution. The refusal to confront the grooming gangs scandal is used to illustrate how the ruling class continues to protect itself. If Labour now presides over a quieter regime, it will not mean justice has been done.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/15/starmer-and-the-rape-gangs-ears-plugged-for-thermidor/
🔄 Censorship’s Quiet Collapse
Mr Bickley continues the theme by suggesting that Britain’s system of soft-totalitarian censorship is beginning to fray. As public support falls and technology changes, the ability of the state to control information may fade—not by design, but by exhaustion.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/18/censorships-quiet-collapse-why-the-british-regime-may-soon-liberalise/
🔄 The Transgender Court Ruling: Warming up for Thermidor
Marian Halcombe continues the argument with a review of the recent Supreme Court judgment on the extent that a man can be regarded as a woman.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/23/the-transgender-court-ruling-warming-up-for-thermidor/
🔄 The Higgs Case: A Revolution in Retreat
Reginald Godwyn discusses the Higgs case. He looks at how judicial decisions are now pushing back against radical social policies. He treats this not as a full victory but as a symptom of a wider change.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/26/the-higgs-case-a-revolution-in-retreat/
🔄 The Crime and Policing Bill: Another Spasm of a Dying Regime
Reginald Godwyn warns against false hope. Even as some parts of the system liberalise, others are becoming harsher. His article looks at a new law that would give the police even more powers—showing that the crazies are still very largely in power.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/27/the-crime-and-policing-bill-another-spasm-of-a-dying-regime/ The Drugs Debate
💊 Why Drugs Should Be Legal
Bryan Mercadente makes a case for full drug legalisation. He argues that personal freedom must come first, and that legalisation would cut the ground from under the black market—and that what other people might see as untoward side effects of legalisation are to be welcomed. As ever, Mr Mercadente argues with all the cold and ruthless clarity of the young.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/25/why-drugs-should-be-legal/
💊 Why Drugs Should Be Legal: A Response to Bryan Mercadente
Sebastian Wang replies with a more cautious view. He agrees that drug use should not be criminalised, but warns that we must be honest about the costs and dangers that will follow. Freedom, he argues, comes with responsibility.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/27/why-drugs-should-be-legal-a-response-to-bryan-mercadente/ Essays on History and Society
🌍 The Vandals in Africa: An Appreciation
Sebastian Wang revisits the story of the Vandals, who ruled North Africa in the fifth and sixth centuries. Far from being savages, the Vandals built a strong kingdom, maintained Roman traditions, and contributed to early European civilisation.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/26/the-vandals-in-africa-an-appreciation/
🌐 Britain Through Chinese Eyes: Anglo-Chinese Relations Before the First Opium War
This article looks at early Anglo-Chinese relations. Sebastian Wang shows that Britain was once admired but also distrusted. Understanding these early encounters explains much about how China sees the West today.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/19/britain-through-chinese-eyes-anglo-chinese-relations-before-the-first-opium-war/
💉 Dr Mercola and DMSO: The Limits of Medical Dissent
Alternative medicine needs defenders, but not every “alternative” is sound. Sebastian Wang critiques Dr Mercola’s praise of DMSO, warning that not all challenges to orthodox medicine are wise—or safe.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/25/dr-mercola-and-dmso-the-limits-of-medical-dissent/ Film and Book Reviews
🎥 A Good Woman is Hard to Find (2019): Blood and the Inevitability of Vigilantism
Bryan Mercadente reviews a hard-edged film about crime and survival. It shows how an abandoned population must sometimes take justice into its own hands—a grim but powerful libertarian parable.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/24/a-good-woman-is-hard-to-find-2019-blood-and-the-inevitability-of-vigilantism/
👹 Review of The Werewolf in the Ancient World
Bryan Mercadente explores ancient myths of werewolves—and what they reveal about fear, violence, and the deep patterns of the human mind. A review for lovers of history and folklore.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/21/review-of-the-werewolf-in-the-ancient-world/
👻 Nosferatu (2024): A Soulless, Sterile Remake of a Masterpiece
Bryan Mercadente reviews the new Nosferatu remake—and finds it lifeless. He explains how modern cinema too often copies old greatness without understanding it.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/18/nosferatu-2024-a-soulless-sterile-remake-of-a-masterpiece/

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