Why Banning Smartphones Attacks Parents Lauren Smith July 15, 2025 Neither the state nor schools can raise children better than their own parents can.
Europe’s New Puritans Lauren Smith July 3, 2025 Obsessed with ‘public health,’ our miserablist governments are on a mission to tell us when, where, and how often we can have fun.
Starmer: Commanding the Country Without a Compass Frank Haviland May 2, 2025 The direction-less PM wants to give 16-year-olds the vote—but won’t allow them to speak their minds or buy an energy drink.
Has Starmer’s Plan To Ban Cigarettes in Pub Beer Gardens Been Snuffed Out? Graham Barnfield October 25, 2024 British nanny state’s scheme appears to be at risk amid fears for jobs and industry.
British Government Proposes Mass ‘Weight-Loss Jabs’ for the Unemployed Graham Barnfield October 16, 2024 Semaglutide is being presented as an economic panacea—alongside the threat of greater state intervention in private life.
UK: Labour Minister Says “Nagging” Is the Only Way To Improve Health Michael Curzon September 25, 2024 Public health minister Andrew Gwynne complained that past efforts to tackle obesity have had “zero impact.”
UK Labour’s “War on Pub Landlords” Is Just Getting Started Michael Curzon September 24, 2024 Next nanny-state measure from Starmer: forcing pubs to close their doors early.
EU To Push for Wider and Stricter Smoking Ban in Outdoor Areas Michael Curzon September 17, 2024 Brussels wants new Europe-wide bans to include products that don’t contain nicotine.
Starmer’s Nanny State: Sweeping Bans on Junk Food Ads and Energy Drinks Nick Hallett September 13, 2024 The plans “should leave any Brit who believes in individual responsibility and choice aghast,” one critic said.
Britain: Sunak Pushes Ahead With Smoking Ban Michael Curzon December 7, 2023 Some Tory MPs would let the ban pass so long as their preferred cigars were made exempt.
