The Politics of Liberty - HBT 2023

In this first work, The Politics of Liberty, the poet approaches the Muse of Poetry to ask her for some inspiration and guidance about the state of the world. The poet is immediately reprimanded by the Muse for having raised this issue before but doing little about it.

He has squandered the opportunity.

She is willing to offer her help but only if he becomes more resolute and pays attention to the issues at hand - rather than his own interests.

The Muse then gives her account of the state of the world, but then suggests he should listen to a higher authority – truth itself.

The result is the Politics of Liberty.

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Editors’ Note

PROLOGUE

Who Speaks for Freedom?

The Need for Satire

Poetry and Politics

PART ONE - THE OLD ORDER

The Corruption of Politics

New Thinking: A Warning

The Origins of Correctness

The Concept of Human Rights

A Fractious World

The Secular Choice

The Loss of Spirituality

PART TWO - THE SUPERPOWERS

The United States of America

China

Russia

Europe

The British Empire

PART THREE - DOMESTIC POLITICS

Brexit

The Socialist Legacy

The Conservative Response

The Scottish Nationalist Party

The Liberals

PART FOUR - THE LEGISLATURE

Statutes, Laws and Rules

PC Plod

The Lords

Correctness and the Law

PART FIVE - THE SOCIAL SCENE

The Politics of Sex

Transphobics

Home Sweet Home

Comprehensive Education

A University Life

Free Speech

Civil Liberties

The New Ethics

The Legislators

PART SIX - COST OF LIVING

The Credit Bubble

Wealth Creation

Social Security

The NHS

PART SEVEN - POST WAR POLITICS

Defence of the Realm

Military Correctness

Migration and Racism

The Middle East Catastrophe

The European Refugee Crisis

The Ukrainian Redemption

PART EIGHT - THE ART OF LEISURE

Progressive Planning

The New Creativity

The Pursuit of Pleasure

PART NINE - THE RULING CLASS

Socialist Decline

The Glittering Prize

Celebs, Cynics and Bores

Minority Reports

PART TEN A BRITISH CHARTER

The New Enlightenment

A Kingdom United

A Point of Order

The Politics of Revision

PART ELEVEN - THE CHURCH

Is it Too Late?

The Limits of Politics

The Establishment

A Christian Britain

Apostolic Succession

Follow my Leader

Racial Issues

Church Follies

Gender Matters

Clergy Morale

Government by Synod

Apostasy

One Priest’s Confession

The True Church

PART TWELVE - STATE REFORM

The Restoration

The Quest for Freedom

EPILOGUE - THE NATION RENEWED