Thursday, 27 September 2012

Plastic bags and the BNP

I've got a couple of blog posts elsewhere in cyber-space this week (do people still use the word 'cyber-space'?)

One is at the IEA and is about state-funding of the BNP. I'm against it (take that, sacred cows!) but I also think that the government should stop funding all political parties and lobby groups.

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The second is at the ASI and is about the claim that forcing shops to charge 5p for a carrier bag has reduced bag use by 95 per cent. It is a claim that does not seem to stand up.

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