Category Archives: Authoritarianism

Pincer Movement

The round of protests following the elections of both Trump and May seem to echo a previous time when street protesters have been harnessed, funded and egged-on in an effort to bring about political change far beyond the scope of that imagined by those protesting.

EU Proposes Satellite Tracked Road Tax

Such taxation is currently achieved through fuel duties imposed at the pump, which of themselves levy taxes based on consumption which, in turn, is based on distance travelled.