I am suffering a barrage of advice at the moment, all of which says I should work less.
I tend to agree.
Having reflected on this one obvious way to cut out some work is to get rid of all the comments that are posted here in contravention of the comments policy.
So please note if you're just trying to support neoliberalism, tax avoiders, offshore and austerity you will be deleted, and most especially so if you have been doing so persistently. The same will be treue of those who say for the umpteenth time that land value tax solves all problems. And it will also be true for those who I know abuse me elsewhere. Life's too short for all of that.
Those persistent few involved, please take note. Just go and spend your time on the Telegraph blog. They may appreciate you there.
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I tend to agree.
Working yourself to an early grave is something politicians should consider, the rest of us should not.
And I note from 38 that the forests garage sale is back on:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/keep-our-woods-safe#petition
Richard
FWIW, I don’t think you should restrict comments on the Blog. Firstly, I’ve noticed you quite often refer to comments made in your subsequent postings. Having an open exchange of views gives your blog a vitality lacking in, eg, Tim Worstall’s. Drab, bland & unutterably dull – & his blog is worse.
Secondly, some of your posters do genuinely have good intentions & try to posit serious arguments. You may not like the views expressed by Roger Phlegm, or the guys that always end up “Land Value Tax is the only answer” but they are trying to answer the questions you ask about how our economy & finance can be made better. It isn’t polite to post “how can our economy be made better for the people?” & then “Don’t bother posting if I don’t like your answer”.
Thirdly, you might be surprised to what extent negative comments galvanise us, your loyal followers. If you just expressed your views & there was no-one posting from his desk at a merchant bank or “magic circle” law firm to say “its nonsense, Duke of Westminster, what about ISAs, if we had flat tax etc”, what would we have to fight against ?
I’m sure you have the sense not to work yourself to death. There is no law to say you have to post every day or reply to every post on the same day. (Or indeed to “twitter”)
I’m not blocking all comments – just those whose voices offer repetitively tired messages
If they offered something original I’d let them on