Shooting fish in a barrel
I know criticising one of Simon Heffer's articles is the intellectual equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel but today's effort in the Torygraph did make me chuckle.
After all it is not often you read the words "I am a committed libertarian" followed by an argument for much stricter Government regulation of gambling (but only for the "lower- and middle- income people" mind). Can one of Simon's friends (he must have some) please get him a dictionary for Christmas please.
And while they are at it, let him know that despite what he may think, Casinos have been legal in the UK for decades (merely tightly regulated) and so is prostitution. Oh and the reason why the US authorities have been locking up the bosses of online gambling companies, is more to do with protecting the profits of bricks and mortar casinos and the state monopolies on online betting on the horses than any concern for the morality of the average American.
After all it is not often you read the words "I am a committed libertarian" followed by an argument for much stricter Government regulation of gambling (but only for the "lower- and middle- income people" mind). Can one of Simon's friends (he must have some) please get him a dictionary for Christmas please.
And while they are at it, let him know that despite what he may think, Casinos have been legal in the UK for decades (merely tightly regulated) and so is prostitution. Oh and the reason why the US authorities have been locking up the bosses of online gambling companies, is more to do with protecting the profits of bricks and mortar casinos and the state monopolies on online betting on the horses than any concern for the morality of the average American.
posted by Bernard at 7:07 pm
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