Revolutionary Rants

A new [evil capitalist, of course] twenty-pound note came out here in Eng-er-land yesterday and there has been a load of fuss about it. This is because the note has a picture of Adam Smith on it and, apparently nobody knows who he is.

That is kind of scary. Before I started my A Levels i knew who Adam Smith was, if only because of the right-wing think tank, the Adam Smith Institute. Now, I also know that he is the author of the hugely important Wealth of Nations which has influenced the likes of Reagan and Thatcher. He was, of course, an economist and - as much of the fuss has been as it is an English note - Scottish.

It seems strange that people have not even heard of the think tank… The level of general knowledge in the this country is scary sometimes, as Eggheads nightly proves!

Volunteering went well and I am busy with wedding stuff (how can a PA system cost £150 to hire? Well, stuff that!) and reading third Harry Potter book. Mean while we have the trident vote tonight, good luck rebels…

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