I had the honour to represent Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire for ten years in the European 'Parliament'. I came into direct contact with Mainstream Media, very senior civil servants and dozens of journeymen politicians elected solely on the basis of the colour of their rosette at election time. My constituents have a reputation for blunt speaking and honesty. Probably why they elected me! Whenever I visit pubs or clubs I am asked the same question 'How can 'they' be so bad?'. Also, the inspiration for this book: the question from an ordinary working man in Leeds, 'Why can't they leave us alone?' A libertarian even if he didn't know it. I supply some of the answers here, enjoy!

"A work all libertarians should acquire. Not an academic dissertation but an exposure of the dead hand of the state by one of Europe's most genuinely radical politicians. It is no wonder he holds the record for the most internationally viewed speeches in the European Parliament, common sense in every sentence." Prof Pat Barron, Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin;"A must read for the student of libertarianism and how the state apparatus on a modern democracy stifles freedom." Fernando Ulrich, Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, Brazil