13

A Coy and Humorous Dame

By John Trenchard And Thomas Gibson

The English ‘Cato’ cautioned that sabre-rattling sanctions and other forms of coercion are never in the country’s economic interest.

14

Keeping the Colonies

By John Trenchard And Thomas Gibson

Peoples of another culture or region will not long tolerate a Government that uses guns and soldiers to secure their obedience.

15

Mrs Lock’s Radical Ride

By William Cobbett

William Cobbett was delighted with one young woman’s protest against Mr Pitt’s ingenious ways of raising money.

16

Free Trade is Fair Trade

By Thorold Rogers

Thorold Rogers looks at how Governments have tried to make trade ‘fair’, and concludes that they would have been better ensuring it was free.

17

Private Prudence, Public Folly

By Adam Smith

Adam Smith contrasted the Government’s handling of the national economy with the way most families handled theirs.

18

Of Hares, Hounds and Red Herrings

By William Cobbett

In January 1807, newspapers breathlessly reported that Napoleon Bonaparte’s rampage across Europe was at an end — but was it true?