Monthly Archives: November 2012

Kate Hoey: “Don’t Join!”

Ms. Kate Hoey, Labour MP for the London district of Vauxhall, gave a talk at a well-attended meeting of Icewise on the “Dangers of Joining the EU” Monday 19 November. She said that the British people were fed-up with EU … Continue reading

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Kate Hoey on the EU, Monday 19 November: 17.15–19.00

Monday 19 November, the newly founded Icelandic National Commission, Icewise, holds a meeting in restaurant Rubin in Oskjuhlid, at 17.15. The keynote speaker will be the British politician Kate Hoey, Member of Parliament for the Labour Party in the London … Continue reading

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Hannes H. Gissurarson: “Churchill was a Great Man”

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson gave a talk about “Winston Churchill the Statesman” at a luncheon meeting of the Icelandic Churchill Club Saturday 17 November. He pointed out that Churchill was firmly planted in the Anglo-Saxon tradition of liberty under the … Continue reading

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Churchill the Statesman

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson gives a talk about Winston Churchill as a Statesman at a luncheon meeting of the Icelandic Churchill Club in the restaurant Nautholl Saturday 17 November 12–13.30. In his talk, Professor Gissurarson will discuss Churchill the orator, … Continue reading

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Daniel Mitchell: “Reduce Taxes and Create Growth”

Dr. Daniel Mitchell, senior tax policy analyst at Cato Institute in Washington DC, gave a talk about progressive taxes at the University of Iceland 16 November 2012, invited by RNH and the newly-f0unded Icelandic Union of Taxpayers. Mitchell pointed out … Continue reading

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Against Progressive Taxation, Friday 16 November: 12–13

The present government in Iceland has reintroduced a progressive incomes tax, and a special tax on wealth, both abandoned under the David Oddsson governments of 1991–2004. It has also increased taxes on corporations and capital. Friday 16 November Dr. Daniel … Continue reading

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