James Snell

James Snell

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The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers

It’s only fair

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James Snell
Jan 07, 2025
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If investment is building things and not just pouring money into firms who own portions of businesses, it has been made effectively illegal to invest in Britain. Why is it illegal while crime is legal? Blame the lawyers. Blame the courts. Blame everyone.

If you want to build a train, for instance — and we do need trains — I’m sorry, but there are bats. B…

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