The Philosophy of the British Minarchist Project
The Core Idea: The Night-Watchman State Done Properly
Minarchism follows the Unix Philosophy: the state should do one thing, and do it well. Its sole legitimate purpose is to protect the nation from clear threats both internal and external. This would include external agression, crime, and natural hazards, but only where the threat is clear and direct.
Everything else — education, welfare, healthcare, most infrastructure, economic regulation, and social engineering — belongs to individuals, families, voluntary associations, markets, and civil society.
This is not utopian libertarianism. Civilisation requires a competent state for defence, justice, and border control. However, the state is a dangerous instrument that must be deliberately and mechanically restrained.
Foundational Principles
- Responsibility and Earned Standing
Freedom entails duties. Full citizenship and the franchise should be earned through national service. Rights exist within reciprocity and aggregate value. - Internalising Externalities
Replace most taxes with the Pigouvian Externality Tax Suite (PETS), led by Heat Output Tax. - Radical Privatisation and Subsidiarity
Devolve power to the lowest level. See PRUNE. - Correction, Not Social Engineering
The state must correct the damage its past policies caused — especially to native family formation. See STORK. - Hard Mechanical Restraints
Gold anchoring, Jubilee sunset clauses, FLIP, fixed budgets, and private alternatives. - National Realism
Britain is a specific people with a specific territory and inheritance. See The Golden Hurdle.
A Coherent, Adaptive System
Each component reinforces the others. The system is self-correcting through prices, measurement, incentives, and time-limited power. It is explicitly designed according to Unix principles: simplicity, modularity, and “do one thing well.”
It draws from 19th-century Britain, Heinlein’s earned citizenship, Austrian economics, and British pragmatism.
Common Objections & Replies
“This is just libertarian fantasy.”
No. It is anti-utopian and includes strong mechanical restraints against state growth.
“What about the poor?”
Subsidiarity and economic growth have historically outperformed centralised welfare.
“The rich will capture everything.”
Earned franchise, gold anchor, and localism make capture harder than today.
“This ignores national identity.”
National realism is central. A coherent people is required for long-term defence and continuity.
The Goal
A prosperous, secure, and free Britain — where individuals and families can flourish without the dead weight of an overmighty state.
We invite serious scrutiny and refinement.