Over the last few weeks it has again become apparent that people try their hand here, offering comments on issues on which they rapidly make clear they know very little, with their soon very obvious intent of wasting my time becoming clear. A great many are, I suspect, inspired by the work of Tim Worstall, a man so detached from reality that he has written about 4,500 abusive blog posts about me over the last 15 or so years, alongside his work as a fellow of the far-right Adam Smith Institute.
As I note above, I reserve the right to delete all comments from anyone who has not posted before, or who has done so only a few times, if it becomes in any way apparent that trolling is taking place.
I stress that new commentators are welcome if they arrive with good intent.
So too are comments that point out that I have made mistakes, because I do, and am happy to acknowledge it.
Similarly, please feel free to disagree with me: that is the way we learn.
Robert Dyson says:
November 16 2022 at 8:29 am
I wonder if they are ‘innocent’ trolls? Are there powerful people who pay for this troll-service to disrupt the truth you tell? I find your ethical energy amazing.Reply
Richard Murphy says:
November 16 2022 at 8:52 am
They may well be paid
They may well be paid
Where do I sign up? Far-right ASI?
I’ll take my payment in Bitcoin please
Where’s my money, Worstall?
I note that he doesn’t allege TW was wrong….
I note that he doesn’t allege TW was wrong….
In his mind that’s axiomatic.
Because he’s a shill for hire, he assumes everyone else is.
I’m toying with the idea of sending Murphy a Mr Scrooge Christmas card and a Mr Potato Head keyring as a thank you for all the joy he has brought this year with a list of his endearing qualities:
firstly unremitting fvckwittery (candidly and respectfully)
secondly intemperate, wide and libellous accusations of fascism
thirdly irascible and unhinged personality
fourthly hypocritical use of an abusive LLP arrangement
fifthly paranoid tinfoil hattism
etc – ideally until I reach twenty fifthly (if there’s space)
Does Spud write these commendations?
Dyson’s comment is so smarmy, it must be either auto-generated or from the tuber himself, no human could be that slimy, like Heap.
“So too are comments that point out that I have made mistakes, because I do, and am happy to acknowledge it”
As in the exchanges over accounting for index-linkers, and local authority procurement, and the Scottish national accounts and…………..
@EdP
I think Dyson’s comment is top trolling….
Richard Murphy accusing someone else of being detached from reality is rather surreal, don’t you think?
starfish
My immediate reaction too….