I just began googling about Ken Follett to see whether he's an outspoken libertarian. I've read Pillars of the Earth and now I'm reading World Without End. The lessez-faire message cannot be mistaken. To my great surprise, I found out that he's a supporter of the Labour party. There is nothing at all supporting a left-wing view in his writings. Merchants and entrepeneurs are exhalted, as are property rights. Taxes are seen as theft and authority and bureaucratic are disdained. Of course, it is perfectly in line with a lefist vision to be against royal autority and taxation. But the exaltation of free market capitalism is unmistakeable. I suspect that he might be a libertarian without knowing it.
Sorry, I know I didn't bring anything new to the discuttion, but I had to vent myself.
