Herbert Woolridge

Overview
Herbert Woolridge is a Dranian politician of the right-wing Grand National Party currently serving as Speaker of the Parliament. Since April 3376, he is also acting Prime Minister of Dranland following the resignation of Marina LeCoultre.

Prior to his political career who rose to fame for his theories on monetary policy, stating that the government should stop trying to boost prosperity by stimulating demand, calling this approach "poisonous". Instead, he argued in favor of less economic fluctuation and the avoidance of booms and busts through the abolition of the central bank and a monetary gold standard. He also made the case for imposing stricter regulations on banks, which he accused of "producing massive amounts of fiat money through reckless lending". Woolridge self-describes as an "advocate of a truly free market".