I hear a lot of outrage here about the shutdown of US aid programmes, but in the UK, we are now spending roughly a quarter of our ODA budget on asylum acommodation within the UK. That represents a va… (View Post)

I think they did have a plan - it was a political plan, consisting of a harsh phase entering Government, taking 'tough decisions', followed by pork barrel politics before the next election. It was a … (View Post)

The Youtube algorithm has started showing me some more centrist and leftist political content - probably via Times Radio as a gateway drug. I got through a New Statesman video on Sir's 1st anniversar… (View Post)

... It was an absolutely shocking policy. The real way to redistribute wealth is to have a competitive free market with low barriers to entry and high turnover and social mobility - so all have the o… (View Post)

It is not to defend HYUFD's stance, which I disagree with, but two 20ish girls I spoke to recently were furious with 'Emily Pankhurst' for forcing women into the workplace 'How dare she make that dec… (View Post)