Not. The rapid rise started in 2022 according to the statistics. Around the same time that the prison system went to the point of needing prayer to stop it collapsing. (View Post)

Their sneering hypocrisy is one of the reasons the polls show them heading for minibus numbers at the next election. People hate it, and it reminds them of why they voted them out. Anyway, the proble… (View Post)

As fun as the political blame is (and it IS fun pointing out that the Tories fucked the country), we need to get away from being that Spiderman meme and do things differently. Yes Minister was so fun… (View Post)

Where? Labour and Tory NHS reforms have done literally that. Tory education reforms have done literally that. My old school is now at the heart of a 9 school trust. £2.25m a year in operating costs f… (View Post)

This. Very much this. What is the point in raising more taxes to throw onto the bonfire? We can't afford the faux-market structures inside the NHS and Education. Waste, duplication, inefficiency and … (View Post)