Pretty well every rich-world government practised "austerity", after the GFC. The Club Med and Ireland pushed through public spending cuts that were far more severe than anything carried ou… (View Post)

The existence of foodbanks suggests that society is neither unkind, nor uncaring. (View Post)

Just imagine what the world would have been like if people like Jeanette Rankin and other isolationists had succeeded in keeping the USA out of the war. (View Post)

Sure, but for some people, the sins of past generations irretrievably damn present generations. And provide an excuse for present totalitarian regimes to say "Well, your country did just the sam… (View Post)

I’d probably go for housing, social care and justice. Healthcare is probably insoluble and the government has a lousy industrial record. (View Post)