Nice thread header. The UK thankfully seems more resilient to this stuff than America. I think its partly that BBC is a national unifier and still fairly trusted. It could also be the love of the NHS… (View Post)

Can't quite tell whether Gordon Brown is sending the police useful info based on his past experience in govt or is going full amateur private detective in his retirement. (View Post)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/19/uk-reports-record-breaking-surplus-rachel-reeves Record-breaking surplus for January. (View Post)

It's pretty pointless to elect councils who will be dissolved shortly, but it's certainly not worth Labour dying on this hill, so I'm fine with this decision. (View Post)

Private sector borrows to build houses at 8%+, govt borrows at <4%. (View Post)