Society

Within a democracy there is no coalition of “minorities” which can provide a path to victory.

Was it calculated evil or “just” stupidity? That is a question left hanging by the historians, and it is left to the reader to draw a conclusion…

Most people who are out of work with mental illness were previously in work with mental illness.

We have ended up with the least competent government possible to steer us through the decline of industrial civilisation

In an unravelling economy, one person’s tax increase must be another person’s price cut, and vice versa.

Put simply, without the communications systems which allowed it to grow, government will unravel

Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Grenfell, and King Charles’s visit to Southport are examples of a long survival strategy.

Since 2005 – and especially since the 2008 crash – the ability of the UK state to buy off the mass of the population has been diminishing.

In a sane world, the prime minister would be able to bring in experts from outside parliament to either take over or at least support key ministries such as energy, health, and transport...

The betrayal is all the greater because of the false promises made to millions of former Labour voters who lent their votes to Boris Johnson in 2019