How have your political views changed over time? I've abandoned the naive hope that leaders might be wise, rather than wealthy fools stumbling through decisions with pockets deeper than their thoughts. We’ve been told the same story for generations: the rich rule, and the rest serve. It’s presented as if it’s an unchangeable truth, woven … Continue reading A Story We Tell Ourselves
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Norman’s King Arthur
The legendary King Arthur presided over a mythical era of yore. His knights, while wielding swords, surprisingly upheld a code of honour, though it occasionally spiraled into violence.Arthur's council comprised a solitary elder versed in peculiar matters like white phosphorus and willow bark chewing. None of this had democratic input from the people of Albion, … Continue reading Norman’s King Arthur
UK Needs Written Constitution
Britain could do with a written constitution, no doubt about it. The honour system has taken a real beating thanks to those ERG Tory Brexiteers. We should probably make a bunch of their shenanigans illegal.Can we really trust any politician, from any party, to get away with even a fraction of the nonsense the ERG … Continue reading UK Needs Written Constitution
Multibillion Pound Heist
In the early 2000s, a group of hedge fund Tories, thanks to some deregulation by the chancellor at the time, came up with a plan to grab everything Britain had.Fast forward to 2008, and the economy took a nosedive. There was this chap named Rishi who was hanging around back then.Now, Rishi's a fortunate bloke, … Continue reading Multibillion Pound Heist


