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Francis Turner's avatar

Of course part of the problem is that actual reforms are dreadfully unpopular

https://www.samizdata.net/2026/04/as-ever-the-british-electorate-wants-incompatible-things-but-do-not-despair/

In part because the BBC/grauniad/education axis has deliberately failed to explain why there's no magic money tree, why rent control is always a disaster and why public provision of services is always dire

Martin T's avatar

Thanks for cheering us up. Not sure what else we can do now - is it time to build a resistance movement? LSO gatherings in abandoned old churches where we can meet with cans of beer, cigarettes and reminisce about the old days? Maybe swap my battered copy of 1984 for your copy of Lord of the Rings? Someone has a battery powered CD player (don’t want to be discovered) and plays Elgar in the background. As the sun goes down we sing Jerusalem, wiping back the tears and one at a time not to attract attention make our way home …

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