Category Archives: Politics

Political Donations Dashboard – Updated

Updated interactive dashboard of political donations, data correct up to beginning of June 2026

Let’s Rethink HealthCare: My A&E Proposal.

So last post I looked at A&E, and raised the proposal of adding admin staff back into A&E to release doctor time. My proposal in that post looked to just release equivalent time back into A&E as the proposed employment of an additional 1,703 doctors. Now this represents 10% more doctor time in A&E, whichContinueContinue reading “Let’s Rethink HealthCare: My A&E Proposal.”

Let’s Rethink HealthCare: What’s going on with A&E

So recently I have had the dubious pleasure of interacting with my local A&E department whilst supporting my aging mother with a new condition. Whilst I was sat there I watched what was going on, as my mind does I thought “How did we end up this way?” and “Is there anything we could doContinueContinue reading “Let’s Rethink HealthCare: What’s going on with A&E”

Uk Politics: Big Babies in Birmingham

Following the recent local elections we have seen several occasions of the 2 oldest parties in the UK behaving like spoilt children rather than responsible mature adults. Below are links to examples where one or the other has refused to work with other parties to create working coalitions to manage local councils. New Birmingham LabourContinueContinue reading “Uk Politics: Big Babies in Birmingham”

Local elections: Are You Ready for next year?

May 2026 – we have just had a round of local elections which have produced numerous various and opposing narratives, what is the truth?

Local Elections: Remember what you are voting for.

I thought in order to educate myself, I would look at exactly what local councillors can influence and what they can’t, and of course then share it with you. The aim here is to help ensure we are all informed on what a local councillor can impact, and thereby review the literature the various parties have been sending on the relevance of the messages to the posts being elected.

Political Donations: The Uk Donor-Contract Nexus

A look at the Autonomy Institutes report on corporate donors.

Let’s Rethink Land: If a nation is anything, it’s the dirt.

Do we remember when we stopped thinking about the ground beneath our feet as a shared home and started treating it like a high-stakes poker game? Somewhere along the line, “the land” became “real estate.” It stopped being the stage where our lives happen and became an asset class that performs. We talk about itContinueContinue reading “Let’s Rethink Land: If a nation is anything, it’s the dirt.”

Let’s Rethink Affordability: Back to housing

my previous post, I asked a simple question: When did we stop treating a house as a home? We know the answer, of course. It happened the moment we decided that a roof over someone’s head was no longer a basic human utility, but a financial asset—a heavily subsidized, risk-free pension pot for one generation, paid for by the next. Then I thought what is the actual affordability model look like at the moment.

135 Days – What next?

Over the last 135 days I have posted prolifically on politics, my thoughts and questions associated with it. Now I’m gonna take a break, I’d love to hear from anyone who found what I did interesting or useful. I may return with more, potential topics – may include – a series of “Did you Know?’,ContinueContinue reading “135 Days – What next?”