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Politics, Gaming, Music, Mental Health And other stuff.. Updated when Able
Lets Re-Rethink HealthCare: let’s revisit what we proposed — and see if housing might have the cure.
When we finished Let’s Rethink Health, we didn’t pretend the NHS was broken because people didn’t care.
We were clear that:
staff care
patients care
and most policy intent is, broadly, well-meaning
The problem wasn’t values.
It was how the system is asked to function.
Lets Re-Rethink Education: let’s revisit what we proposed — and see what housing might have taught us.
So on this Friday the 13th I’m going to do something I’ve not done so far – go back to a previous rethink topic and see if the last one can provide and further options.
When we wrapped up Let’s Rethink Education, we didn’t shy away from the scale of the challenge.
We were clear that if we genuinely wanted an education system that could deliver outcomes closer to private school standards for everyone, the numbers were uncomfortable.
We weren’t talking about tweaks.
We were talking about something closer to £100–150bn a year once fully delivered.
And we were also honest about something else.
If financial markets aren’t as complex as we’re told, why do they keep failing? A UK-focused look at regulation, short-term gains, long-term costs, and why we keep relearning the same lesson.
We still talk about shares as if buying one means backing a business.
You put some money in.
The business does well.
You wait.
At some point — ideally years later — you share in the rewards.
Most people would recognise that description. It feels… reasonable.
And the awkward thing is: it’s not wrong.
It’s just not the whole story anymore.
Because we still use the same language — ownership, confidence, value, long term — even though the behaviour attached to those words has changed rather a lot.
So this is less a history lesson, and more a “hang on… when did that shift?” conversation.
You were probably told that finance is complicated.
That it’s all maths, charts, Greek letters, and people much cleverer than you.
That’s convenient.
Because it means you’re not supposed to ask questions.
The truth is:
financial systems aren’t hard to understand — they’re hard to explain honestly.
So instead of textbooks and equations, here are films, games, and stories that do something far more dangerous:
They show you how the financial services behave when no one’s watching.
So I thought I’d create a nice Infographic for the 2 post I wrote looking at the impact of longer lives on the UK state pension, oh and add links to them and the podcasts. The Infinite Horizon: When Living Longer Becomes a Debt to the Future The Longevity Burden: Why Longer Lives Are Straining Social CareContinueContinue reading “The Longevity Burden”
Just a quick note to say I have added more improved dashboards looking at various Socio-Economic topics. Click the image below to access them.This includes some summaries of Political Donations, Look at mortality by Socio-Economic classifications, Analysis of Cabinet Tenures and Pensions amongst other https://golder-development.github.io/UK_Socio_Economic_Modelling/generated_charts/ .
By this point we’ve wandered through the history, the numbers, the court cases, and the reality inside the UK.
And honestly, the whole thing has turned out to be a lot less dramatic — and a lot more normal — than the public debate makes it sound.
So the last question is the simplest one:
“Is the ECHR actually doing anything useful for us… or is it just a nuisance?”
Lets see…
So after looking at how little actually happens in Strasbourg, the next obvious question is:
“Okay, but what about here? Aren’t our own courts constantly tied up in human rights claims?”
Because if you listen to some politicians, you’d think every other case is someone shouting “Article 8!” and demanding their cat has visitation rights.
Lets Rethink Human Rights: Does the ECHR Actually Boss Britain Around?
So, after Part 1, we’ve got the basics down:
Britain helped build the ECHR, it was quiet for decades, and then the Human Rights Act made it suddenly relevant.
Fine. That’s the history.
But the real question most of us quietly have in our heads is:
“Does this court in Strasbourg actually overrule us? Like… a lot?”
Because if you listen to certain commentators, you’d think half the Government’s time is spent being told off by European judges waving clipboards.
