Tag Archives: Politics

Let’s Rethink Parliament: Outcomes Over Optics

Let’s Rethink Parliament: Outcomes, Not Optics. Parliament is highly visible — but its most important outcomes are often quiet. This post asks what gets lost when optics crowd out stewardship.

Let’s Rethink Parliament: The Transparency Trap

Let’s Rethink Parliament: The Transparency Trap. Cameras brought transparency to Parliament — but also changed how work is seen and rewarded. This post asks what that’s done to time, focus, and outcomes.

Let’s Rethink Parliament: The MP’s Invisible Workload

Let’s Rethink Parliament: Not All MPs Work the Same Way — And We All Pretend They Do. Some MPs are highly visible, others work quietly. This post explores why Parliament struggles to talk about contribution — and what that does to trust.

Let’s Rethink Parliament: How Often Does Parliament Really Sit?

The House of Commons sits around 150 days a year. That scarcity quietly shapes behaviour, incentives, and how politics actually works.

Let’s Rethink Parliament: What is Parliament Actually For?

Parliament has always changed — often reluctantly, often under pressure. So why does change now feel taboo? This is the start of a series asking what Parliament is really for, and how its incentives shape behaviour over time.

Let’s Rethink Parliament: Change Is the Tradition

Parliament has always changed — often reluctantly, often under pressure. So why does change now feel taboo? This is the start of a series asking what Parliament is really for, and how its incentives shape behaviour over time.

Lets Re-Rethink HealthCare: let’s revisit what we proposed — and see if housing might have the cure.

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 Rethink Housing: Surely we can do something now? Without new laws?

Lets Rethink Housing: Surely we can do something now? Without new laws?
So let’s imagine this has gone well.

We’ve got a solid idea.
We’ve persuaded a government to back it.
The legislation is being drafted.
The machinery is grinding into life.

Which means — realistically — we’re waiting.

Not months.
Years.

And while all that process is happening, another question naturally pops up:

Is there anything we could start doing now, using the laws and powers we already have?

Lets Rethink Housing: Let’s be honest — we need to stop politicians tinkering.

Lets Rethink Housing:
Let’s be honest — we need to stop politicians tinkering.
If we build a housing system that actually works, how do we protect it from short-term politics, market panic, and the mistakes that broke housing policy before?

Lets Rethink Housing: Right — so what would this actually look like in practice?

Right — so what would this actually look like in practice?
What if we could unlock land, build homes, and offer investors a boring alternative to property — without confiscation, forced sales, or blowing up the housing market?