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Because our entire economic model is a ponzi scheme. Until we accept that infinite GDP group is the root cause of a catalogue of crises in the world today, none of these will be getting solved.

Five horses bolted and ran loose in Central London this morning. All have been caught, with some injuries, appears to have been caused by noise from building works: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-london-68888725

The most expensive I'd say is the Palace of Westminster stuff: it has a huge maintenance/restoration bill ahead (upwards of several billion), which will only increase if they decide to restore it while keeping the building active as much as possible. A new building for Government can be modern...

Being unproductive and wasting money where it can be better spent elsewhere, something applicable to all my original points.

This is something I've thought of often recently, particularly in relation to politics/governance. Areas where I think tradition has put us a long way behind peer countries include: - Palace of Westminster and voting rituals: the Palace is very old and in dire need of repair, with several...

Looks like Ukraine is finally getting the much needed US aid: https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68848277

Mark Menzies' scandal just keeps getting worse: https://twitter.com/billykenber/status/1781381491727192428

The Olympic's opening ceremony will be fun: in alphabetical order you have the following: Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel. Ireland are essentially a UN buffer zone, or a row of stewards separating different football fans in a stadium.

I can't link an article due to being on phone, but Sturgeon's husband has been charged with embezzlement. 1713467784 EDIT: Link now here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68850088

Anywhere that's a safe seat(s) is higher risk I think, as MPs there take being elected for granted and can be complacent after a while. Swing seats, while not immune, the MP has to deliver much more to remain in office.

You could ask that of the selection process generally, given some of those still in job despite clearly not being fit for it irrespective of where in the country they sit.

Given that he had the whip suspended almost as soon as the story first broke, you're probably right there's more to this than is currently known, especially considering how slow the whip was removed for others like Wragg (who ended up giving it up himself).

Talk about a trivial dismissal case: https://www.bbc.co.uk/articles/cw07nep0ek4o

Whatever happens with the Rayner investigation, the Tories have lost any moral highground they may have had to attack Labour over it after this story came out.

Basically what Sir Humphrey said all those years ago: EDIT: Just realised I shared the same clip last year upthread.

Guys, I think we have a winner for the "describe Truss in a nutshell" award.

One vegetable endorsing another vegetable: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68821646

This number is on a downward trajectory though, with quite a few countries normalising relations with Israel in recent decades. Saudi Arabia were close to joining them until Hamas kicked off (the cynical view is the attack was timed in connection to this). Granted some nations are still a...

If we're doing that everyone should go back to East Africa ;)

He is the latest in a long line of autocrats/leaders who has resorted to war in order to retain power by distracting from internal struggles: Putin and the Iranian regime are other current examples; if China do invade Taiwan, Xi is another leader presiding other relative economic struggles...