They want to persuade young people to have more babies by dismantling the state, abolishing parental leave, defunding childcare, and hoarding wealth in property owned by a demographic past child rearing age. That’ll work.
The Tories are now locked into their own version of the US primary system. To win power in the party you have to make yourself hostage to a shrunken and radicalized base.
It’s a big improvement from wanging on about Brexit Benefits. Suspect there’s a lot happening below the surface.
From participant to Spectator
Congratulations! But please stop making me feel old now.
I sense the mood on this is changing rapidly to "enough, now". A lot of people have been a lot more vocal about it being blown out of all proportion. I have ALWAYS though that. And here is why.
👗NEW QUIET RIOT👓 THE LORD, THE FROCK, THE GLASSES, AND THE LOSS OF ALL PROPORTION Midnight essay by @sturdyalex.bsky.social on this entirely confected non-scandal. A short calm rant, that may just change your mind. APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q... SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/6PBO...
Alex goes on a (very calm and reasoned) MEGA RANT about the mass hysteria over a Labour peer giving a make-over to the top team for the election campaign. You d
Using the trunk of a cherry tree brought down by the beaver to support the limb of a dogwood. #funwithtrees
