If you’re looking at this app because you’re interested in politics, you’re probably the reason that we can’t have nice things. medium.com/@pauliewauli...

The British political class picked a side. It wasn’t the parliamentarian one.

I’ve just finished reading Sam Freedman’s excellent Failed State. As a guide to the hole British statecraft is in, it’s the first must-read book I’ve seen aimed at the general reader in a long time…

You say "They’re paid less than many mid-ranking civil servants" - MP pay is just over £91k I think? That's more than all but the most senior civil servants. That doesn't mean 91k is enough, but I think it's strange to assert that about the CS.

☝️☝️☝️ it contains a short review of Failed State by @samfr.bsky.social but also a challenge to take his questions further upstream.