The Floor

Essays on British politics and political economy.

Public services

A floor that holds

The case for Universal Basic Services

Britain's welfare state was designed in 1948 for an economy that no longer exists. Universal Basic Services takes the principle that built the NHS and applies it to housing, childcare, transport, and the other things every modern life now requires.

Democracy

Your vote doesn't count

How to fix British democracy and why now is our best chance

In 85% of constituencies last year, more people voted against the winner than for them. Labour took two-thirds of the Commons on a third of the vote. The fix isn't a foreign system. It's a British one we haven't built yet.