Long-form essays on British political economy, democratic reform, and the things a country owes the people who live in it.https://example.com/en-gbhttps://example.com/essays/a-floor-that-holds/https://example.com/essays/a-floor-that-holds/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.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTpublic-serviceswork-and-economyhttps://example.com/essays/your-vote-doesnt-count/https://example.com/essays/your-vote-doesnt-count/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.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdemocracy