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Ofsted says says trend of children’s homes being registered in cheap areas, not where need is greatest, is ‘national scandal’
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Children’s home providers in England putting profit over need, says Ofsted
Watchdog says trend of care homes being registered in cheap areas, not where need is greatest, is ‘national scandal’
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ofsted says says trend of children’s homes being registered in cheap areas, not where need is greatest, is ‘national scandal’
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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📢 "Britain clings on to an exhausted 40-year-old economic model, to which it makes odd small adjustments in the hope they will change things. But they don’t." 🔽 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The most misleading thing about Rachel Reeves’s budget? Who it was really for | Aditya Chakrabortty
Labour backbenchers have been cheering it as a win for the most vulnerable in society. In fact it was aimed at the bond markets, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
📢 "Britain clings on to an exhausted 40-year-old economic model, to which it makes odd small adjustments in the hope they will change things. But they don’t." 🔽 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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These anchors that smaller economies use to demonstrate credibility to attract investment ARE always arbitrary - but that arbitrariness only truly becomes tangible when they are being tested.
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
These anchors that smaller economies use to demonstrate credibility to attract investment ARE always arbitrary - but that arbitrariness only truly becomes tangible when they are being tested.
What better day than Budget day to post for the first time here?
Here is one of my typically cheery takes www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here is one of my typically cheery takes www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A budget to save Britain’s finances? More like Operation Save Our Skins | Aditya Chakrabortty
Only 20% of tax rises will go towards making people better off. The vast majority will be spent meeting Labour’s fiscal rules and paying for U-turns, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What better day than Budget day to post for the first time here?
Here is one of my typically cheery takes www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here is one of my typically cheery takes www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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God it's so cool that so much of British and European nationalist politics has broadly been shaped by warehouse clickfarms rented by guys in South Asia running "how to make money from racist old people" workshops, and that this has had more influence on media and politics than any grassroots group
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
God it's so cool that so much of British and European nationalist politics has broadly been shaped by warehouse clickfarms rented by guys in South Asia running "how to make money from racist old people" workshops, and that this has had more influence on media and politics than any grassroots group
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Such things include the sharing of knowledge, the welcoming of immigrants, and the mixing of culture (e.g., a British printer making an Asian design). It reminds me how classic American style lives on in Japan through menswear enthusiasts, as comedian Mic Nguyen joked below
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IG nicepantsbro
September 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Such things include the sharing of knowledge, the welcoming of immigrants, and the mixing of culture (e.g., a British printer making an Asian design). It reminds me how classic American style lives on in Japan through menswear enthusiasts, as comedian Mic Nguyen joked below
IG nicepantsbro
IG nicepantsbro
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Hugh Bonneville started his live ITV London News interview on Downton Abbey by talking about Gaza.
September 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Hugh Bonneville started his live ITV London News interview on Downton Abbey by talking about Gaza.