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The Solution to Prison Overcrowding?
Prisoners are being released early because jails in England and Wales are running out of space. Building prisons sounds sensible. But why did we close so many?
Between 2010 and 2015, David Cameron’s government closed or repurposed 18 prisons, losing around 5,300 places. Ministers said the older establishments cost too much and promised modern replacements. Yet by 2024, the prison estate had gained barely 500 places overall.
So the criminals are being released to SAVE MONEY.
The Great Electric Scooter Graveyard.
Electric scooters were supposed to transform urban transport. Instead, abandoned machines have become an increasingly familiar sight on our streets. What happens when an exciting new idea runs into the realities of city life?
There is something undeniably clever about the idea. Open an app, find a scooter or electric bicycle, unlock it and travel to your destination. No expensive vehicle to buy, no maintenance bills and no searching for a parking space. Unfortunately, the business of deciding where to leave the thing afterwards has proved rather more difficult.
Coming to the end of the Trump Debacle
Trump’s presidency has taken a wrecking ball to the East Wing and America’s standing among its allies. A historic building became rubble for a ballroom; decades of trust have been battered by threats, tariffs and contempt. Meanwhile, Trump and his family have pocketed vast sums through cryptocurrency ventures, blurring public duty with private profit. His pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize sits grotesquely beside his decision to launch war against Iran. The result is a presidency of vanity, enrichment and coercion, where national prestige serves personal ambition, allies become targets, and the self-proclaimed peacemaker demands applause while unleashing military destruction.
BBC Complaints: An Obstacle Course
The BBC has found a clever way to reduce complaints: make complaining harder. Why spend time and money improving programmes when you can exhaust the people who object? Send an email and our publicly funded broadcaster replies from an address you cannot answer, directing you to an online form. Complete the form and you’re promised a response. When it arrives, you may be asked for further details, sending you around the course again. By the time you’ve finished, you might have forgotten what annoyed you.
A triumph of administrative efficiency, if not of customer service.
More Money for Defence? First, Explain the £3 Billion. 
Those Mid-Term Results 
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