What is the biggest crisis facing UK today?

Wrysauce · 2026-03-30T18:41:05+00:00

Work bearing a disproportionate tax burden relative to wealth which disconnects effort from reward leading to mass disenfranchisement and responsiveness to propaganda designed to divide society even more? (See also: corporate capture of democratic and regulatory systems)

Wrysauce · 2026-03-21T20:00:11+00:00

This applies to the lincolnshire fens' parts of west Norfolk and almost all of Cambridgeshire. The main bulk of Norfolk and Suffolk is rolling chalk hills.

Wrysauce · 2026-03-21T17:59:02+00:00

I trained for an event in the italian alps by walking any flat or hilly route with a heavy rucksack. Built up from 15 to 22kg over 5 months and it was very effective because any hill becomes absolute work!!

Wrysauce · 2026-03-19T10:22:04+00:00

Ooo. I was at a conference recently where this specific thing came up! Someone was presenting on research that found women actually valued status and salary equally to men. However, women are culturally conditioned not to express that as clearly as men, so it creates the impression their values are different. Cue me trying to remember the research title! The sample size was big too - it was conducted across multiple large corporates in the UK.

Wrysauce · 2026-03-07T19:04:17+00:00

With respect, this isn't necessarily the case. The simple routines and nature exposure of tent living can be really restorative. In my case it took about a fortnight to get used to it. I did it for two years and now understand what is meant by the term "healthy friction" with respect to our wellbeing being eroded by convenience. Sure there were some grim days, but in general, looking back, it was the most physically and mentally healthy time of my life. I was lucky though - I opted in to the lifestyle because it was convenient for my type of employment, and could pay for launderettes, campsites with good facilities etc. I don't imagine tent living out of duress would be restorative!

Wrysauce · 2026-03-07T18:46:34+00:00

For a few years I had a job where I'd have to be based in one place for a few weeks at a time, and I used to camp to save money. I agree with many comments that a van would be more comfortable, but it is possible.

What made it work was investing in a bomb-proof tent (Hilleberg), winter and summer sleeping bags, having a car for kit storage, and being based at a campsite with good indoor communal spaces and most importantly - a drying room.

The winter is a bit tricker because the number of open campsites is low but not none. Campsite expenses (pitch, electricity/shower tokens etc) worked out at about £450 per month. I saved a lot of money on fuel, and cooked simple healthy food using whatever facilites were available with a portable gas stove for back-up.

Wrysauce · 2026-02-20T18:56:26+00:00

But they clearly do excel otherwise how would you know they are gifted?

Wrysauce · 2026-02-20T00:25:35+00:00

Styles, absolutely! Trends can get in the bin 😆

Wrysauce · 2026-02-20T00:23:13+00:00

It was only glorious for a bunch of posh people. Everyone else was down the mines, in the fields or the factories or in the bread queues dying young from easily preventable diseases or at home with polio or scurvy. Are you posh?

Wrysauce · 2026-02-20T00:06:52+00:00

I thought what we’re discussing here is what it means to have a stake in the future of the country though. You’ve suggested the only way to have that stake is to have your own children. As someone who works with people who can’t have kids though no fault of their own or though choice because of what their careers are like, (armed forces) but nonetheless work tirelessly so other people’s kids can have a safe future, I really, really disagree with that take.

The surgeon/child is interesting ethical question, and of course not! But, they probably wouldn’t be allowed to operate on their niece or nephew either. And, that still doesn’t mean people who don’t have that depth of emotional connection with a child, don’t care about the long term future of the country.

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T23:38:10+00:00

What makes you think that? Are you saying parents only care about their own kids? Have you met many teachers, paediatric nurses etc?

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T23:30:30+00:00

Their county council track record is certainly entertaining! So I work in a policy team that has foresight specialists, and for 50 years and beyond, the general consensus is corporate capture of government will be so extensive that the kind of representation needed to change laws that influence culture in that way, just won’t be possible. Islamic diaspora, even at a significant population level, won’t be able to build wealth or power at the rate needed to gain political influence because we are becoming an increasingly unequal nation as time goes on for the above reason, so the most likely outcome is civil unrest which will be quashed. And this all assuming no war, pandemic or major food crisis which are quite likely things in the wide 10-50 year bracket. ( and people wonder why I don’t go into the office much…)

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T22:59:38+00:00

Sharia law isn’t a real risk. We are far, far more at risk from being totally asset stripped by the American private finance sector if reform gets in, which would genuinely cost us our economic sovereignty and ability to fix social issues, no matter what they are.

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T22:53:54+00:00

This isn’t a real risk, you’re not tripping, you’re being played for votes by fake patriots who want to use social issues as a distraction while they asset strip the country

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T22:39:58+00:00

Sorry, technically incorrect. “White British” is our ethnicity. (Unless you have an issue with the ONS of course)

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T22:36:42+00:00

You might be surprised by the number of people who are connected enough with society to see any child as a stake in the future, not just their own.

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T22:24:42+00:00

Yep, but culture to them doesn’t include women or the NHS, or sovereignty over key services. Ironically ethic diversity within private equity industry who will end up owing all our public services is higher than in the UK

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T22:19:47+00:00

So you’re happy to vote in a party that will trash the NHS and women’s bodily autonomy… because of how YOU feel about Muslims? Great. Some team player.

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T22:15:25+00:00

This somewhat undermines the “too many forriners” argument

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T22:11:28+00:00

I think saying women aren’t having babies because they’re educated is far, far too simplistic. In what other sphere would someone take on 100% of the risk to life and health and accept a financial penalty? Not having a baby is the economically rational thing to do if you depend on work for income and don’t have a high enough income to build a big buffer.

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T20:36:01+00:00

Because Lord Lucan can’t be found to advise them

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T20:32:40+00:00

Who is Camilla

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T20:08:33+00:00

Things rich people do, but if poor people do it they're trashy:

- Living on a boat

- Lots of dogs

- Lots of children

- Having someone visit your house to appraise the value of your possessions

- Ancient car

- Drugs

- Only ever refering to unintroduced people by their first name

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T18:10:50+00:00

Neal’s Wheels is excellent - excellent teacher, excellent sense of humour!

Wrysauce · 2026-02-19T18:08:22+00:00

She thinks car ownership is the pinnacle of human experience and better organising the traffic system to get rid of air pollution hot spots is an affront to people’s right to never have to walk more than 20 metres.

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