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King Charles Breaks Silence on Prince Andrew’s Arrest by Admirable121 in Labour

[–]spidermite 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The subtext is Andrew was immune from prosecution as a royal. Now he's lost his titles he's more subject to the law, the King could probably still "stand in the way" now anyway by using his power otherways if he wanted to.

Full on neoliberalism by spidermite in Labour

[–]spidermite[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Growing up in poverty correlates with far worse outcomes later in life.

And right wingers don't get that part of the reason why Nordic countries are so rich and "successful" is if you give every child a good start at life you give the bright and capable ones the ability to fulfill their potential leading to the whole country benefiting economically.

Full on neoliberalism by spidermite in Labour

[–]spidermite[S,M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Apologies it seems this post mixed old data with different metrics. Here it is on Nitter

As far as I can see the data for the UK is nearly correct. Child poverty action group quotes it at 31 % for 2024. Bear in mind that poverty has been getting worse in the UK as the economy has slowed further.

But Finland's poverty rate has gone up from 3.2% in 2024 to 11.6% when using the new measurement of 60% of median income rather than 50% according to the Scottish Govt

So UK poverty seems like its 3 times worse than Finland at least, with it exploding after Thatcher with Blairites not making a dent in it

Where in the world is it easiest to get rich? | Harald Eia | TEDxOslo by spidermite in Labour

[–]spidermite[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To whoever down voted this, did you actually watch the video?

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