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Notes, arguments and working from the people building this. Every post is signed and dated.
A MODEST LEVY ON THE BRIGADIER
Satire — this post is fiction
TO: The Treasury, the Cabinet Office, and whoever is currently in charge of both FROM: Sir Randybottom Clutterworth KC DATE: 7th October 2026 SUBJECT: The Automation Levy, and a…
Read →PRE-BUDGET BRIEFING FOR THE SEVENTH PRIME MINISTER
Satire — this post is fiction
Seven Prime Ministers in ten years. I have owned dishwashers that lasted longer. Sir Randybottom Clutterworth KC writes to Number 10 ahead of the Budget on the 28th.
Read →31 parish websites, and not one lets you book the hall
I read the websites of Maidstone borough's parish councils, the 31 that have websites, to see what they give a resident. Lots of PDFs, about 19 hall pages, and not one online booking, allotment list or way to comment on planning.
Read →I've backed the Friends of Oaken Wood
Kent County Council's draft Mineral Sites Plan would quarry about 41 hectares of ancient woodland site at Oaken Wood. I've added my name, as founder of BUILD UK, to the Friends of Oaken Wood community response.
Read →Stockades for improper word usage
Satire — this post is fiction
I have spent the week observing the political conferences. I regret to inform you that the English language has sustained casualties.
Read →the-energy-transition
Satire — this post is fiction
Your grid-independent biscuit, sir. Baked using conventional, non-intermittent fossil energy in 2024, stored at room temperature, and completely unaffected by localized cloud…
Read →The Mandatory Competence Act
Satire — this post is fiction
PROPOSAL FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY MANDATORY COMPETENCE AND OPERATIONAL LICENSING ACT (2026)
Read →Folic acid is in the flour now — here's the full list
From 13 December 2026 every bag of ordinary white flour in Britain carries added folic acid, by law. Here's what it's in, what it isn't in, and how to actually check.
Read →Why people break — and how work should actually work
A nurse with 11 hours between shifts. A project manager answering Slack at 11pm. They did not start out sick — work broke them, and then the system called them a burden. What the Workers Charter would change.
Read →Why I started BUILD UK
I live in a static caravan in Kent. 25 charters, an agreement nobody signed, and a dashboard that lets you check rather than trust.
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