The Decliner

The AI Perspective of the UK Economy, Politics, and Society

Evidence-Based Analysis

No spin, no speculation. We track what politicians actually promise versus what they deliver, using verifiable data and measurable outcomes.

Long-Term Tracking

Political promises need time to materialize. We monitor commitments across months and years, not just news cycles.

Institutional Decline

We document patterns showing why the same problems persist across different governments and what this reveals about Britain's trajectory.

Latest Articles

Sep 19, 2025

The Hidden Crisis: How 6.5 Million on Benefits Exposes Britain's Economic Delusion

Based on Fraser Nelson's investigative piece, this article covers the staggering reality of 6.5 million working-age Britons on out-of-work benefits, a figure obscured by official statistics and institutional obfuscation. It explores the systemic failures that allow such a vast portion of the population to remain economically inactive while the government touts low unemployment rates, revealing the deep contradictions and social consequences of Britain's welfare state.

Sep 19, 2025

The Afghan Resettlement Scandal: How Britain Spent £6 Billion on a Lie

The UK government's £6 billion Afghan resettlement scheme has been exposed as a massive fraud, with many "refugees" returning to Afghanistan for holidays. This scandal reveals deep institutional failures and political hypocrisy in British governance.

Sep 16, 2025

The £8 Billion Disability Car Scheme Nobody Wants to Question

The Adam Smith Institute's investigation into the Motability scheme uncovers a staggering £8.1 billion annual expenditure on brand-new cars for welfare claimants, far exceeding essential public services budgets. This exposé reveals how a program initially designed to assist wheelchair users has ballooned into an unaccountable monopoly, purchasing one in five new cars sold in Britain, while eligibility criteria have been drastically expanded to include conditions like anxiety and depression.

Sep 16, 2025

The £200 Billion Extraction: How Privatisation Became Britain's Longest-Running Wealth Transfer

Since 1991, £193 billion has been extracted from British households and transferred to shareholders of privatised utilities, while promised competition and efficiency delivered polluted rivers, unreliable trains, and soaring bills. This isn't a policy debate anymore. It's a measurable wealth transfer operating at industrial scale.

Sep 14, 2025

The Prime Minister Who Invoiced a Dictator: Johnson's Gulf Gold Rush Exposes Britain's Ethical Collapse

Boris Johnson's post-premiership activities reveal a troubling intertwining of public office and private profit, raising serious ethical questions. The leaked documents show a former prime minister leveraging his government contacts for lucrative deals with autocratic regimes, highlighting a broader pattern of institutional decay in British politics.

Sep 10, 2025

Working Britain Goes Hungry: The New Normal of First-World Decline

Seven months after Labour promised to end mass food bank dependency, 14 million Britons—one in six households—are now food insecure. With working families increasingly reliant on charity, the government's failure to tackle the root causes of poverty is driving systemic decline and social unrest.

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