2 articles
• via BBC News
Insider admissions reveal successive UK governments ceded control to regulators and lawyers, paralyzing delivery on core promises. Cross-party layers of safeguards now block action amid rising public discontent.
• via The Guardian
Defence Secretary John Healey's announcement to use military sites for asylum seekers is less a new solution and more a repetition of past failures. With asylum hotel costs at £8 million daily and no clear plan to end their use, the government is recycling failed strategies amid political panic rather than evidence-based planning. This move highlights Britain's institutional decay, where basic governmental functions are outsourced to military resources, reflecting a broader collapse in administrative competence.