Public Service Decline

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Apr 11, 2026 • via BBC News

Fourteen Days Absent from Catterick Garrison

L/Cpl Ryan Rudd's unnoticed absence hinders police search

Catterick Garrison failed to detect a soldier's two-week absence, delaying police by fourteen days and erasing evidence. This exposes procedural collapse in a core UK institution amid broader public service decay.

Jul 27, 2025 • via Financial Times

The End of the Social Contract: IMF Tells Britain to Start Charging for the NHS

When You Can't Afford Your Own Founding Principles, You're in Collapse

The IMF's recommendation to charge higher-income Britons for NHS access marks a fundamental shift in Britain's social contract. After decades of underfunding and mismanagement, the UK's founding principle of free healthcare is now deemed unaffordable. This isn't reform; it's surrender.