Idwal
@idwal.bsky.social
Retired lecturer,Fell walker, motorhomer and Green activist.
The Tories are on their way out—and deservedly so.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The Tories are on their way out—and deservedly so.
(12/12)
(12/12)
They gambled with the nation’s future, failed in crisis, and governed with cynicism rather than principle.
To suggest they deserve another chance at the levers of power is abhorrent. Britain needs renewal, not a return to the architects of decline. (11/12)
To suggest they deserve another chance at the levers of power is abhorrent. Britain needs renewal, not a return to the architects of decline. (11/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
They gambled with the nation’s future, failed in crisis, and governed with cynicism rather than principle.
To suggest they deserve another chance at the levers of power is abhorrent. Britain needs renewal, not a return to the architects of decline. (11/12)
To suggest they deserve another chance at the levers of power is abhorrent. Britain needs renewal, not a return to the architects of decline. (11/12)
disgrace of Partygate. On immigration, their flagship Rwanda scheme collapsed, wasting millions while achieving nothing.
The record is clear. The Conservatives presided over economic mismanagement, social division, and political instability. (10/12)
The record is clear. The Conservatives presided over economic mismanagement, social division, and political instability. (10/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
disgrace of Partygate. On immigration, their flagship Rwanda scheme collapsed, wasting millions while achieving nothing.
The record is clear. The Conservatives presided over economic mismanagement, social division, and political instability. (10/12)
The record is clear. The Conservatives presided over economic mismanagement, social division, and political instability. (10/12)
From 2016 to 2024, Britain endured four prime ministers, each corrupt, incompetent, or both. The Tory party tore itself—and the nation—apart.
COVID exposed their ineptitude further: lockdowns too late, care homes turned into death traps, PPE contracts riddled with corruption, and the (9/12)
COVID exposed their ineptitude further: lockdowns too late, care homes turned into death traps, PPE contracts riddled with corruption, and the (9/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
From 2016 to 2024, Britain endured four prime ministers, each corrupt, incompetent, or both. The Tory party tore itself—and the nation—apart.
COVID exposed their ineptitude further: lockdowns too late, care homes turned into death traps, PPE contracts riddled with corruption, and the (9/12)
COVID exposed their ineptitude further: lockdowns too late, care homes turned into death traps, PPE contracts riddled with corruption, and the (9/12)
By 2015, the Conservatives governed alone, but with UKIP threatening their flank. Cameron chose party over country, gambling Britain’s future on an EU referendum. He believed Brexit unlikely; the rest of us asked why risk it at all. His reckless bet unleashed years of chaos. (8/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
By 2015, the Conservatives governed alone, but with UKIP threatening their flank. Cameron chose party over country, gambling Britain’s future on an EU referendum. He believed Brexit unlikely; the rest of us asked why risk it at all. His reckless bet unleashed years of chaos. (8/12)
Behind Cameron’s hollow mantra—“We are all in this together”—lay a cynical dismantling of the welfare system, with the poor and vulnerable bearing the brunt. The Liberal Democrats shamefully enabled this assault. (7/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Behind Cameron’s hollow mantra—“We are all in this together”—lay a cynical dismantling of the welfare system, with the poor and vulnerable bearing the brunt. The Liberal Democrats shamefully enabled this assault. (7/12)
Labour’s “light‑touch” approach was indeed culpable, but the Conservatives pretending they would have acted differently is pure hypocrisy.
Then came austerity. George Osborne’s programme was not a sober response to crisis but an ideological project to shrink the state. (6/12)
Then came austerity. George Osborne’s programme was not a sober response to crisis but an ideological project to shrink the state. (6/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Labour’s “light‑touch” approach was indeed culpable, but the Conservatives pretending they would have acted differently is pure hypocrisy.
Then came austerity. George Osborne’s programme was not a sober response to crisis but an ideological project to shrink the state. (6/12)
Then came austerity. George Osborne’s programme was not a sober response to crisis but an ideological project to shrink the state. (6/12)
The Tories seized on the 2008 financial crash, disgracefully pinning the blame on Labour while ignoring their own role in deregulating the financial sector. (5/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The Tories seized on the 2008 financial crash, disgracefully pinning the blame on Labour while ignoring their own role in deregulating the financial sector. (5/12)
Fourteen years of Conservative rule were nothing short of disastrous, and any attempt to rebrand them as a credible alternative must be challenged.
The rot began in 2010, when David Cameron entered a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. (4/12)
The rot began in 2010, when David Cameron entered a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. (4/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Fourteen years of Conservative rule were nothing short of disastrous, and any attempt to rebrand them as a credible alternative must be challenged.
The rot began in 2010, when David Cameron entered a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. (4/12)
The rot began in 2010, when David Cameron entered a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. (4/12)
Shadow ministers even claim that “mistakes have been recognised” and “lessons learned”—though they never specify what those mistakes were.
This narrative is absurd. (3/12)
This narrative is absurd. (3/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Shadow ministers even claim that “mistakes have been recognised” and “lessons learned”—though they never specify what those mistakes were.
This narrative is absurd. (3/12)
This narrative is absurd. (3/12)
As 2026 begins, some commentators suggest that the Conservative Party may be staging a comeback. With Reform’s poll ratings faltering and the Tory leader’s performance improving, whispers of a “renewed, moderate right‑wing politics” are surfacing. (2/12)
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
As 2026 begins, some commentators suggest that the Conservative Party may be staging a comeback. With Reform’s poll ratings faltering and the Tory leader’s performance improving, whispers of a “renewed, moderate right‑wing politics” are surfacing. (2/12)
Efficiency matters, but justice, accessibility, and resilience matter more. To demand that the NHS or social housing mimic the private sector is to miss the point entirely.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Efficiency matters, but justice, accessibility, and resilience matter more. To demand that the NHS or social housing mimic the private sector is to miss the point entirely.
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Forgets the repeated failures of private enterprise in public roles.
Frames efficiency as the sole virtue, sidelining fairness, universality, and accountability.
? Conclusion
Public services are not businesses. They are the backbone of a fair society. (11/12)
Frames efficiency as the sole virtue, sidelining fairness, universality, and accountability.
? Conclusion
Public services are not businesses. They are the backbone of a fair society. (11/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Forgets the repeated failures of private enterprise in public roles.
Frames efficiency as the sole virtue, sidelining fairness, universality, and accountability.
? Conclusion
Public services are not businesses. They are the backbone of a fair society. (11/12)
Frames efficiency as the sole virtue, sidelining fairness, universality, and accountability.
? Conclusion
Public services are not businesses. They are the backbone of a fair society. (11/12)
COVID procurement scandals: A stark reminder of private profiteering in public emergencies.
✨ The Real Bias
The narrative of “public inefficiency vs private excellence” is corrosive because it:
Ignores the complexity of serving vulnerable populations. (10/12)
✨ The Real Bias
The narrative of “public inefficiency vs private excellence” is corrosive because it:
Ignores the complexity of serving vulnerable populations. (10/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
COVID procurement scandals: A stark reminder of private profiteering in public emergencies.
✨ The Real Bias
The narrative of “public inefficiency vs private excellence” is corrosive because it:
Ignores the complexity of serving vulnerable populations. (10/12)
✨ The Real Bias
The narrative of “public inefficiency vs private excellence” is corrosive because it:
Ignores the complexity of serving vulnerable populations. (10/12)
COVID PPE contracts: Billions wasted on unusable equipment, with politically connected firms profiting.
? The Convenient Omissions
The radio debate conveniently ignored:
The 2008 financial crisis: Triggered by private banking excess, rescued by public intervention. (9/12)
? The Convenient Omissions
The radio debate conveniently ignored:
The 2008 financial crisis: Triggered by private banking excess, rescued by public intervention. (9/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
COVID PPE contracts: Billions wasted on unusable equipment, with politically connected firms profiting.
? The Convenient Omissions
The radio debate conveniently ignored:
The 2008 financial crisis: Triggered by private banking excess, rescued by public intervention. (9/12)
? The Convenient Omissions
The radio debate conveniently ignored:
The 2008 financial crisis: Triggered by private banking excess, rescued by public intervention. (9/12)
Rail privatization: Fragmented services, higher fares, and public frustration.
Pensions (Equitable Life): Collapse left thousands stranded.
Banking (Northern Rock): Reckless risk-taking ended in taxpayer bailouts. (8/12)
Pensions (Equitable Life): Collapse left thousands stranded.
Banking (Northern Rock): Reckless risk-taking ended in taxpayer bailouts. (8/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Rail privatization: Fragmented services, higher fares, and public frustration.
Pensions (Equitable Life): Collapse left thousands stranded.
Banking (Northern Rock): Reckless risk-taking ended in taxpayer bailouts. (8/12)
Pensions (Equitable Life): Collapse left thousands stranded.
Banking (Northern Rock): Reckless risk-taking ended in taxpayer bailouts. (8/12)
Medical devices: Hearing aids and similar provisions are often inflated in cost when sold privately.
? Privatization Disasters
History is littered with failed experiments in privatizing essential services:
Water companies: Rising bills, pollution, and underinvestment. (7/12)
? Privatization Disasters
History is littered with failed experiments in privatizing essential services:
Water companies: Rising bills, pollution, and underinvestment. (7/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Medical devices: Hearing aids and similar provisions are often inflated in cost when sold privately.
? Privatization Disasters
History is littered with failed experiments in privatizing essential services:
Water companies: Rising bills, pollution, and underinvestment. (7/12)
? Privatization Disasters
History is littered with failed experiments in privatizing essential services:
Water companies: Rising bills, pollution, and underinvestment. (7/12)
Housing: Private rentals are less secure and more costly than social housing.
Education: Private schooling offers exclusivity at prohibitive prices, while public education remains free and universal. (6/12)
Education: Private schooling offers exclusivity at prohibitive prices, while public education remains free and universal. (6/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Housing: Private rentals are less secure and more costly than social housing.
Education: Private schooling offers exclusivity at prohibitive prices, while public education remains free and universal. (6/12)
Education: Private schooling offers exclusivity at prohibitive prices, while public education remains free and universal. (6/12)
When Private Substitutes Fail
Where private enterprise overlaps with public provision, the results are often more expensive or worse quality:
Healthcare & dental plans: Higher costs, exclusions, and caps compared to the NHS’s universal coverage. (5/12)
Where private enterprise overlaps with public provision, the results are often more expensive or worse quality:
Healthcare & dental plans: Higher costs, exclusions, and caps compared to the NHS’s universal coverage. (5/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
When Private Substitutes Fail
Where private enterprise overlaps with public provision, the results are often more expensive or worse quality:
Healthcare & dental plans: Higher costs, exclusions, and caps compared to the NHS’s universal coverage. (5/12)
Where private enterprise overlaps with public provision, the results are often more expensive or worse quality:
Healthcare & dental plans: Higher costs, exclusions, and caps compared to the NHS’s universal coverage. (5/12)
Private sector: Operates on a pay-and-go model, serving those who can afford to choose. Success is measured in profit, not universality.
To judge the public sector by private standards is to misunderstand its purpose entirely.
? (4/12)
To judge the public sector by private standards is to misunderstand its purpose entirely.
? (4/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Private sector: Operates on a pay-and-go model, serving those who can afford to choose. Success is measured in profit, not universality.
To judge the public sector by private standards is to misunderstand its purpose entirely.
? (4/12)
To judge the public sector by private standards is to misunderstand its purpose entirely.
? (4/12)
enterprise caters to self-selecting customers who can walk away if dissatisfied.
⚖️ Different Missions, Different Measures
Public sector: Provides universal access to healthcare, housing, education, and transport. Efficiency matters, but so do equity, resilience, and fairness. (3/12)
⚖️ Different Missions, Different Measures
Public sector: Provides universal access to healthcare, housing, education, and transport. Efficiency matters, but so do equity, resilience, and fairness. (3/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
enterprise caters to self-selecting customers who can walk away if dissatisfied.
⚖️ Different Missions, Different Measures
Public sector: Provides universal access to healthcare, housing, education, and transport. Efficiency matters, but so do equity, resilience, and fairness. (3/12)
⚖️ Different Missions, Different Measures
Public sector: Provides universal access to healthcare, housing, education, and transport. Efficiency matters, but so do equity, resilience, and fairness. (3/12)
The public sector should aspire to the standards of private enterprise.
This perspective is not only lopsided — it is corrosively biased. It ignores the fundamental truth that public services exist to meet essential needs for all citizens, often in complex circumstances, while private (2/12)
This perspective is not only lopsided — it is corrosively biased. It ignores the fundamental truth that public services exist to meet essential needs for all citizens, often in complex circumstances, while private (2/12)
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The public sector should aspire to the standards of private enterprise.
This perspective is not only lopsided — it is corrosively biased. It ignores the fundamental truth that public services exist to meet essential needs for all citizens, often in complex circumstances, while private (2/12)
This perspective is not only lopsided — it is corrosively biased. It ignores the fundamental truth that public services exist to meet essential needs for all citizens, often in complex circumstances, while private (2/12)
There are no easy answers to the challenges, and an honest recognition of the consequences of our national decline would be better.
We must balance good public services with private wealth. We can't have it all, but good life is possible, if we contain the urge for more stuff.
(3/3)
We must balance good public services with private wealth. We can't have it all, but good life is possible, if we contain the urge for more stuff.
(3/3)
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
There are no easy answers to the challenges, and an honest recognition of the consequences of our national decline would be better.
We must balance good public services with private wealth. We can't have it all, but good life is possible, if we contain the urge for more stuff.
(3/3)
We must balance good public services with private wealth. We can't have it all, but good life is possible, if we contain the urge for more stuff.
(3/3)