It is.
They are just so lovely and joyful.
Mine is also funny looking (not only in silly outfits, though this helps) so he puts a smile on strangers’ faces as we walk past. Always makes my day that.

Once again, the Actual Thing the Actual Democrats Must Actually Do is to make institutional reform the platform & to explain to voters why & how Doing A Popularism is the <consequence> of that, not a prerequisite.

Sadly the direction of travel for all of our countries despite the lack of public understanding or any proper economic benefit.

Perhaps. In personal interactions I often find that people who moan most about the prices are actually the richest of my friends, so perhaps our whole nation is like this. We’re fine and should pay more taxes and shut up about it. I know I would if it means better pavements and less child poverty

Actually food seems cheaper in the UK than in many places too… wonder what makes overall ‘cost of living’ so much more then…

I actually think housing and energy is not that much higher than elsewhere (though London and housing are another matter), in my-admittedly non scholarly- perception food and transport are the shockingly more expensive areas

And that is the correct use of AI, but ‘made up’ evidence like quotes and references is sadly how we spot AI generated essays at Uni, so it really looks like some of these have made their way to journalism too

I honestly feel these are classic AI blunders… are they actually using AI to write for them now?