Simon Parritt
simonoffthecuff.bsky.social
Simon Parritt
@simonoffthecuff.bsky.social
Chartered & Counselling Psychologist, music lover, writer of ramblings both academic and personal, disabled person and Post Polio Survivors Network UK
question:

Which countries lead on happiness, health & longevity —
the ones with coalition governments, high taxes and strong public services,
or the ones chasing Reform / Trump-style “strong leaders” and culture wars?

The data isn’t subtle !
January 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Genuine question for Labour & Brexit voters drifting to Reform:

If the UK hasn’t had a left-of-centre government for 40+ years,
how did “the left” break the country?

And how does going further right fix right-wing policy failure?

#UKPolitics #CostOfLiving
#Austerit #ReformU
January 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The numbers haven’t changed — only the route.

In 2002, around 103,000 people sought asylum in the UK.
In 2024, it’s about 108,000, almost the same. With a shrinking workforce, low birth rate, and ageing population, Britain needs immigration, not scapegoats.

#AsylumFacts #UKPolitics #MigrationTruth
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Disturbing- Sad - and frightening for the future of Ukraine but all if Europe and the world - and remember one was democratically elected by Americans!
August 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
#trump may attempt to lie about crime, economy and other political realities but denying the weather and #climatechange will inevitably drown him I reality - trouble is will he take us down with him ?
January 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The UK and France, abandoned the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Adolf Hitler through the Munich Agreement of September 1938. Do we have to repeat that mistake again

LEARN FROM HISTORY !
December 31, 2024 at 12:07 PM
December 3, 2024 at 8:04 PM