Opinion — United Kingdom

The Attention Economy Has Won. Now What Do We Do About It?

A decade after researchers began documenting the neurological effects of algorithmically optimised content feeds, we have amassed extraordinary evidence that sustained attention is declining across age groups — and almost no policy consensus on what democratic societies are entitled to do about it.

By James Bartholomew|4 days ago

The Private Backdoor: Why the Departed Wes Streeting’s Legacy is a Deeper Crisis for the NHS

Following Wes Streeting’s dramatic resignation as Health Secretary this May of 2026, Great Britain is left to dissect the wreckage of a tenure that was supposed to save our national religion. While his successor's inheritance is a waiting list that technically fell, recent disclosures have exposed the chilling extent of private healthcare lobbying in the drafting of his 10-Year Health Plan. We wanted a public sanctuary. We wanted the Tories’ damage undone. Instead, we are discovering that our state-backed health service has been quietly partitioned behind closed doors.

By James Bartholomew|5 days ago

The Nationalisation Mirage: Why Great British Railways Cannot Solve Our Broken Tracks

By James Bartholomew|5 days ago