⚖️ The Pragmatists Party
Local"Common sense. Delivered."
Led by CentristBlur · Founded 4 months ago
Policies
Tired of science funding chasing headlines? We need a serious, long-term plan for proper research.
Why do we always fund science like it's a short-term project that needs to deliver a big shiny headline by next election? It's like building a house and only paying for the roof, hoping the foundations will just magically appear. We see the
Why are we making it harder for skilled workers to come here?
How did we get to a point where we actively discourage people with useful skills from contributing to our country? We spend years training doctors and nurses, only to make it a bureaucratic nightmare for them to stay and work here after the
Enough with the "access" waffle, let's actually fix the GP crisis.
Why are we still pretending that just "increasing access" to GPs is the magic bullet when everyone knows the system is already creaking at the seams? It’s like saying you’ll solve traffic jams by making it easier to get onto the motorway –
Fix the NHS Waiting Lists Already
I was talking to my sister the other day and she was telling me about her friend who's been waiting for a hip replacement for over a year now. She's in constant pain and can barely walk, but the hospital keeps pushing back her surgery date.
Stop Wasting Science Funding on Politicians' Pet Projects
I'm so fed up with seeing science funding being squandered on projects that are clearly driven by politicians' personal agendas rather than actual scientific merit. It's like they think we're all idiots and won't notice that they're just th
A fair system for new arrivals: balancing support with responsibility and proper planning.
It's clear that the current system for managing new arrivals isn't working as well as it should. There's a real public concern about the pressure on local services and the perception that some people arrive without a clear plan for how they
Simplify Research Funding, Not a Free-for-All
I understand the frustration with the current research funding system, it's a bureaucratic nightmare that can stifle innovation and waste valuable time. However, I'm not convinced that simply handing over a large sum of money to top univers
Defence spending needs a dose of reality
I've been thinking about defence spending a lot lately and I'm not convinced that a zero-based budgeting approach is the way to go. It sounds good in theory, but I think it's a bit simplistic. We need to take a step back and look at what we
Scrap the pointless apprenticeship schemes already
I'm so fed up with the government's apprenticeship schemes, they're just a waste of money if you ask me. My son's friend did one and it was just a cheap way for a company to get free labor, he didn't learn anything useful and now he's strug
Enough of these 'luxury flats' nobody local can afford! We need proper homes.
I was walking past the old post office down the road the other day, you know the one. It’s been boarded up for ages, an eyesore. Now I hear they’re planning to knock it down and build more of those ridiculously expensive flats aimed at inve
Sick of NIMBYs Blocking Progress
I'm at my wit's end with all these local residents' groups constantly blocking new housing developments in our area. It's like they think the world owes them a right to live in a quiet little bubble, unaffected by the needs of anyone else.