On a number of occasions over the first two decades of this century I've attempted to write a particular short story with a science fiction/alternate history feel. Now, I've given up on it, and that's... fine.
Fiction
The story's taken several forms over the years, but the theme's always been
politics,
story,
dancast,
conspiracy,
writing
scatmania
May 15, 2024 10:21
Politics and pundits
The UK's Conservative government, having realised that their mandate is worthless, seems to be in a panicked rush to try to get the voters to ignore any of the real issues. Instead, they say, we should be focussed on things like ludicrously-expensive and ineffective ways to
politics,
sexuality,
news,
gender,
school,
sex education,
pride,
published on gemini,
identity,
education
scatmania
Apr 30, 2024 20:22
...in England and Wales
From 1696 until 1851 a "window tax" was imposed in England and Wales. Sort-of a precursor to property taxes like council tax today, it used an estimate of the value of a property as an indicator of the wealth of its occupants: counting the number of windows provided the
tax,
automattic,
capitalism,
history,
politics,
canal,
work,
boats,
travel,
windows,
laws,
published on gemini,
netherlands
