The cuts to police over the last decade have been drastic! I am not one to defend the Met but it does seem they are quite stretched and hence these issues.

I do agree, its not petty theft, but it is nowhere close to the hellscape that right wing media is making it out to be

the utter hatred i feel for who i see in the mirror... man i need to hit the gym

suffice it to say, i go about my day pretty fearlessly. i havent even gotten weird looks from people let alone anyone bothering me!

the only real problem in london is theft of personal property (bikes, phones, burglary etc.) but it is very safe for a city of this size...

i was told by my aunts to be careful and not go to muslim-dominated areas, or to take house there. their logic was that i would be harmed or beaten up in some way??? like maam what do you think these people are?

this zoomer historian guy is one of the worst racists and provocateurs on the platform. he should be banned but that wont happen on X.

love love!!!!

This world of immigration is fundamentally built on the back of erstwhile (or current?) imperial and colonial networks. but is the racist right ready for that conversation?

Ultimately the minimum wage is a brilliant tool, but it can’t compensate for “we haven’t built any housing”, “we have cut cash transfers to the bone” and “all the third spaces have been cut to pay for social care”.

It is amazingly horrifying in how little Labour leaders have zero, even negative faith in the values that their party's supposed to stand for. I have the deepest sympathies for the party ground floor workers and supporters who're disgusted by this grotesque betrayal of their values. It's despairing.

gorgeous artwork!

This is interesting. It is from my generation (I'm 28) that this has become more common among India's middle and upper classes. Otherwise it is still quite common to have shared rooms for siblings.