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  • Editorial artwork about political promises, North Sea oil and ownership
    Systems | Power

    This Is Why I Can’t Listen to Politicians Anymore

    20 August 202631 August 2026

    🛢️ Andy Burnham says North Sea oil can build the bridge to green energy. But who owns the resources? Who controls the profits? And who exactly is “we”? Political promises mean very little if nobody asks who holds the power.

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  • Editorial image of Sir Jim Ratcliffe above Monaco and British workers, featuring his claim that the UK has been “colonised by immigrants.”
    Systems | Power

    Britain Wasn’t Colonised. It Was Hollowed Out.

    17 August 202631 August 2026

    🇬🇧 A billionaire living in Monaco says Britain has been “colonised” by immigrants. But the country wasn’t taken by workers. It was hollowed out — through ownership, privatisation, asset sales and the transfer of economic power. 💷

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  • Editorial artwork about wealth, media influence and Britain's politics of resentment
    Systems | Power

    Cry Me A River

    13 August 202631 August 2026

    🍪 Britain has spent forty years arguing over the crumbs. From Thatcherism and Murdoch to wealth creators, benefit scroungers and the algorithmic outrage machine — someone is always telling you who wants your cookie.

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  • Editorial artwork representing Britain's shift from ownership towards subscriptions, rents and fees
    Systems | Power

    Britain Doesn’t Own It Anymore. It Subscribes.

    10 August 202631 August 2026

    🇬🇧 Britain sold the assets, privatised the infrastructure and outsourced the services. Now ordinary life arrives as a stream of rents, fees, charges and subscriptions — paid to use what we once owned. 💳

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