[lifeisstillgood]

>> it's that the UK has decided it would rather have some petty crime than to pay the taxes necessary to catch petty criminals

No such "active" decision has ever been taken by the UK citizens and simply never would be by any democracy I can imagine - and this is probably the next major problem democracy needs to solve.

Did you know the UK is self sufficient in strawberries? Supermarkets saw they had demand, and put strawberries on shelves from global suppliers year round, then started competing amoungst themselves on price which meant air freighted strawberries cost more than locally produced greenhoused food so we expanded our greenhouses - in a good stuff it's likely noone would vote for

I don't know quite how to solve this but I think a "backlog" approach to democracy would work

[heavenlyblue]

>> Did you know the UK is self sufficient in strawberries?

Is that’s why I can never find sweet strawberries in the UK?

[stefanfisk]

The plastic ones take less damage from shipping, and people don’t seem to mind eating pretend strawberries, so that’s more of a free market failure thing.

[jfk13]

In my experience, there are good ones to be had, but only if you buy locally and in-season. Imported or forced fruit are almost universally disappointing.

Or grow your own, using traditional varieties like Cambridge Favourite or Elsanta.