Chapter nine of Declined is here – a dystopian satire by Molly Kingsley about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK. This week: a family rift leads to talk of emigrating as an ominous letter arrives.
Chapter eight of Declined is here – a dystopian satire by Molly Kingsley about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK. This week: the moment when the screws tighten to breaking point finally arrives.
Chapter seven of Declined is here – a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK, serialised in the Daily Sceptic. This week: will Ella allow Poppy to walk home via the Complex by herself?
Chapter six of Declined is here – a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK, serialised in the Daily Sceptic. This week: as a Non-Efficient, will Ella even be allowed to buy a cake?
Chapter five of Declined is here – a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK, serialised in the Daily Sceptic. This week: Ella ponders a lawsuit against the children's implants.
Chapter four of Declined is here – a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the U.K., serialised in the Daily Sceptic. This week: Ella laments to see a tractor plough the last remaining field.
Chapter three of Declined – a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the U.K., serialised in the Daily Sceptic – is here. This week: the Government clamps down on "anti-health extremists".
Chapter two of Declined – a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the U.K., serialised in the Daily Sceptic – is here. This week: even the supermarkets are clamping down on "Non-Efficients".
Introducing Declined: a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the U.K. that's going to be published in serial form in the Daily Sceptic. Read episode one here.
Many wonder how the infected blood scandal happened. But we have our answer in the Covid vaccines, says Molly Kingsley, where the same denialism, shaming of dissenters and censoring of debate prevails.
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