I decided to run the UK like a private equity takeover target — meaning I slashed all spending and pushed tax revenue as high as it would let me to pay off the debt I saddled the country with in record time. My shareholders have never been so happy.

I have never lost at a game more

Turns out it's pretty easy to increase health and education spending and public investment if you raise business and capital gains taxes and slash defense funding... Would be even easier without the self-imposed restriction on borrowing!

Turns out it's not so hard if you get rid of the triple lock

Someone needs to make a full RPG about this. Crusader Heads of State maybe? I want to be able to select “now is the winter of your discontent, motherfuckers” as a dialogue option when setting progressive tax rates that would make Thomas Paine say “daaaaamn”.

Loved this. I especially enjoyed that taxes were the final part of the game. “This education increases is amazing! But how will be fund it?” “This healthcare increase is amazing! BUT HOW WILL WE FUND IT!” “THIS INFRASTRUCTURE INCREASE IS AMAZING! BUT…THE FUNDING!” “Oh…wow. That’s how.”