Wordle 1,579 4/6*
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Minute Cryptic - 15 October, 2025 (I kept thinking this was a double definition and then got it but thought of a funnier answer. The thing about politics is one is forced to take sides. I fundamentally believe most politics is an abstraction from the underlying mechanics of an evolved local and global system of rules, structures, money and power that exhibit some degree of self similarity but there is no plan, no overall control, and as a result it is necessarily simplified because otherwise nothing could get done. The plus side of voting for people dealing with that underlying complexity is that we can essentially vote on the basis of vibes in the form of values. When there is a significant gap between the vibes or values of politics and what is actually happening people lose faith. The gap between what was promised from Brexit and what was delivered is as big as the gap on what was promised on immigration and what was delivered. In reality leaving the EU had significantly complicated effects which are going to take decades to work out. Immigration is among the main reason we're not suffering a massive skills gap, precipitous birthrate decline, and even lower growth - the small boats and inevitable, and frankly occasional, wronguns are being used on the basis of vibes. Politics is not being honest about the complexities and is falling back on all of the familiar tropes. Essentially they're for Good Things and against Bad Things tailored to whatever particular vibes appeal to whichever group appeals to them. I'm going to vote for whoever and you should vote for whoever too. There is no Gordian Knot and Brexit has significantly fucked the prices of some things. Not checked for typos or spelling - I'm not a politician and I'm in a bad mood.)
"Volatile element or source of vitamin C?" (5,4)
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