Plain Politics checks whether public sources are reachable, parseable, fresh enough for the page they support, shaped as expected, and free from obvious sanity problems.
Checks passed.
| Check | Result | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| API reachable | Passed | The source returned a successful response. |
| Response parsed | Passed | The response body parsed as JSON. |
| Expected record shape | Passed | Current-member fields are present. |
| Freshness threshold | Passed | Checked against the live current-member endpoint. |
| Obvious data sanity | Passed | Sample rows look like current Commons MPs. |
Checks passed.
| Check | Result | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| API reachable | Passed | The source returned a successful response. |
| Response parsed | Passed | The response body parsed as JSON. |
| Expected record shape | Passed | Division fields are present. |
| Freshness threshold | Passed | Latest division is 1 days old. |
| Obvious data sanity | Passed | Vote totals are non-negative. |
Checks passed.
| Check | Result | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| API reachable | Passed | The source returned a successful response. |
| Response parsed | Passed | The response body parsed as JSON. |
| Expected record shape | Passed | Calendar event fields are present. |
| Freshness threshold | Passed | Calendar probe covers the next seven days. |
| Obvious data sanity | Passed | Active calendar rows have valid dates. |
Checks passed.
| Check | Result | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| API reachable | Passed | The source returned a successful response. |
| Response parsed | Passed | The response body parsed as JSON. |
| Expected record shape | Passed | Postcode fields are present. |
| Freshness threshold | Passed | Lookup checked against a known public postcode. |
| Obvious data sanity | Passed | Known postcode resolved to Cities of London and Westminster. |
Checks passed.
| Check | Result | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| Source reachable | Passed | Static glossary records are available locally. |
| Response parsed | Passed | Static glossary records loaded in process. |
| Freshness threshold | Passed | Static definitions are checked through source review rather than a live API. |
| Expected record shape | Passed | Glossary records include source URLs. |
| Obvious data sanity | Passed | Glossary terms are unique. |
Healthy means every public check passed.
Degraded means the site can still show useful data, but at least one source failed or looked suspicious.
Offline is reserved for critical user journeys, such as postcode-to-current-MP lookup, when the required source cannot be trusted right now.