Container parks are great - look at how popular they are as retail spaces, there's no reason that they shouldn't be just as desirable when used as housing. Even if some did become slums, they'd still… (View Post)

This is what's happening when the money runs out. They don't have the budget to invest in provision, so end up having to spend much more on these emergency placements. (View Post)

That's certainly my impression. It's not even a "work smarter, not harder" attitude - it's often just an "I deserve it" front with nothing to back it up. And relying on that as an… (View Post)

The "Labour's first steps" branding was quite clever, I thought. Not quite as restrictive as the 'first hundred days' thing that politicians love to obsess about, but still simple and easy … (View Post)

Martin Kettle reckons that "some of the smart money is on the former John Lewis boss Sharon White" becoming Cabinet Secretary in an SKS govt: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/artic… (View Post)