It is an absurd market failure if rents are covering the landlord's mortgage, if the tenant can afford the mortgage they should be able to get their own. Partially to do with regulations, eg cri… (View Post)

If it does not include Reform and Greens it is not truly representative of all loonies. (View Post)

The problem with the first is not mathematical but assumptions. Do you assume each thing that must happen is independent, so assign independent odds and check by multiplying them? Or do you realise s… (View Post)

What's worse is that many were laying Burnham on the basis that he was not an MP. The problem is where there is a will there is a way and if hundreds of MPs wanted him to be leader, a way would … (View Post)

What's noteworthy of course is that within a decade we'll have seen two different former Mayors become PM. Both following the route of being [arguably not-especially respected] MPs who left… (View Post)