It also comes back to the housing theory of everything. Earning £60k is great if you have no housing costs and lower tax rates (eg no NI on that). Earning £60k when you need to pay taxes and housing … (View Post)

Most successful economies benefit greatly from skilled migration. We ought to be able to attract the best and brightest to boost our skills, complementing our skills from education. If you look aroun… (View Post)

Do what the Japanese have done, have a liberal zonal system so planning permission is not required if zoned for development and a land tax. That way you either develop the land if you want to use it … (View Post)

Builders only need to "bank land" to plan ahead because of our broken planning system that means they need a pipeline of jobs as it takes years to get permission. If they don't need pe… (View Post)

If you don't want it developed, go and buy it yourself. Otherwise mind your own business and stop curtain twitching. (View Post)