Only if there's no competition. Liberate planning back to what it was like in the 1930s and it would be cheaper to build a new house next door to a too expensive one, which would drive the price… (View Post)

The best way to enable one earner to be able to support a family would be to crater house prices back to what they were in the 80s and early 90s. Housing costs is a primary reason we've gone fro… (View Post)

Your maths doesn't work. Firstly labour is not the only cost, but secondly costs don't work like that, costs and prices aren't all held 1:n to scale. You can get t-shirts made in the U… (View Post)

Indeed. I vehemently oppose the policy but people suggesting its going to lead to rioting etc are seriously overegging the pudding. Its a tax rise, a bad tax rise, but tax rises happen from time to t… (View Post)

It isn't about blame. Crises present opportunities. Governance requires responsibility. Handle the crisis well, you get the credit. Handle it badly, you get the blame. There is no "but it s… (View Post)