Well yes. If we're to get old-fashioned about it, it's to do with how big the state should be, how much the state should be spending, with less=right, more=left and centrist somewhere in th… (View Post)

But do they not let them out when they're not in them? Do they just leave them empty? That's madness. Granted you can't get the same money from a holiday let in winter and spring, but … (View Post)

There was quite a stark picture of England during the heatwave last summer - the south (and parts of Yorkshire and the NE) were parched a most unEnglish shade of yellowy brown. Deathly and eerie. The… (View Post)

Without wanting to speak for Bart, I think he has always been keen for housebuilding (and economic growth) in the NW too. He is, I think, keen to see development on what is currently the Manchester G… (View Post)

I think that's Bart's point. A system where you can only get a house if you have an inheritance is a bit f*cked-up. To repeat (ad nauseum) my test of a working housing market: can someone i… (View Post)