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)

I wouldn't go that far! But I would say Ed Balls after 2015 is a human. (I wouldn't even put it down to SCD - his transformation from furiously partisan angry troll to recognisable human oc… (View Post)

If it was $60m before (say), a 100% increase would take it to $120m - the increase to $127m would be a more than 100% increase. (View Post)

Do you remember all those people back in 2014 wishing 'if only Ed Balls were Labour leader' or 'I hope Ed Balls succeeds Ed Miliband'? No, me neither. (View Post)

Well this raises rather more questions over what is education actually for, not least in 'what do I trust the state to teach my children'. I'm quite happy for the state to teach my chi… (View Post)