There ain't no housing crisis in Middlesbrough or Greenock. Quite a few other crises though... Maybe we should try and rebalance the country and housing market. Infrastructure investment weighte… (View Post)

Setting the economics aside, rent controls are smart politics. Labour are at risk from losing some younger/poorer voters to the Greens, and only about 1/20 people are landlords (and likely cast-iron … (View Post)

I didn't say the policy would work ;) (View Post)

The number of dwellings in England and Wales increased faster than both the population and the number of households from 2011 and 2021. The difference is even bigger in Scotland. So even building fas… (View Post)

Does not matter if that bus does not exist. I'm against all forms of free public transport on the basis that the money would be better spent on more routes and more frequent services. (View Post)