Even if that documentation is correct, it's quite hard to get your head around the scale of illegal immigration to the US. At least 11 million, or about 5x as many as in the UK per capita. (View Post)

I suppose it depends on what the policy is - if it's 3 years position + training + qualifications then it adds up. (View Post)

I'd much rather there was some sort of incentive for LAs to approve developments than have central government override them. Then you'd get the best of both worlds - more houses/infrastuctu… (View Post)

Parking minimums are completely bonkers in the US. It's why some cities appear to be roughly 50% car park, and it takes hours to walk between shops. Look at aerial shots of their football stadiu… (View Post)

FPT. The French example actually undermines your argument, because their housing costs are roughly the same as ours (or a bit higher, depending on renting/mortgage as a proportion of income) and have… (View Post)