It doesn't really show that - leasehold existed for centuries before the Grenfell fire in 2017, and house and flat prices moved in step. What it shows is that the cladding cockup caused a (hopef… (View Post)

Being certain, or even vaguely sure, about the American election this far out is always a mug's game, but especially so this year with an unpopular 80-something incumbent facing a 91-times indic… (View Post)

Not sure I agree with any of that: - Starmer told everybody what he believed in in the Labour leadership election, running on a Corbynite platform after spending years working for his "friend&qu… (View Post)

... just in time for some socialist (of either party) to come in and find the "Third Way" and "share the proceeds of growth", i.e. get lazy and complacent again. Or we might just … (View Post)

England's flag is that of a Turkish saint who said he slew a monster that never existed. So we can't exactly throw stones. (View Post)