I don't know if anybody on here listens to the Rest is History, but they've just done a good series about Britain in the mid 70s. It's worth listening to, if only to reflect on how far… (View Post)

No, what's damaging the country is taking money from those who ARE WORKING, not those that HAVE WORKED, and giving it to people who are still capable of working, like the fit and often affluent … (View Post)

No, the whole system needs to be changed. The system was designed in an age when heavy agricultural or industrial work was the norm, most people had no means of providing for their retirement, and li… (View Post)

Because for about 25 years until the financial crisis things were getting better at a reasonable rate. In an average year back then, the economy managed about 2-2.5% growth. There was a sharp setback… (View Post)

That's nothing to do with it. Only a trivial amount of our land is the footprint of our houses - 1% or 2% I seem to recall. In any case new houses in the UK used to be the biggest in Europe befo… (View Post)