Yes, God forbid hard-working and enterprising people should be able to keep more of their own money. Must be insane. (View Post)

It's all the land. I remember reading somewhere that in the 1930s the land was 2% of the cost of a house, while today it's 60-70% on average. Nor is there any mystery as to why, because whe… (View Post)

We need to BUILD MORE HIGH QUALITY AND ATTRACTIVE HOUSES WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT TO LIVE. If we just focus on numbers, like we did in the 50s and 60s, we'll just end up with prefab slums, man… (View Post)

I agree - I get the impression that Brexit has lost its salience. I hear it mentioned a lot less than I did when people talk politics. Partly because of time, partly because it's neither got us … (View Post)

Did Her Majesty crack a smile about it when you picked up your knighthood? (View Post)