As it's an open thread, here are some observations that some may find interesting. Obviously they're personal and doubtless not at all representative. I have just spent a pleasant couple of… (View Post)

"Lockdown benefits ‘a drop in the bucket compared to the costs’, landmark study [from Johns Hopkins University] finds Researchers say draconian measures taken in spring 2020 had 'negligible… (View Post)

Yes, that's the long term reason I think Starmer's plans to build more houses will go the same way as Johnson's. The medium term reason is the power of the oligopoly of housebuilders, … (View Post)

Difficult to pose as the party of home ownership when you're not building nearly enough homes for people to own. And, which people often overlook in their fixation numbers built, the houses that… (View Post)

Also the child of a sleb will not have a normal childhood, forever being defined by his father and subject to constant media intrusion, rather than being allowed to make mistakes in private like a no… (View Post)