BBC News - Why service charges in flats spiralled out of control - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgzp0kvegxo Yet another article about leasehold service fees...anybody would think the… (View Post)

Additional thought... The IFS have already said that given Reeves has boxed herself in with no austerity ever, the sums don't add up still and further tax rises will be required. But again, it d… (View Post)

I am not convinced there has been much planning done and so the unpopular decisions aren't coming from a place in which there was clear strategic planning e.g. the Tractor Tax is reported to hav… (View Post)

It can also be very useful if you want urban to have more control over rural areas.....say for planning permission for houses and wind farms in the green belt....as the number of councillors given to… (View Post)

It far worse. Not only are we starting from a worse economic legacy, but Blair / Brown first term was fairly sensible on the spending front. If we are to believe the current governments plans they ar… (View Post)