Hence my thesis that Britain is essentially two economies: the Greater South East, and the Rest. From memory the population split is something like 40/60. (View Post)

The first point is key. The social inequality created by runaway housing costs is terrifying. In my “parent set” back in London, you either inherited or you had some astonishing career to get on the … (View Post)

In one sense, HYUFD can be ignored because he’s a got a chip missing. On the other hand, he seems to be speaking for up to 30% of the population, and indeed the set that currently have the whip hand. (View Post)

That article posted by Max contains a complaint about a studio apartment, listed at £2,895 pcm, which contains a sink on top of the toilet cistern, a TV you can’t watch, and a sofa cum pull down bed.… (View Post)

Wait till you hear about population growth from, say, 1940 to 1980! (View Post)