My observation after c.18 months in the US is that British workers are no less productive than those here, but tend to be starved of capital. American firms also enjoy a larger domestic market, cheap… (View Post)

This should be Keir’s great project. Homes Fit for the Hopeful. (View Post)

Precisely because it’s a shithole, it makes a good place to develop. London *is* essentially a “muddy estuary”. So is Antwerp, and much of the Netherlands. (View Post)

I agree with the sentiment, but I suspect you’ve lost most of the board already. It seems to be case that the places that people WANT to live - think Paris, Amsterdam, the Upper West Side of Manhatta… (View Post)

Interesting article about the challenge to Asian (ex-China) countries by the new, protectionist industrial policies of USA and EU. Essentially, Japan, S Korea and Taiwan risk being crowded out of the… (View Post)