I've only bought a house twice, and both times I did not currently own a house. Both times I bought a house in a market where house prices were rising faster than general inflation and this crea… (View Post)

I think house prices are one of those things where it's quite hard to engineer a gentle deflation. I don't think it's a stable regime. (View Post)

If the US genuinely expect a major confrontation with China why are they doing so much to lose allies in advance of that confrontation? (View Post)

I don't think the US have reached the cash-waving stage yet. They're still at the intimidation to reduce the price they'll have to pay stage. (View Post)

Masks have been a staple part of infection control for a very long time. I don't like them, and I don't agree with mandating their use by law, but they are beneficial in some circumstances … (View Post)