The original Baathtubist regime in Syria was an especially vicious and paranoid dictatorship, right from the beginning. They used very anti-Semitic state propaganda for decades as justification for t… (View Post)

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The problem is not centralisation. The problem is rules without regard for ends. The desired ends for housing include 1) lower prices 2) increased fire safety 3) reduction in carbon emissions. The la… (View Post)

Other stupid stuff - out of date numbers for efficiency of modern double glazing, A/C and the source of ‘leccy drive planning rules. The hostility to A/C makes sense if 80% of electricity still came … (View Post)

IIRC, some years ago, the Economist did a survey on the definition of “rich” Apparently it’s quite simple. “Rich bastards who need to be taxed more” are people who have 200% of your income. (View Post)