Government (at whatever level) trying to build would hit the same problems. The government would be fighting itself. A simple example - the regulations on not using A//C Now that solar is all over th… (View Post)

It was a popular system from when town planning was invented - before the Romans. Layout and then get people building in parallel. The reason I mentioned the Victorians was they rolled out the system… (View Post)

Why would pension funds optimise the delivery of housing, rather than maximising investment profit? To increase home building, reduce costs and increase competition. Don’t grant local monopolies to h… (View Post)

What’s moderately hilarious in all this is that Burnham is just a populist of the Left. It’s almost trivial to be liked for advocating spending more money. Especially when you can blame not spending … (View Post)

Yes - obviously, the defections of many Labour members to the Greens, the creation of Your Party and the attempted candidatures of Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham are entirely motivated by the anger a… (View Post)