I stopped debating this publicly in a big way a decade ago. It's a complex debate and the 'campaigners' are mainly London based (informed only by London problems) and have not got a clue. OTOH, there… (View Post)

I'll come back on your other post later. The problem with eg a 4% surcharge is that it will kill the business stone dead - that's an extra income tax of 50-150%. What would happen to every business i… (View Post)

I'll bite slightly now. If people use "slumlord" it usually tells you more about the person using the term. It is a flag for dogmatic and hostile eg Generation Rent. Max is ideologically op… (View Post)

I'm not sure what to say on that TBH. I really did think she was OK - except for anything around an MP getting a 70k or whatever it was rental income and as had been said the optics, and a personal d… (View Post)

I'd agree with bits of the badly handled as I said before. She could have smoothed their palms with some silver eg as I mentioned a rent reduction, and it would have helped. It's like giving students… (View Post)