I actually like driving and have done it all my life. But when I lived in London it just seemed pointless, so I sold the car - from Holloway, I could get almost anywhere faster by public transport wh… (View Post)

A tax on land in general balanced by a reduction in council tax would be sensible - it would concentrate minds of land bankers to do something with the land. You'd need the council tax reduction… (View Post)

By the way, those of you who are actually Labour members are welcome to a session that I'm hosting online with Rachel Reeves tomorrow - PM me if interested. My CLP do a monthly online discussion… (View Post)

No, CHB is correct. In 2020, just 28 per cent of men and women aged 17 – 20 held a full licence. This was down 7 per cent from the previous year and is the lowest percentage figure since 2004. https:… (View Post)

Yuck. And, perhaps I'm being too innocent here, but what are these "pain-inducing restraint techniques" which were applied unusually frequently? Why do we need to inflict pain on priso… (View Post)