How can I put this politely... oh I can't. She can fuck right off. Passive smoking is a health issue because people can't choose not to inhale (even Bill Clinton). People can choose not to … (View Post)

Surely the point, for me at least, is that art is an expression of lived experience. That at least appears to be a coherent view of it and one which I agree with. As such it seems obvious to me that … (View Post)

Councils can try that but in almost every instance they fail. The problem councils have are myriad; 1. They are forced by Government to meet housing targets under local plans - or rather to meet targ… (View Post)

It is worth pointing out that there are lots of smaller developers all round the country who view their job as being to build houses just like it says on the tin. One of the problems under the curren… (View Post)

The Dutch do it very well. The local authority buys the land (or in the case of the Polder reclamations is ceded the land by central government. They then sort out the provision of access and utiliti… (View Post)