That might be new money for the council, but it will immediately feed back into a combination of higher rents and reduced rental supply, exacerbating the problem they’re trying to solve. Better to le… (View Post)

Oh for the days when the BBC would be debating whether Ken Clarke or Nigel Lawson would turn up with a Scotch or a Cognac. (View Post)

Carrot in a box, surely? (View Post)

Based on all we’ve heard so far, the one thing we can be almost certain about is the total lack of a coherent plan. (View Post)

So long as: 1. Efficiency actually rises, rather than the company contracting or failing to expand overall. 2. The changes don’t lead to an increase in unemployment. (View Post)