UK has c.30m housing units for a population of c.67m people France has c.38m housing units for a population of c.66m people The UK is around EIGHT MILLION houses short of France, for the same populat… (View Post)

Government finances have never really recovered from the 2008 shock, and the 2020 pandemic on top only made things worse just as they were starting to look better. Not just the UK either, the G7 nati… (View Post)

Apparently yesterday’s problem was a frozen pipe in a power unit that supplies hydraulic pressure somewhere. https://x.com/blueorigin/status/1878950836208050188 48h turnaround after a scrub makes sen… (View Post)

Sale of DVLA data to aggressive parking companies is one of those things that should be a scandal but isn’t. DVLA should be be charging the companies to pass on letters, not to give your data. The or… (View Post)

UK-USA goods trade is beneficial to both sides, almost entirely consisting of goods only manufactured in one country or the other. Services trade is also high between the two. Fingers crossed that if… (View Post)