A stopped clock can be right twice a day. This sort of organised protest at established industries will kill city centres. It’s Soho, it’s been full of bars and restaurants open all night for decades… (View Post)

I’m watching Andy Beshear and Josh Shapiro from the Dem side. It’s going to be a busy contest and yes it’s mostly name recognition at this stage. Watch for who’s leading the big rallies ahead of the … (View Post)

Because it’s been made impossible to get planning permission for anything, without needing a head office small army of planners and lawyers churning out thousands of pages of documentation for even t… (View Post)

Cenk is more thoughtful than most of the independent US commentariat at the moment, and as you say he’s been doing the Young Turks show for at least a decade now. He’s generally worth listening to, e… (View Post)

The problems all stem from treating a house as primarily an investment product, rather than simply somewhere to live. People would still buy houses even if they don’t go up in value. Banks would be m… (View Post)