The most obvious stat to illustrate the problem, is the number or %age of empty housing units. IIRC it’s around 1% at the moment, if it were instead 10% we might be on the way to solving housing. Not… (View Post)

Yes the problem is, as usual, government trying to interfere with the market. Let landowners put up turbines on their own land, if it helps with their own energy use, and let energy providers set buy… (View Post)

Yes in many areas holiday homes and lets are a major issue, it not only prices low-paid locals out of the area, but also makes a lot of service businesses unviable for large portions of the year. The… (View Post)

Absolutely. Both the last government in 2019, and Blair back in 1997, did very little of note with a large majority. There will be massive respect across the political spectrum, if Starmer can actual… (View Post)

To say we’ll miss him, would be something of an understatement. One of the cricketing GOATs. (View Post)