Do they really have "no answer" to it? Their first point would surely be that the figures you've suggested are plainly ludicrous - that the level of demand simply isn't that high … (View Post)

It isn't at all unusual - and has never been unusual - for houses to be quite valuable but unmortgageable. If a home is (currently) uninhabitable or has a significant structural issue then mortg… (View Post)

Your last line here doesn't really follow from the rest. There's clearly an economic challenge associated with low fertility rates as you ultimately have a problem with a low working popula… (View Post)

I think the article explains that the Chinese Government projected that, when they relaxed the one-child policy (to a two-child policy in 2016, and three-child policy in 2021) behaviour would swifly … (View Post)

This is absolutely right - the BBC need to end it even more, but it's also true for the Tories. The usual characters are on here, of course, squealing with priapic delight at the idea of waging … (View Post)