Put like that, it's pretty sensible, isn't it? Borrowing to create things that are both useful and should generate income. And, splendid as the profit motive is, in housebuilding it seems t… (View Post)

It all has painfully strong May-to-Johnson vibes. Except Johnson had a bit of recent Cabinet experience to know what some of the urgent questions were, and a leadership election to give some time buf… (View Post)

The Lizzie Line has lovely Aircon. The Central Line probably never will. Some problems are so fundamental that changing the people at the top doesn't solve them. There might be a wider lesson th… (View Post)

A poem, by the poetic king of the north; https://poemsontheunderground.org/the-leader (View Post)

It's one of the central mysteries of Reform and its supporters. Everyone looks for them in decaying Northern towns. And yes, they have voters there, there are understandable reasons why, and peo… (View Post)