Trouble is, Nimbies are going to be bloody expensive to buy off. By definition, they are pretty well off and have a lot of wealth in their house price. £1000 a year to ruin their view is unlikely to … (View Post)

If they try, who or what stops them? (View Post)

How do you run a 4% surplus when half the country always demands lower taxes, half the country always demands more from the state, and 100% of the country demands both? (Yes, I know those numbers don… (View Post)

And in the end, bricks and mortar retail has faded because we have collectively chosen not to use it. My bit of Romford has gone from three neighbourhood butchers to one in recent years because most … (View Post)

I'm sure most of us would want the same, given the chance. The only difference is that the generation involved have been able to get what they want at every life stage. (And, ultimately that's not en… (View Post)