1970 had Northern Ireland heading towards civil war. The height of the cold war. Inflation problems and about to get much worse. Strike problems and about to get much worse. (View Post)

While too many individual politicians are deservedly disliked its not an easy job given the British people expect continual increases in personal wealth, to be given money to ensure that, to pay lowe… (View Post)

Not to mention that Blair became PM at about the easiest time during the entire 20th century. Starmer will have a much harder job in a much more dangerous and unpredictable world. (View Post)

Mortgage rates were kept historically, perhaps artificially, low for nearly fifteen years by ZIRP. With higher house prices being an inevitable consequence with all the damage that has brought to the… (View Post)

How much has the value of the house increased by since the £500k mortgage was taken out ? Ultimately those house price rises have consequences. (View Post)