david_herdson

The market is primarily broken by planning restrictions and micromanagement. Bringing prices down - which means expanding supply - is the biggest single thing that could address all the above problem… (View Post)

I profoundly disagree. Leave aside Runcorn - a seat Labour won by 35% a year ago - they've taken one mayoralty and have come perilously close to winning three more, all from pretty much a standing st… (View Post)

And yet still they sell, so people clearly can afford them. If we build enough, they will become affordable to more people. That's the glory of the market. This is true whether we build a million 5-b… (View Post)

Indeed. Currently 8000% over target. Which isn't quite as much as Putin (over 37000%) but he's catching up. (View Post)

Not putting appropriate barriers on dodgy Chinese steel is the bigger issue. Free competition also needs to be fair competition. But steel is also a strategic industry and productive capacity needs r… (View Post)