It's an interesting puzzle. I can't quite see Rayner as PM and the mood after Mandelson doesn't suit Streeting. Miliband is a re-tread. Mahmood is blocked by the members. Cooper is ver… (View Post)

He views Farage as a wet liberal, I think. Musk is agitating for neo nazis in Germany, remember. Farage is milky tea compared to that. Least one hopes so given his non-trivial chances of becoming PM … (View Post)

I'm prepared to accept that wasn't the intention but it does seem to be the result. Ideology trumps pragmatism - the opposite of what the Conservative Party is supposed (in their own eyes) … (View Post)

There's a stat that (big) % of sold off council houses are now rented out privately with (big) % of the rent funded by HB. That's not a great outcome. (View Post)

Housing is too important to be viewed in pure market terms like that. It's not just a consumer good or a personal or commercial investment, it's an essential utility. A decent place to live… (View Post)