He is actually right about this, if we're talking here about properties and not just houses. Flats, certainly in less upmarket areas, can be had all over the place for £150k, and a wide range ar… (View Post)

We are dealing with human nature here. Some of the money may trickle down in older people's lifetimes in the form of gifts (notably of the Bank of Mum and Dad variety for mortgage deposits.) But… (View Post)

It's the inevitable fallout of the new gerontocracy. Well-to-do olds and their expectant heirs constitute a large and growing fraction of the electorate - once again, I refer to research from 20… (View Post)

Mount an entryist takeover of the Liberal Democrats? (View Post)

Of course, we should remind ourselves once again at this juncture that what's ultimately at the root of all of this, underlying the narrative of generational inequity, is housing. Its cost and v… (View Post)