Why do you think the British Crime Survey shows a sharp reduction in the number of rapes and sexual assaults in the last 20 years? (View Post)

It's not a silver bullet. But nothing is. Will it encourage *some* people to downsize? Yes. Will it also encourage more housebuildng, as the cost of a new home has just falled 7%? Yes. (View Post)

So what? I have an apartment in Central London that I use perhaps 100 days a year. That's not efficient use of housing. Either I should pay handsomely for the privelege of blocking housing that … (View Post)

Absolutely. There are a record number of empty bedrooms in the UK, at a time there are serious housing shortages. Why? Because the tax system diascourages people from moving to smaller properties. Co… (View Post)

I think you'll find women are in one of two workforces everywhere in the world: either moneywork or housework (including babies). (I guess trust fund kids are the exception.) (View Post)