Also the granny flat changes are huge. Maybe the biggest thing we can do for social care (and for elderly themselves) is help the elderly live near their children. (View Post)

I'm not sure increasing pay for social care is nailed on. Declining standards seems also plausible. Less staff per care home, lower service provision in practice etc. (View Post)

No one is going to be building slums again, what a complete straw man. But we desperately need cheaper housing options and cheaper rentals, especially in big cities. (View Post)

Would Starmer have scrapped the two child cap without the worry of a leadership challenge? I'm not sure. I see Burnham has been calling for the end to housing benefit freeze. I think thats sensi… (View Post)

A fun header! It's pretty rare for countries to voluntarily merge, I think that Syria and Egypt tried it for a while in the 50s... I think a more realistic prospect is NATO 2.0... ie without the… (View Post)