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)

Enjoyed this bit of economic history: https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/this-is-how-you-get-nazis Tl:dr -> austerity not hyperinflation led to the rise of the Nazis/far right. (View Post)