I am also on the other place now. You can find me at @layog.bsky.social

Respect

The Tories presided over flat growth and the worst housing crisis this country has ever faced, and they have learnt nothing. Here's the Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Helen Whately opposing vital new homes in her constituency. Only Labour will Build Baby Build.

Confirmed. I got a distinction in my dissertation so I have passed my MA with distinction.

Pilot after pilot has shown that shorter working weeks can improve productivity, retain staff and improve people's quality of life. Councils successfully shifting to a successful four-day work week should be celebrated, not criticised.

How is that a cracking pub quiz question? What would it be? "Did Cristiano Ronaldo once score against Exeter City?"

On selective licensing. I very nearly rented a house in Brighton from a friend. (They wouldn't rent to people they didn't know due to the difficulty of evicting non-paying tenants under the Renters Rights Act.) But to comply with the license, they would likely have had to

Fair enough and I hold my hands up, I’ve correctly been put in my place!

@Layo_FH Housing theory of everything...

“Chronic housing shortage of 400k homes” lol, lmao. Hold my beer

Also music lessons are quite expensive. It’s very difficult to afford such luxuries when housing costs are so high.

@pastasnack_e We have a keyboard that is still in storage two years after moving into our current place :(

Unironically true. There are probably thousands of employed, middle-earning young Londoners locked out of owning eg a piano, not because of the cost of the item itself but because they can’t afford somewhere to put it plus would have to move it every year

@StevenGWalker74 IEA, ASI, Policy Exchange, IPPR, Demos, CPS, Resolution Foundation, NEF, CSJ, Chatham House, RUSI, Compass, Bow Group, Bright Blue, SMF, Green Alliance… none of them have a criticism section. Fabian Society has a ‘Critiques’ section, which is mostly historical. Migration Watch

Does any other think tank have a criticism section on their Wikipedia page trying to tarnish it like the Henry Jackson Society does? It is interesting why HJS, despite being a small think tank, has such an oversized place in the psyche of the Left? Why are they such a focus for

I’d have responded by pointing out that Stewart’s entire career is now him offering his opinion on matters he’s not lived and breathed for decades, but subjects that he has read a briefing on (written by his producers) before recording commences. So it’s some cheek for him to say

Incredibly impressive and commendable from Michael Gove to keep his cool on the Rest is Politics after Rory Stewart’s treatment of him. Stewart is breathtakingly condescending at multiple points in the part 1 of the interview. Stewart’s comments at the end of episode suggesting

Unfortunately my round table is exclusive and invite only, but as a back up plan for you, here’s where you can get tickets to an evening of music and art instead

Tonight my gf is doing some performance art involving beaming Chatroulette into a club night at the Ormside Projects. I’ll be missing the performance because I need to stay late at work to host a tenant’s round table, where I’ll be listening to lengthy discussions on the

The Elizabeth Line had to be largely (expensively) underground because it was dug under central london. HS2 is largely (expensively) underground because... some MPs wanted to 'protect' a view of an empty field.

Is true that he wanted to be deported but then threatened to kick up a fuss and be a handful, so we paid him £500 to he’d agree to board the plane cooperatively? We’re a banter country.