Ok but short term empty homes are, by definition, not homes which are just lying around and could home a family - they are houses undergoing renovation, in probate, in the process of being sold etc. There will always be many in these categories and they are not a solution.
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I disagree — not because historical education at the school level shouldn’t partly be about instilling feelings of national pride, but because (pace Porter) I don’t think empire has ever really been integral to ordinary Britons’ feelings of national pride.
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Shout out to all those MPs, councillors and ‘local patriots’ campaigning against ‘out of character’, ‘too bulky’ or ‘green belt’ developments.
Average inner London rents now exceed £3,000pcm 🥳
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It seems that we can always rely on nationalists - of all flavours - getting angry about the decisions of an independent judiciary…
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I keep seeing *loads* of those @forduk Ranger pick-ups around London, the hideous US-style trucks. You might just as well get, "I'm a wanker" tattooed on your forehead than drive one in a city. Two tonnes, massively high bonnet. If it hit a kid – or me – they'd be toast.
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If @Keir_Starmer wants to become a truly hegemonic political figure he should forget about modelling himself on previous Labour leaders but on Stanley Baldwin who killed off opponents with a mixture of pragmatism, apparent kindness & sly scheming. theguardian.com/commentisfre…