Rents in the UK are out of control. In London, they now swallow more than 40% of income. Across England, it’s 36%. For millions, life
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The gas man cometh
This morning, a gas man is coming to visit a friend. I have volunteered to be there so that the necessary instructions can be given,
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The housing rental market is getting worse, and Labour is doing nothing
As the FT notes today: The affordability of private rented homes in England worsened last year as tenants’ incomes fell while paying sharply higher rents,
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The neo-fascist challenge
This was the view from Politico’s most recent UK national poll tracker: Three things stand out. Firstly, there is no real enthusiasm for any political
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The truth about Modern Monetary Theory
MMT describes how government spending and taxation work in fiat currency economies: no more, and no less. In this video, I explain why critics often
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The troll club
A commentator here this morning said: I think there must either be a troll club somewhere where trolls share ideas, or the unwillingness to challenge
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Money as a quantum phenomenon
I took time to think yesterday, as I said I would. The idea I came up with is this: Money is like light. Sometimes it
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Motivation
I have seen comments of late, most especially on YouTube, that imply that videos of the type that I have posted this morning are created
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How bad are things in Gaza?
This tweet is staggering: We are used to crises, conflicts, wars and their consequences. I wish that were not the case, but they have happened
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