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Uk Politics: Big Babies in Birmingham

Following the recent local elections we have seen several occasions of the 2 oldest parties in the UK behaving like spoilt children rather than responsible mature adults. Below are links to examples where one or the other has refused to work with other parties to create working coalitions to manage local councils. New Birmingham LabourContinueContinue reading “Uk Politics: Big Babies in Birmingham”

Local elections: Are You Ready for next year?

May 2026 – we have just had a round of local elections which have produced numerous various and opposing narratives, what is the truth?

Local Elections: Remember what you are voting for.

I thought in order to educate myself, I would look at exactly what local councillors can influence and what they can’t, and of course then share it with you. The aim here is to help ensure we are all informed on what a local councillor can impact, and thereby review the literature the various parties have been sending on the relevance of the messages to the posts being elected.

Political Donations: The Uk Donor-Contract Nexus

A look at the Autonomy Institutes report on corporate donors.

Let’s Rethink Land: If a nation is anything, it’s the dirt.

Do we remember when we stopped thinking about the ground beneath our feet as a shared home and started treating it like a high-stakes poker game? Somewhere along the line, “the land” became “real estate.” It stopped being the stage where our lives happen and became an asset class that performs. We talk about itContinueContinue reading “Let’s Rethink Land: If a nation is anything, it’s the dirt.”

Let’s Rethink Affordability: Back to housing

my previous post, I asked a simple question: When did we stop treating a house as a home? We know the answer, of course. It happened the moment we decided that a roof over someone’s head was no longer a basic human utility, but a financial asset—a heavily subsidized, risk-free pension pot for one generation, paid for by the next. Then I thought what is the actual affordability model look like at the moment.

135 Days – What next?

Over the last 135 days I have posted prolifically on politics, my thoughts and questions associated with it. Now I’m gonna take a break, I’d love to hear from anyone who found what I did interesting or useful. I may return with more, potential topics – may include – a series of “Did you Know?’,ContinueContinue reading “135 Days – What next?”

Let’s Rethink Population Growth – Someone else agrees

Yet another of my little posts has been confirmed by a reputable organisation. This time it was my look and thoughts on Population Growth and the true cause being financial insecurity and housing costs. The resolution foundation today released a report which agreed with my observations – Key findings There is a large and growingContinueContinue reading “Let’s Rethink Population Growth – Someone else agrees”

Lets’ Rethink Housing – I’m not alone

So as part of my Let’s Rethink series I had a ponder about the UK Housing market and what is causing it to stagnate, at the end of that I proposed the invention of a new investment vehicle to help drive building and increase the housing stock. Today (1st April 2026), the Government announced theContinueContinue reading “Lets’ Rethink Housing – I’m not alone”

Let’s Rethink The Lords: Unbundling The Lords

This finally feels like the moment where it makes sense to stop introducing new ideas and just look at the whole picture we’ve built up along the way. Not to declare a winner. Not to arrive at a single, tidy answer. Just to be honest about what’s actually on the table now that we’ve takenContinueContinue reading “Let’s Rethink The Lords: Unbundling The Lords”