Category Archives: Politics

Lets Rethink Housing: Surely we can do something now? Without new laws?
So let’s imagine this has gone well.

We’ve got a solid idea.
We’ve persuaded a government to back it.
The legislation is being drafted.
The machinery is grinding into life.

Which means — realistically — we’re waiting.

Not months.
Years.

And while all that process is happening, another question naturally pops up:

Is there anything we could start doing now, using the laws and powers we already have?

Lets Rethink Housing:
Let’s be honest — we need to stop politicians tinkering.
If we build a housing system that actually works, how do we protect it from short-term politics, market panic, and the mistakes that broke housing policy before?

Right — so what would this actually look like in practice?
What if we could unlock land, build homes, and offer investors a boring alternative to property — without confiscation, forced sales, or blowing up the housing market?

People use housing as an investment — could we find a better alternative?
If housing became the default place to put savings because everything else felt worse, what would a boring, stable alternative look like — and could it take some pressure off homes?

Can we actually encourage developers and land-bankers to build?
If land-banking and delayed building are often rational responses to risk and incentives, what would need to change for building homes to feel like the sensible choice again?

OK — so how do we actually move forward?
If shouting doesn’t help and waiting feels safe, how do we reduce the risk enough for housing to start moving again — without breaking people or the system?

OK — so we’ve got a Mexican standoff. How do we move forward?
Why the UK housing system feels stuck, why everyone’s waiting for someone else to take the risk, and what actually breaks a stalemate like this.

Surely — housing is as important as roads and water?
A conversational look at why housing fits the definition of infrastructure, and what changes when we start planning it with the same seriousness as roads, water, and power.

Why shouting at landlords and developers doesn’t help
A conversational look at why blame feels satisfying but doesn’t fix the housing shortage — and how incentives, not bad actors, keep the system stuck.

So… who actually benefits when we don’t have enough housing?
A conversational look at how housing shortages create quiet winners, hidden risks, and why fixing the system has become politically uncomfortable.