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"Everything is very complicated and actually we don't need to build more" has been the default view of the establishment since 1947. Understand that, you understand everything.
Samuel Watling
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Samuel Watling
@watling_samuel
Political Economy PhD at @UChicago. Studying public goods and housing and 20th century economic history. Keir Starmers' strongest soldier.
- Another question, how on earth did he get into Oxford PPE with ABB? I know people with A*A*A who got rejected.
🔴 The Oxford Union’s incoming president appeared to celebrate the death of Maga influencer Charlie Kirk just months after debating him Read more 👇 telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/1… - Wow, the period from 1929 to 1933 where the purchasing power of the dollar increased must have been amazing.On this day 110 years ago, the Federal Reserve was created. Since then, the US Dollar has lost more than 97% of its value. Put another way, the US government and Federal Reserve have stolen 97% of your wealth, before you pay a penny in taxes. It is long past time to end the
- This would be a fantastic move if she pulls it off.🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves is considering a 2p rise in Income Tax but a 2p cut in National Insurance in the Budget Around 30 million workers who pay both taxes would pay the same amount, but pensioners and landlords - who don’t pay NI - would be hit [@Telegraph]
- One thing I never see addressed by social housing advocates is why any working young person in a high-rent city "should" support social housing. The chance of being eligible for it is zero and you have to pay the subsidy via your taxes.
- Given the cancellation of High Speed 2, I suggest we instead try to end the north-south (London) divide once and for all by building Crossrail 2 instead.
- Yeah, I'd like a 20% cut in my rent actually, that sounds great.Wow if 1.3 million homes are immediately (!) built, rent on a London flat in a not very prestigious area might decline from £1800 a month to £1500 if we're very lucky? Problem solved.
- Literally a Tim Chapman tweet. Beyond parody.
Housesharing has been a thing in the capital for years My father did it. I did it. It was a rite of passage for young professionals and fun. - Yes it does. People on average wages in urban centres do not qualify for social housing and so have to spend percentages of their income on rent for single rooms (33%-50%) that qualify them as "rent burdened" under any reasonable terminology.
- Me after 5 years on work on Britain's housing crisis is debunked by someone pointing out there are more homes per capita than in 1850.
- The increasing radicalism of young people against the current status quo with regards to the current allocation of social housing is perhaps one of the most significant and unexpected developments in recent urban politics.
- Going from "any supply of market rate housing has no effect on affordability and therefore should be banned" to "all things being equal I prefer social housing to market housing".
