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I need to fully read the labor manifesto/policy, but if it doesn’t include building new housing then it’s akin to wiping your arse with a spiders web.

This pretty much sums up the thread me for me. The anger is so disproportionate compared to the contribution of landlords to the overall housing crisis.

Please do not imply I think people on benefits are scummy. I think nothing of the sort. Also my inclusion of the word “safe” does imply a certain level of quality. I do not for one minute think it’s ok for people to profit off of letting out mouldy (I.e unsafe) bedsits, nor should that be the...

A need is a safe home regardless of your economic situation. A want is the big house/apartment, near your kids school/the train station with a nice view or whatever. The former should be ringfenced from the system and available to those who need it without putting them at further disadvantage...

Once again I don’t think this explanation adequately accounts for the external factors that have caused the current situation we are facing. Rent is high vs wage due to lack of supply. You’re correct that increasing wages alone won’t solve the issue, since the competition remains and some...

I think that's a good idea and one that I would support if on the ballot (whether you folks believe me is another story ;) ). But I'd like to delineate the rental market that applies to those who are considered vulnerable and those who are private renters with some degree of choice. I'm not...

If we call it evil then by the same idea of taking more money from society than you need then isn’t most of capitalism? Why is investing in stocks ok when the money skimmed by companies for increased profits could be out to better use? Why is it ok for the government to print money at a whim...

What I find funny is I remember saying something similar about 10 years ago, and using the famous Winston Churchill quote. You’ll be surprised how your views change as you grow up and you’re given an opportunity specific to your own personal circumstances. But no, speaking for myself...

Well, I agree with a lot of this and fundamentally I guess the solution should be a situation where it’s simply not possible to profit off of housing. How that is implemented however I have no idea. I think my point is that once you become moderately wealthy and invest in anything, you are...

This is all valid but to address the overarching point, where do you draw the line where it’s ok to make money and not ok to make money? what about the food industry engineering products that are considered essentially addictive. What about pharmaceutical companies skewing clinical trials to...

I don’t think private landlords who own 1/2/3 properties are the problem. It’s the companies who own large blocks of apartments and are happily tacking in monthly service charges etc that seem most egregious. I say this as someone who rents, and has rented with both private landlords and...

Yea Clayton on shaky ground now. Bit of a car crash interview frankly.

What’s hilarious is that even in the best case scenario the amount of money made via said shakedown is a paltry pittance compared to that already lost through ad revenue. Still, a good time to change the HQ sign to “titter” eh? That’ll learn ‘em!

Yea, I’ve been into women and not replied for a couple of days just because I was busy, or not in the mood to talk. People should have the freedom to reply when they want or when it’s convenient. The content of the messages matters more.

I love this so much, long may it continue. And it’s all on permanent record for future generations to see. *cheffs kiss*

This is about 20 years too late.

it’s fine. If this was a serious, long term issue that was statistically significant, wouldn’t you expect more people to be dodging supermarket chains for fuel?

Facebook and instagram to include paid for verification feature as well now, because it’s worked out so well for twitter :p Probably the final push I need to delete those accounts.

It’s aliens until the government admits its aliens. Then Sherlock inc. on twitter/Reddit/ocuk shall reveal that it can’t possibly be aliens (otherwise the government wouldn’t tell us) and it’s all a distraction from the impending invasion of the C.H.U.Ds.

“However, subsequently, NASA solar astrophysicist C. Alex Young said the ‘black cube' is "something I saw many times during my SOHO days". He added: "A simple data dropout. The image stream for SOHO/EIT came in blocks so if part of the data was lost you got a missing block." Express.co.uk is...