If George Monbiot had lived during the Irish Potato Famine, he would presumably have developed a ‘Potato Footprint’ index, to … Continue reading “George Monbiot’s crusade against homebuilding”

Ronald Reagan famously stated the perfect response that government should make to any crisis: “Don’t just do something, stand there!” … Continue reading “The virtues of benign neglect”

A fellow academic recently commented that the phrase “housing for the poor”, which was used in the title of an … Continue reading “Are the “poor” still with us?”

Should the UK government really be encouraging households to borrow money to buy houses in the current climate? And should … Continue reading “Should banks be lending to house buyers?”