It’s been an eventful week for me. Last Sunday I was still officially a lucky escaper of the credit crunch. The lucky co-owner of an unwanted, brand spanking new flat (notice how I have reverted to “flat” – as opposed to apartment – as the credit crunch has set in), we were all set to… Continue reading Just call me Mr Rigsby
Tag: housing
Property Prices and Jon Henley
I meant to blog about Jon Henley’s essay in the Guardian the other day about the housing market but didn’t get round to it. However, watching the second half of the first part of his TV series on Channel 4 last night has spurred me into action. Generally, I was disappointed with the article and… Continue reading Property Prices and Jon Henley
Tim Leunig: “unworkable, unreasonable and perhaps plain barmy”? (UPDATE)
The Guardian is getting itself into a lather attacking the “Tories’ favourite thinktank” for suggesting that Northern towns are failures. What they don’t report is that the pamphlet in question is co-written by the Lib Dems’ own Tim Leunig. The summary of the pamphlet does indeed sound quite provocative. The idea that people should simply… Continue reading Tim Leunig: “unworkable, unreasonable and perhaps plain barmy”? (UPDATE)