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Abolishing leasehold for flats can revive the Tory dream of a property-owning democracy
Here’s a message for Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss: failure to expand the property-owning democracy by overcoming the ghastly cartel of…
Boris must enact sweeping leasehold reform now
We all know that Prime Minister Boris Johnson fancies himself as a Winston Churchill, having written a biography of the war-time leader as…
If the Tories are really the party of homeownership, reforming our feudal leasehold system should…
Last week the Mail on Sunday reported that young, property-less voters would punish the Conservatives at the next general election. Having…
England’s feudal leasehold system is killing the dream of home ownership
The Conservative Party has been adept at using housing policy to speak to voters’ aspirations for a better life, prompting a “virtuous…
The great leasehold hoax: When you buy a property, but don’t ever own it
People lucky enough to leave the rental market could find themselves in the leasehold ‘property trap’. Angry at living under feudal rules…
Theresa May: Opportunity knocks
Theresa May has the weight of the world on her shoulders. You wouldn’t think it. On the one hand, we are seeing a ruthlessly disciplined…
The British Labour Party: Praying for time
Last November in Manchester on a freezing Saturday, a London cabbie stood up to decry the state of today’s British Labour Party…
Brexit immigration debate: Don’t turn too far to the right
“You don’t know a thing about their lives. They live where you wouldn’t dare to drive.” These Morrissey lyrics from 1995 could equally be…
Singapore: Averting midlife crisis
August 9th is fast approaching, the day each year Singaporeans celebrate their independence, and success. But this time will be different…
Thailand: New developments, same old problems
Less than a year ago, in May 2014, a meeting at The Thai Army Club between the various political factions ended abruptly when army chief…
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