Housing
Spend, Spend, Spend!
Don’t blame young people for burning through money — they’ve got no choice
Diddly Squat
The Conservative’s success in making squatting a criminal offence needs to go further — all buildings, not just residences, must be protected
Saving Gemma from Her Carers
If ‘localism’ is to succeed, more power should be given to the people, not local government
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal