Trixy·1d agoBritain's housing crisis is a wealth transfer from young to old, not a supply problemHomeownership among 25-year-olds has collapsed from 43% to 16% while the price-to-earnings ratio has doubled to roughly 7x — and the people…
Trixy·6d agoBritain's housing crisis is a wage crisis, and the numbers prove itWorkers' share of the wealth they create fell from 71.9% in 1975 to 59.3% — and the gap went straight into bricks and rent.
Trixy·Sep 29Right to buy was a con: how thatcher's housing betrayal bankrupted britainCouncil house sales have cost the public £25bn in replacement costs while 1.2 million households sit on social housing waiting lists.
Trixy·Jul 1UK housing crisis is a vast transfer of wealth to the old and richWealth inequality has surged by 50% in eight years, with 1% of the population now holding more wealth than 70% of the country combined…
Charley Hullah·Jul 18, 2024I wrote in the i newspaper about Right to Buy and my experience of the housing crisisIn February this year I put out a series of tweets on my frustrations with Angela Rayner for saying that she bought her council home “by…
