Max Howard-Evans
@maxhowardevans.bsky.social
There are additional levers etc to pull to achieve this including wage reform, council tax and local infrastructure funding balancing, etc, but it's all the right direction for the society we should want to achieve.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
There are additional levers etc to pull to achieve this including wage reform, council tax and local infrastructure funding balancing, etc, but it's all the right direction for the society we should want to achieve.
Ban B2L mortgages and cap rent with options for state buyout. Nationalise supply of properties, set rates appropriately at regional level, build more rental stock, repeat. Availability of affordable rental price at larger scale reduces pressure on existing housing stock and balances sales market £.
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Ban B2L mortgages and cap rent with options for state buyout. Nationalise supply of properties, set rates appropriately at regional level, build more rental stock, repeat. Availability of affordable rental price at larger scale reduces pressure on existing housing stock and balances sales market £.
Yeah, we could never have seen that coming ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Yeah, we could never have seen that coming ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The only solution is government ownership and administration of rentals to remove third-party profit-seeking.
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The only solution is government ownership and administration of rentals to remove third-party profit-seeking.
In Holland they face similar issues to the UK. The 'Good Landlordship Act' has still meant a swathe of landlords would rather sell their portfolio if they can't make the desired profit *but* they find ways to evict tenants because empty properties sell for more (owing to tenants rights etc).
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In Holland they face similar issues to the UK. The 'Good Landlordship Act' has still meant a swathe of landlords would rather sell their portfolio if they can't make the desired profit *but* they find ways to evict tenants because empty properties sell for more (owing to tenants rights etc).
OK then, do you suppose they want to pay an inflated amount of money to do so based on the whim of a bloc of landlords price fixing?
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
OK then, do you suppose they want to pay an inflated amount of money to do so based on the whim of a bloc of landlords price fixing?
hint: one of those is a bad thing
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
hint: one of those is a bad thing
Why do you suppose people might not be able to buy a house in an area they need to be? Do you think it might be because they're all already owned by either owner-occupants or landlords trying to make money out of the current scarcity of housing?
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Why do you suppose people might not be able to buy a house in an area they need to be? Do you think it might be because they're all already owned by either owner-occupants or landlords trying to make money out of the current scarcity of housing?
'a necessary service to customers' ah, because houses don't exist without landlords and housing is a commodity?
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
'a necessary service to customers' ah, because houses don't exist without landlords and housing is a commodity?
I think the labour party would simply come out against Red Thanos instead of demonstrating any actual understanding
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think the labour party would simply come out against Red Thanos instead of demonstrating any actual understanding
A nice bit of Client Journalism here Pippa. Lovely piece of stenography.
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A nice bit of Client Journalism here Pippa. Lovely piece of stenography.
I was surprised by the huge number of candidates given the request to select/vote for seven, and that general awareness/outreach regarding defending against the RT was something I only heard about a few days before voting opened - I will be paying closer attention to this as a newer member.
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I was surprised by the huge number of candidates given the request to select/vote for seven, and that general awareness/outreach regarding defending against the RT was something I only heard about a few days before voting opened - I will be paying closer attention to this as a newer member.
I call this next move the 'wake-up super'
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I call this next move the 'wake-up super'
I was going to make a 'tag yourself I'm x' joke but I realised that the detector will be more brutally honest than I would
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I was going to make a 'tag yourself I'm x' joke but I realised that the detector will be more brutally honest than I would
Now that's an idea
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Now that's an idea
Received pronunciation, from specifically one sitcom character
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Received pronunciation, from specifically one sitcom character
And at this point: even if support for trans people is ratified as it *should be*, that community is going to remember how long it took Yorp to actually come out and fucking say it.
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
And at this point: even if support for trans people is ratified as it *should be*, that community is going to remember how long it took Yorp to actually come out and fucking say it.
Hell yeah, what flavours
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Hell yeah, what flavours
Great that your local group agree but what if you find you are outnumbered? This is why initial positions being outlined is so important and why everything up til conference is purely speculative, including support for causes and groups you are assuming are a given.
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Great that your local group agree but what if you find you are outnumbered? This is why initial positions being outlined is so important and why everything up til conference is purely speculative, including support for causes and groups you are assuming are a given.
'the meetings...are where the members get their say' but you haven't had the conference yet? So it's all just posturing until then??
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
'the meetings...are where the members get their say' but you haven't had the conference yet? So it's all just posturing until then??
I'm not sure you can make any claims about the membership until such time as they have been allowed to give an opinion on the matter - which is part of the problem
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I'm not sure you can make any claims about the membership until such time as they have been allowed to give an opinion on the matter - which is part of the problem
Where are we going? The city of Liverpool?
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Where are we going? The city of Liverpool?