Chow
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The pure essence of Starmtrooperism: completely uninterested in policy, Whitehall delivery, just “he must be good at being PM because he’s had an impressive career”. Almost every failed minister who gets kicked out in the first reshuffle had an impressive career.
Nonsense. His CV includes, ex DPP, addressing very serious issues in Ireland, making the Labour Party electable again. What KS had to deal with was a Tory economic and social mess, opposition parties, and all the right wing press, hacks, and MSM. You omit this background, because you're part of it !
July 4, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The pure essence of Starmtrooperism: completely uninterested in policy, Whitehall delivery, just “he must be good at being PM because he’s had an impressive career”. Almost every failed minister who gets kicked out in the first reshuffle had an impressive career.
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"Planning reform is important to the longer-term delivery of new homes but the more immediate problem has been a lack of demand and stretched viability — fewer people can afford to buy the homes for the price developers can build them at." Terrific piece by @resi-analyst.bsky.social:
How do we save the wilting new homes market?
Like it or not, the government will have to help developers before houses and rents become even more unaffordable
www.ft.com
July 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"Planning reform is important to the longer-term delivery of new homes but the more immediate problem has been a lack of demand and stretched viability — fewer people can afford to buy the homes for the price developers can build them at." Terrific piece by @resi-analyst.bsky.social:
it's interesting to note that canada does not have constitutional entitlement to birthright nationality: this is not an omission, but by deliberate design when Jean Chretien (as AG / Minister of Justice) and Pierre Elliott Trudeau patriated the constitution in 1982
June 30, 2026 at 8:56 PM
it's interesting to note that canada does not have constitutional entitlement to birthright nationality: this is not an omission, but by deliberate design when Jean Chretien (as AG / Minister of Justice) and Pierre Elliott Trudeau patriated the constitution in 1982
actually the opposite: there are a whole bunch of sports (NFL, golf, tennis, etc.) where people were willing to live with some degree of unfairness within an overall framework of norms promoting "fair play"
But once the (technical) unfairness was revealed for all to see, these norms collapsed.
But once the (technical) unfairness was revealed for all to see, these norms collapsed.
one theory i have about american society is that NFL instant replay eroded the societal norm against frivolous litigiousness, especially among conservatives, as football broadcasts transformed suddenly into about 40% examining every play to see if there was a technicality they could be overturned on
Replay in sports has really turned me against the “The only thing that matters is getting the calls right” viewpoint. It’s less of an issue in baseball, but it’s a real entertainment killer in football and basketball (and still leads to some really dumb situations in baseball)
July 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
actually the opposite: there are a whole bunch of sports (NFL, golf, tennis, etc.) where people were willing to live with some degree of unfairness within an overall framework of norms promoting "fair play"
But once the (technical) unfairness was revealed for all to see, these norms collapsed.
But once the (technical) unfairness was revealed for all to see, these norms collapsed.