I'm not sure which sides you are rooting against (or for?). It feels like you are shooting from various sides of a polygon. Nevertheless, I think building more homes would certainly help the housing crisis. And as for dentists, pay them and they will come. (I have to say, when watching British TV, the two things that seem most remarked are the cramped quarters (except for those lovely manors) and the higgledy-piggledy teeth of the actors. So, we have concordance there. :)
Now I'd be mortified if anyone called me an 'idealist' .....but I Have a Dream. Just supposing some ever-so-clever future government managed to role back the 60s dream of boo hoo to marriage and monogamy. And they managed to re-ignite a fashion for two parent stable family formation.
Twenty years down the line would we still have a "housing crisis"?
Even if we did not we certainly would have a much smaller population of feral males brought up by out-of-their-depth single mothers....... Just sayin'
Pretty sure it was labour who fucked up dentistry, by introducing targets. My old dentist predicted what would happen and he's been proven correct. Tooth extraction up, and fewer NHS dentists. However the successive administrations have done nothing to solve the problems and the cost of private dental care is spiralling ever upwards.
Housing - immigration isn't helping. Planning regs aren't helping. Too many would be buyers, too few houses. Too many customers, too few rental properties....much needs to be done to level the field. I wonder how my kids are going to manage when the time comes.
Mr.Gage, we have the same issue here in the states. I agree it isn't as bad, but the left is forever trying.
In some states, it's because they can't build fast enough. That causes price increases. You know, normal markets.
Then you have blue states that restrict build new homes and apartments. They have sky high rents and home prices.
I watched a home flipping show a few years back. An 800 sqft house in LA sold for 1.5 million dollars.
Here in Minnesota that's a cabin in the woods. It would sell for 70 thousand on acres. More if on a lake. But never fear, our leftist polls in St. Paul are hard at work to make Minnesota, California.
Can't imagine why they haven't tried private sector dentistry. The U.S. has plenty of dentists. Is there a law against it?
I see it is the same across the pond..
regarding the housing crisis âšī¸
I appreciate Your candor Chris George regarding the state of housing in the UK ..
I'm not sure which sides you are rooting against (or for?). It feels like you are shooting from various sides of a polygon. Nevertheless, I think building more homes would certainly help the housing crisis. And as for dentists, pay them and they will come. (I have to say, when watching British TV, the two things that seem most remarked are the cramped quarters (except for those lovely manors) and the higgledy-piggledy teeth of the actors. So, we have concordance there. :)
Is now a good time to mention that the hotel housing asylum seekers down the road here, have a dentist that visits them on site (FOC)?
Iâm pretty sure that bringing this up makes me a bigot/nazi/transphobe (Delete as applicable) though, apologies.
Now I'd be mortified if anyone called me an 'idealist' .....but I Have a Dream. Just supposing some ever-so-clever future government managed to role back the 60s dream of boo hoo to marriage and monogamy. And they managed to re-ignite a fashion for two parent stable family formation.
Twenty years down the line would we still have a "housing crisis"?
Even if we did not we certainly would have a much smaller population of feral males brought up by out-of-their-depth single mothers....... Just sayin'
Gold! Sadly, the situation is much the same in the colonies, old chap.
I've only just started reading but having a giggle. Why does Gentle Dental sound so hilarious?!
I just had to comment on how much i enjoyed your writing. I have sent on just so others can enjoy the way you articulated the issues.
Pretty sure it was labour who fucked up dentistry, by introducing targets. My old dentist predicted what would happen and he's been proven correct. Tooth extraction up, and fewer NHS dentists. However the successive administrations have done nothing to solve the problems and the cost of private dental care is spiralling ever upwards.
Housing - immigration isn't helping. Planning regs aren't helping. Too many would be buyers, too few houses. Too many customers, too few rental properties....much needs to be done to level the field. I wonder how my kids are going to manage when the time comes.
Mr.Gage, we have the same issue here in the states. I agree it isn't as bad, but the left is forever trying.
In some states, it's because they can't build fast enough. That causes price increases. You know, normal markets.
Then you have blue states that restrict build new homes and apartments. They have sky high rents and home prices.
I watched a home flipping show a few years back. An 800 sqft house in LA sold for 1.5 million dollars.
Here in Minnesota that's a cabin in the woods. It would sell for 70 thousand on acres. More if on a lake. But never fear, our leftist polls in St. Paul are hard at work to make Minnesota, California.