Tricky today #CellTower 768
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What the hell is he on about...
While the country is looted bare, he goes on about this [relatively] non-issue.
Or at least it should be a non-issue. Who cares about the gender chosen by somebody else ?
Hasn't he got something better to talk about, saving starving people for instance.
But look at the proud adoring female faces... It scores !
"UK's Sunak on Gender: 'A Man Is a Man and a Woman Is a Woman'" [ < 1 min]
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I would guess that JLL consultants have multiplied the cost of building a house conventionally. Buying land after planning consent. Maybe £500,000, or a bit less, and multiplied it by the number of houses needed.
I would estimate a local authority would be able to build a similar house for £150,000 and less for a terrace and less again for an apartment. You might be able to get it down to £100,000 but material and labour costs are high. Building at scale would help. These would be high spec maybe even passive house standard if you add £20,000ish.
So if the private sector needs £200bn, the state could do the same for £50bn ish. But it would not cost taxpayers this at all.
The best but is that the net costs is zero. State production would see any investment converted to an asset. An asset with guaranteed income. Councils could sell half of the units at market or discount rates to key workers or young families or pensions looking to downscale.
Literally, housing for free.
#OtD 11 June 1936 Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists attempted to hold an impromptu rally in Tonypandy, Wales. 6,000 locals forced the fascists to flee in what would become known as the 'Battle of De Winton Field' https://t.co/QYrb1Z56la https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8322/battle-of-de-winton-field?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Trump's Conviction Papers Over Much Bigger Crimes that He (and Every Other Recent US President) Have Committed While in Office
How do I register to vote in the 4 July 2024 general election? #politics https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/05/how-do-i-register-to-vote-in-4-july-2024-general-election
Meh #CellTower 767
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@valentin_petzel @rad @EUCommission I’m talking about the unquestioning support for what Israel is doing. Along with simpering at protesters, which made me shudder.
Why are America’s elite universities so afraid of this scholar’s paper? https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/columbia-law-review-rabea-eghbariah-palestine-censorship-controversy
@UKnoGum far better than the square of despair.
@EUCommission others will decide anyway. How do we get rid of von der Leyen and the rest of the genocidal crew? Of course, in my case, my government stole my vote from me anyway.
Tories want voters to fear Labour taking the UK back to square one.
This is what Square One looks like in The NHS...
#NeverVoteConservative
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Nearly forgot #CellTower 765
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@cstross "An Advent Calendar of Fuckwittery." Is my favourite description of the Tory campaign so far.
Francis. Old guy in the corner. Socialist, maybe even a (shock) Marxist. Can't stop writing. Musician. Coder for over 30 years.