georgebangham.bsky.social
Head of Social Policy @neweconomics.bsky.social Ex HM Treasury/No10/Resolution Foundation
👤 Joined on 31 October 2024
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@georgebangham.bsky.socialThis doesn't appear to account for the range of different rent controls out there (or the fact that some countries have had them in place for decades with limited issues) Our proposal earlier this year accounted for these 3 points (and other common criticisms) through careful design!
Show PostMy column this week asks if we're developing a distaste for effort. www.ft.com/content/b30e... Fair play to this most-recommended reader comment...
Show PostI’m pleased if government is looking at a whole range of fundamental reforms. The fact they are looking at them doesn’t mean they will happen but I hope some do. It is right to say big changes take time but we have to start somewhere. So worth looking but media and commentators should stay calm!
Show PostGiven the BBC have a largely sensible set of guidelines on the use of quant polling in news stories, including a ban on a poll being a story in itself, it's always so baffling they have next-to-no similar rules on what is ultimately rudimentary qual polling. It's an insane double-standard.
Show PostThere’s something incredibly tasteless about Steve Bray and his mates trying to drown the PM out. This is many things, but it’s partly a hugely difficult personal moment for an individual.
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