Alwyn Poole Before going into education I got myself a degree in Economics. People in that profession are often mocked for their lack of accuracy, assertions based on assumptions and 20/20 vision in the rear view mirror. Many times the criticism is deserved. Occasionally though they need to be
It doesn’t matter how much the government tries to beat up landlords, the landlords will always win. It is always the tenant that pays the price, no matter what. Sure, many landlords are affected by scumbag tenants who leave their property in a bad way, or damage it extensively,
The Coronavirus is rapidly turning into a pandemic. The really worrying thing about this virus is how incredibly easily it passes from human to human. It seems you only have to look at someone with the virus, and you’ve got it. Countries are trying desperately to bring the bug
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Last week I wrote of our Government’s plan to spend up large on creating trailer parks to provide emergency housing for the poor downtrodden potential Labour/Green voters. Well as a part of the same promise package, there are a few other items of expenditure that you will all
Yes, we are talking about houses without underfloor insulation, without range hoods or bathroom extractor fans. We are talking about houses with no fixed heating appliances. We are talking about houses that landlords decided to sell, because of the cost of keeping them up to a suitable standard that is
It was recently revealed that a clandestine group of Australian Labor politicians had taken to meeting and exchanging emails and texts. The group, which includes nine Labor frontbenchers, is determined to unshackle the party from the extreme left. Pandering to the left, they argue, is making the party unelectable. The
Ashley Church explains why it is a myth that there is a housing crisis: Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few years you’ve heard about the shortage of housing in New Zealand. There are variations of the view but the most popular version claims
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Shelterforce Staff shelterforce.org A: Yes! Since hosts can make 50 to 200 percent more on short-term rentals than on long-term rentals, Airbnb affects purchase prices as well. A: Yes. Despite its preferred image as a home-sharing platform, Airbnb actually involves tens of thousands of rental units that have been
I get the feeling that Jacinda suddenly wants to be taken seriously. She has announced that there will be no wedding this year, thus presumably responding to the #Turnardern movement that said we want a prime minister who doesn’t spend all her time doing fluff pieces and photoshoots. She
I know that some children suffer because they have deadbeat parents. I know some kids are just plain neglected or abused, or worse. But the problem that so many families have these days is paying the rent. And it isn’t going to get better any time soon. This year
Much has been written about the endemic food shortages in Venezuela. It seems to be almost a goal for these Socialist Utopia to ensure there is no food for their people. If people are starving, of course, they are far easier to control. But with starvation comes desperation, and with
US President Donald Trump is giving a special address on the first day of the 50th World Economic Forum Annual meeting in Davos on Tuesday, January 21. The 2020 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is convening world leaders to discuss the global, regional and industry agendas under the theme ‘Stakeholders
Apparently the last sighted, the thirty-first, Womble was from New Zealand: named Uncle Dunedin. Unknown even to close followers of the hugely popular time-lapse animation series, Uncle Dunedin has a close relative further north called Cousin Wigram. Here she is, spotted in the wild, buttoning up: something she has become
Will Trump ever stop winning? The Dems are being slowly roasted by their own impeachment process, Iran is suddenly short its top-level terrorist, and the American economy is booming. It’s just got another, enormous shot in the arm, as the Chinese robber-barons are finally being called to account. Donald
