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Labour should practise what it preaches on housing

by Harry Phibbs | Jan 24, 2019 | Political Insider

Power in local government is particularly important to a political party that is in opposition nationally. For a start there is the impact on morale of council election results. Politicians can dismiss (or pretend to dismiss) opinion polls. Real elections cannot be so...

Cliff edges and slippery slopes: tough times lie ahead for the UK

by Adrian Pepper | Jun 23, 2017 | Political Insider

For a whole week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been out and about on the airwaves of the United Kingdom, attempting to talk up the prospect of a long transitional period for the UK-EU relationship after the UK’s membership of the EU lapses in March 2019. By...

The fallout from the UK election is self-evident

by Matein Khalid | Jun 12, 2017 | The Macro View

Like David Cameron’s Brexit referendum, Theresa May gambled her political career on her decision to hold a snap election to consolidate the Tory majority in the House of Commons. With 318 seats, Mrs May’s gamble backfired and the Tories are now forced to negotiate a...

A view from the inside

by Adrian Pepper | Jun 11, 2017 | Political Insider

Despite some of the commentary and analysis of the few days since the UK general election, it is worth reminding ourselves of the result. The Labour party lost the general election and the Conservatives won, albeit that they lost their parliamentary majority. Both the...

How do different governments affect house prices?

by Andrew Monteath | Jun 8, 2017 | Head Of Research

With yet another general election upon us it seems like a good time to look back and see which government has presided over the best returns for homeowners during the past forty years or so. The starting point is a good one, coming just after the Nixon administration...