keriothe
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there is nothing at all apart from the things that happen
Better get back to that, stop wasting your time with randoms on twit.. Bluesky!
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Better get back to that, stop wasting your time with randoms on twit.. Bluesky!
I apologise unreservedly for saying ‘gnomic’. I intended it humorously but if it landed badly that’s on me. Sorry.
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I apologise unreservedly for saying ‘gnomic’. I intended it humorously but if it landed badly that’s on me. Sorry.
OK, well that was a little gnomic if I may say. But if this whole discussion was based on my misreading of your original point I will gladly admit it, I’ve found the discussion very stimulating and now I will go and read that piece you linked to properly.
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
OK, well that was a little gnomic if I may say. But if this whole discussion was based on my misreading of your original point I will gladly admit it, I’ve found the discussion very stimulating and now I will go and read that piece you linked to properly.
Completely agree with that.
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Completely agree with that.
No I completely agree. But to go back to the original point, ‘developer has built over-specced apartment on which they are going to lose money’ is a symptom not a cause.
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
No I completely agree. But to go back to the original point, ‘developer has built over-specced apartment on which they are going to lose money’ is a symptom not a cause.
That’s always been the case! Property building is a horribly cyclical business. Removing planning and regulatory constraints would help this in the long term.
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
That’s always been the case! Property building is a horribly cyclical business. Removing planning and regulatory constraints would help this in the long term.
My point is that’s just the cycle, and there is something wrong in London housebuilding that is not just the cycle.
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My point is that’s just the cycle, and there is something wrong in London housebuilding that is not just the cycle.
A big part of it though is just the cycle. Prices have to adjust, people who have built flash pads will have to take a loss.
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A big part of it though is just the cycle. Prices have to adjust, people who have built flash pads will have to take a loss.
Yes this partly refers to what I’m talking about - taxes, regulatory (affordable/social housing requirements) and planning constraints that make it too risky to build in London.
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Yes this partly refers to what I’m talking about - taxes, regulatory (affordable/social housing requirements) and planning constraints that make it too risky to build in London.
People want this shit, and it’s all supply. One person buying a flat with a vibe like a mid-range hotel in Singapore is one person not trying to buy a converted council flat.
The problem with London house building is about the incentives for developers, not the type of stuff that’s being built.
The problem with London house building is about the incentives for developers, not the type of stuff that’s being built.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
People want this shit, and it’s all supply. One person buying a flat with a vibe like a mid-range hotel in Singapore is one person not trying to buy a converted council flat.
The problem with London house building is about the incentives for developers, not the type of stuff that’s being built.
The problem with London house building is about the incentives for developers, not the type of stuff that’s being built.
So sorry to hear that Ari.
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
So sorry to hear that Ari.
The whole place was clearly designed by someone who had given zero thought to how it would actually be used. Naturally it was very expensive.
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The whole place was clearly designed by someone who had given zero thought to how it would actually be used. Naturally it was very expensive.
There was no TV in the room in the place we hired. There was a TV room in the basement which was also completely unusable! Comfortable seating for 2-3 people in a place that slept 8.
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
There was no TV in the room in the place we hired. There was a TV room in the basement which was also completely unusable! Comfortable seating for 2-3 people in a place that slept 8.
Agreed but I was really referring to the sofa set up. It faces you *away* from everyone else! With more than two of you in the room you can’t have a chat without twisting awkwardly round the middle of the thing. We just used it for naps/reading and did all our social stuff round the kitchen table.
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Agreed but I was really referring to the sofa set up. It faces you *away* from everyone else! With more than two of you in the room you can’t have a chat without twisting awkwardly round the middle of the thing. We just used it for naps/reading and did all our social stuff round the kitchen table.
We stayed in a place a couple of years ago where this was the actual sitting room set up and it is - obviously - completely unusable unless you want to take a nap.
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We stayed in a place a couple of years ago where this was the actual sitting room set up and it is - obviously - completely unusable unless you want to take a nap.
The usual British meaning is fairly modern: first citation in OED is 1935.
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The usual British meaning is fairly modern: first citation in OED is 1935.
‘This stuff’ being ‘politics’ 😄
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
‘This stuff’ being ‘politics’ 😄
Exactly. I liked Mamdani a lot already but now I think he’s a master.
November 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Exactly. I liked Mamdani a lot already but now I think he’s a master.
I love this picture so much.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I love this picture so much.
He just means ‘left-of-centre people who either are, or don’t hate, muslims’.
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
He just means ‘left-of-centre people who either are, or don’t hate, muslims’.
My reaction exactly. Do I view left handed people positively or negatively? Errr…
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My reaction exactly. Do I view left handed people positively or negatively? Errr…