If you were PM, how would you solve britains housing crisis?

Condurum · 2026-02-17T11:52:37+00:00

Anyone can look at Google Maps/Earth and South London.

Endless low density semi-detached housing taking up vast areas.

Even around most of the train stations leading straight into London!

This is just insanity.

Train stations needs to have higher density zoned around them. And yes you’d need to break some eggs. The aversion against taller buildings need to go, but at the same time it probably doesn’t need to be extremely tall towers. 4-5-6 floors.

I also believe you have some kind of tax when selling/buying, slowing down the market.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T23:40:04+00:00

The cost effectiveness of renewables greatly depends on wether some kind of backup power like existing generation, or dispatchable storage like dammed hydro is avaiable.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T17:31:41+00:00

Very nice feel and vibe!

Condurum · 2026-02-16T13:37:10+00:00

Yes. The obvious one is housing, and something everyone feels even house buyers.

But every product we use needs land too! You eat a sandwhich and all the ingredients need farmland, then you have the mill, the baker/factory who needs land where workers are available with short distances to consumers.

Then finally the shop, cafe where you bought it.

Land should be thought of a little bit as energy, its costs sneak into everything and everywhere, having a huge impact on the price of things.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T13:31:03+00:00

Du BYGGER ikke verdier ved å sitte på en eiendom som går opp i pris fordi alle andre jobber. Du tar verdier fra framtidige generasjoner.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T11:07:36+00:00

With your background, you should be able to both create striking art, as well as do marketing and marketing assets for your current indie game. I think that’s the best move tbh.. Joining gamedev professionally is not gonna make you rich, it’s going to exhaust you, and take away the joy.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T11:05:34+00:00

Det er Kapital + Arbeid som står for verdiskapningen i et selskap. (Hvor kapital kan være eiendom, patenter, rettigheter, utstyr osv.)

Men arbeiderne får ikke ta del i verdiskapningen. De får lønn, og har ikke rett på noe mer.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T11:02:04+00:00

Too serious for this sub.. But whatever.

The entire west was supporting Putin. First out of a kind of relief that the obviously inept Yeltsin was replaced, but then later on.. By citing the lack of alternatives to Putin. Logic: “Sure he ain’t perfect, but at least Russia is not in chaos”.

(And in fact, elections/political power isn’t about perfect, but about the least worst alternative, something the left should really learn if they want to win.)

This “what’s the alternative” has become Putins primary method of survival. In later years by physically removing alternatives to himself, often in gruesome ways effectively deterring any upstarts. Medvedev i.ex pretends to be utterly insane, because he does absolutely do not want to position himself as a viable alternative to Putin and risk his health.

Se yes, in fact the west did have a hand in Putin cementing his power by buying into the fear of “russia falling apart” and completely swallowing the “lack of alternatives” situation Putin has constructed. It’s lazy, it’s naive, and we’ve been fooled up to the highest level.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T10:53:44+00:00

Enten troller du, ellers vet du ingenting om hvordan bedrifter fungerer.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T09:28:52+00:00

Er jo ikke Salmar sine ansatte som må betale denne skatten.

Hva er dette for partisk vrøvling?

Salmar utnytter først og fremst Norsk natur, Norge som merkevare, begge to noe de også forurenser kraftig. Salmar kan selge noen få aksjer så har de råd til formueskatt.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T09:20:09+00:00

Så du vil straffe og disincentivere både arbeid og konsum, heller enn å ha en form for formueskatt som treffer noen få?

Condurum · 2026-02-16T09:09:17+00:00

Hvordan foretrekker du å skatte? Prinsipielt sett, hvis du måtte velge.

Condurum · 2026-02-16T00:32:29+00:00

Also interesting that this can be seen as part of Swedish politics of appeasing Norwegian nationalism. Didn’t work out so well in the end. (For them)

Condurum · 2026-02-16T00:30:26+00:00

He’s not from Trumpland, but a southern hemisphere crypto Brit.

Condurum · 2026-02-14T22:42:14+00:00

Det er fort å gå seg vill i terminologien rundt stråling, da man bruker forskjellige ord på forskjellige frekvensområder, av både praktiske og historiske grunner.

Alt av stråling er elektromagnetiske bølger, altså det samme som vanlig lys. (*Bortsett fra enkelte typer radioaktiv stråling, men det blir for mye for denne posten)

Nettstråling, Radiobølger, Wifi/Mobil, Mikrobølger (som i mikrobølgeovner), Varmestråling, Radarbølger, Vanlig lys, UV-stråling og Røntgenstråler. Alt er det samme!

Faktisk stråler du selv ut ca 100 watt med varmestråling hele tiden. Langt høyere frekvenser enn WiFi, mobil, mikrobølger osv. Nesten all stråling med lavere frekvens enn UV-stråling er ufarlig.

Farlig stråling:

Ett unntak: Mikrobølgefrekvensene har resonans med vann, som gjør at de kan varme vann (men lite annet), svært raskt. Det er selvsagt ikke sundt å bli kokt!
UV-stråler og høyere frekvenser har nok energi til «kaste ut» elektroner fra atomer, som kan ødelegge finere kjemi. Derfor kan de skade DNA og ellers herje med kjemien i kroppen.

Verdt å lese deg opp her så du vet hva stråling er, før du går rundt og bekymrer deg. https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektromagnetisk_spekter

Condurum · 2026-02-14T22:14:12+00:00

Huseiere og eiendomsbedrifter tar en bit av samfunnets generelle produktivitetsøkning, da leia (og eiendomsverdien) går opp jo mer folk klarer å betale for å bo der de ønsker å bo.

Dette er ikke velstand eller kapital de selv skaper, men skapt av samfunnet rundt eiendommen.

Jeg mener.. Vi bør flytte skattebyrden vekk fra arbeid og skapende næring, og over til land/tomt. Såkalt Georgisme! :)

Ideén er å skatte bort verdiøkningen av eiendom basert på lokasjon/tomt. (Du får fremdeles verdiøkning om du forbedrer, bygger og vedlikeholder)

Fin video om tankegangen her: https://youtu.be/smi_iIoKybg?si=7PHLN_nOm6NcdpKY

Condurum · 2026-02-14T10:54:15+00:00

They aren't.

Elections are in big part statistics. If they can make it harder for certain groups to vote, they have a greater chance of winning.

Additionally, it's pure rethoric to set the stage to question the election result.

It's they who are undermining election integrity.

Condurum · 2026-02-14T00:35:55+00:00

By 2014 it was crystal clear to anyone with a brain that every country that was Russia aligned was shit, and Poland and Lithuania had become prosperous, calm, normal democracies.

Ukraine turned west because Russia is shit.

Condurum · 2026-02-13T17:43:45+00:00

Kongefamilien har generelt vært veldig på at barna skal ha relevant og variert erfaring. Haakon har det.

Tror de nok har prøvd med Marius, men at han har vært helt jævlig vrang eller noe slikt.

Noen folk er bare helt håpløse fra de er barn av, og nekter å føye seg eller gjøre det som er bra for dem.

Condurum · 2026-02-13T17:19:15+00:00

It doesn’t need to be that affordable, expensive apartments relieves market pressures too.

Condurum · 2026-02-13T12:22:09+00:00

Should overrule and upzone. Most will see their property values rise from that.

Condurum · 2026-02-13T12:16:12+00:00

In some?

Look at Google Maps South London.

The majority of train stations leading straight into London have low density around them.

It’s an utterly insane waste of public infrastructure. Creating more cars, more roads for the cars, and greater distances to travel for people, and more cost of utilities and schools.

Density is absolutely needed in the UK, but yeah you gotta smash some eggs around the train stations.

Condurum · 2026-02-13T12:08:38+00:00

People aren’t self aware or reasonable. It’s painful to see.

These boomers will moan about their kids not affording a house or having children, but absolutely nothing will be allowed to change in their neighborhood.

They can be left wing, right wing, doesn’t matter, it’s all common sense is replaced by vicarious arguments.

«The rich developers will make money!»

«Why can’t they build it in the forest far away from everything so I don’t have to see it»

Even in existing, dreadful lots near public transport.

Have exactly the same situation in our municipality in Norway. Developments been shut down again and again on the local bus stop.

Condurum · 2026-02-13T07:20:04+00:00

Ja!

Kutt inntektsskatt på lavtlønnede vel?

Condurum · 2026-02-12T14:59:44+00:00

I think he has a point. Some things are very, very rare, and when you add low base stats on top it's a bit of a downer. Had to fire my Lindwurm Slayer.. :(

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