Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build
by segamegazord on Monday June 26, 2023 @05:50PM
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Countries like Australia have compulsory voting and are still suffering the same issues. You are right - there are other layers of causation.
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Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build
by alexdunmow on Monday June 26, 2023 @10:14PM
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We even have preferential voting. The problem is nearly two-thirds of MPs - out of 144 of them - own more than one property. Which is more than three times the national average: less than 20 per cent of Australians own more than one property.
Even the so-called "left leaning" party are landlords.
We are run by the landed gentry. They'll continue looking out for their own. Houses are the safest asset as they're practically 100% Government backed.