June 2022

It is possible to destroy the aesthetic merit of a listed building by building something big enough and ugly enough next to it. We have all witnessed this happen; usually the damage was dealt several decades ago. A perfect example in my locality, Norwich, was the decision in the mid-20th Read more…

Council tax brings in over £34 billion every year. It’s a vital source of revenue for public services – schools, social care, pest control, waste collection and much more. It’s also an increasingly arbitrary, highly regressive tax, levied most heavily on those who are least able to afford it. It’s Read more…