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The House Price Story Almost Everyone Missed (opens the original)
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Two weeks ago, in The Engine of Discontent, I argued that unaffordable housing was eroding faith in liberal democracy. This week’s column in The Post turns to a quieter story: New Zealand’s attempt to make councils answer for the scarcity that drives up land prices. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8AZY!,f_
Your Business, Their Election Promise (opens the original)
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Who makes the law? The Crown answers (opens the original)
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The Engine of Discontent: Why democracy’s defenders should pay more attention to the price of a house (opens the original)
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When Activist Judges Were Conservatives (and outlawed the minimum wage) (opens the original)
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