We all want to live the good life – but how can we afford it?
by Phillip Inman from on (#4T7Z9)
Britain could have great healthcare, fair welfare and environmentally friendly transport networks if excessive rents weren't starving the economy
A 21st-century life costs too much. At least, the glistening modernity we seek in all aspects of our lives costs too much. There is widespread agreement that Britons deserve the best healthcare modern methods, equipment and trained staff can provide.
There are transport networks desperately in need of funding for upgrades and much-needed maintenance, and for new railway lines to take polluting and carbon-generating cars off the road. The costs run into billions of pounds.
It's easy to see why the left dodges the rent issue when so many voters are landlords.
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