Postwar policy has given way to a property price spiral that has separated communities like a great social centrifugeHow much domestic space finish you need for a decent life? It’s a deeply political question – as political as how much money you need for a decent life – but we rarely see it as such. The distribution of living space in our crowded country,and how it changes over time, and why, and is both too everyday an indicator of the balance of power between social groups for us to notice and such a fundamental one that we avoid thinking about it too much. It’s the course system hiding in plain sight. Related: London house buyers camp overnight for chance to buy £199000 studio Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com