The Windrush Affair has become a masterclass in blame-shifting. Theresa May went for the traditional ‘it was a previous government’ method, while Amber Rudd played the more dangerous game of blaming her staff. Dangerous because the pot can suddenly become rather leaky, emails and memos find their way out into the big wide world of fake news and we’re suddenly reminded that politicians are much more easily fire-able than civil servants.
“How can lifelong renting be made more compatible with retirement saving?”
Here’s a future problem that will doubtless be kicked down the road until it becomes a crisis. There’s a whole generation who may never be able to afford to buy their own homes.