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Labour’s New Plan to Fix London’s Housing Crisis

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In this video, we’ll take a look at London’s housing crisis, Khan’s green belt proposal, and whether it could work.

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London Housing Crisis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkg54nd5d5o 

London ranked most expensive city for construction in the world


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gr7lejgj9o 
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/london-rent-house-prices-uk-ons-103540164.html
https://centreforlondon.org/reader/londons-homes-today/chapter-1/ 
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/london-income-rent-cost-103726772.html 

Green Belt Proposal
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/09/sadiq-khan-to-announce-plans-to-build-houses-on-london-green-belt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy73n9kxyjo
https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/london/why-sadiq-khan-is-u-turning-on-his-previously-held-policy-of-not-building-on-londons-green-belt/ 
https://www.cityam.com/the-debate-should-we-build-on-the-green-belt/ 

UK Government Housebuilding Target
https://www.centreforcities.org/press/housebuilding-will-miss-2029-target-by-at-least-388000-homes-despite-revised-planning-policy/ 

Response to Centre for Cities report


https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/government-admits-house-building-target-will-be-missed

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Why Reform are Moving Left (on economic issues)

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In an ironic and economically left wing turn, Farage has been calling on Starmer to nationalise water. So in this video, we’re going to have a look at Reform’s move to the left, what motivates it, and whether it will actually work.

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Reform is Now a Left Wing Party, The Spectator
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/reform-is-now-a-left-wing-party/

Richard Tice Interview, The Spectator

What Do Reform UK Voters Believe?, YouGov
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/49887-what-do-reform-uk-voters-believe

Nigel Farage Nationalisation Promises, The Times
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/nigel-farage-reform-unions-nationalisation-deportations-gb5d5r97s

Farage Welfare Plan, Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-28/farage-keeps-finances-vague-in-uk-welfare-plan-targeting-labour

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Who Could Succeed Starmer?

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In this video, we’re going to have a look at why parts of the Labour party are apparently unhappy with Starmer, his potential replacements, and whether any of this could actually happen.

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YouGov Government Approval
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/trackers/government-approval

YouGov Most Popular Labour Politicians
https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/politics/popularity/labour-politicians/all

YouGov Where Do Britons See Politicians
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/52080-where-do-britons-see-politicians-parties-and-themselves-on-the-left-right-spectrum

New Statesman Andy Burnham Leadership Pitch
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2025/06/andy-burnham-has-made-his-leadership-pitch

Labour List Andy Burnham Leadership Pitch
https://labourlist.org/2025/05/andy-burnham-challenge-keir-starmer-labour/

The Telegraph Angela Rayner
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/05/20/angela-rayner-demands-tax-raid-savers-rachel-reeves/

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Why is Inflation Still So High?

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In this video we thought we’d take a look at why inflation is – still – so high in the UK.

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Inflation data (and BoE forecast)
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/inflation-cpi
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/inflation-rate-mom
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy-report/2025/may-2025
Energy price cap data
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/energy-price-cap

The History of Ofgem’s Energy Price Cap


Natural gas prices over time
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/uk-natural-gas
UK house price data
https://www.ft.com/content/a068276c-5abc-4680-b825-1c0ef303dd2b
UK grocery inflation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/28/uk-grocery-inflation-jumps-to-highest-level-in-15-months
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/food-inflation
UK earnings data
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/averageweeklyearningsingreatbritain/may2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48445674

0:00 Intro
1:10 How Inflation Has Progressed Since 2021
3:30 Why?
3:40 1. Energy
5:01 2. Housing
5:45 3. Food
6:00 4. Wages

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Is Badenoch About to be Replaced by Boris Johnson?

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Why Are British Universities Going Bankrupt?

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In this video, we’re going to have a look into the UK’s university crisis, what caused it, and how it could be resolved.

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SOURCES

Britain’s Universities are on an Unsustainable Path, FT
https://www.ft.com/content/1cd058ce-43f3-468e-8416-9331edec7cdb

What Impact is Brexit Having on Universities, Best for Britain
https://www.bestforbritain.org/what_impact_is_brexit_having_on_uk_universities

Challenged Universities Need More Than UK’s Tuition, FT
https://www.ft.com/content/ddb67b0b-6999-4e1e-aadf-c0cfb6613e50

National Insurance Rise Impact on Universities, Times HE
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-hit-employer-national-insurance-hike-confirmed

4 in 10 Universities Face Financial Challenge, BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dgdlrdnrgo

Capital Funding for Universities in England to be Cut, FT
https://www.ft.com/content/ec744435-ae1e-43b4-9474-37aa27d74f00

The English Higher Education Market in Broken, FT
https://www.ft.com/content/7514ea72-70f8-469c-ac06-dbc82c993b39

How to Solve the Universities Financial Crisis, LSE Blogs

How to solve the universities’ financial crisis

Britain’s Universities are on an Unsustainable Path, FT
https://www.ft.com/content/1cd058ce-43f3-468e-8416-9331edec7cdb

Universities Grip Financial Crisis, Universities Uk
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/creating-voice-our-members/media-releases/universities-grip-financial-crisis-what

Why Do People Come to the UK to Study, Home Office Data
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2025/why-do-people-come-to-the-uk-study

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