Some of us have been sounding the alarm on this for a long time. Yes, some public polls did suggest that the Yes vote (sentiment) was strong enough for it to hold up. But voter sentiment is never static and it becomes highly erratic when buffeted by huge economic head winds. The mistake the Yes camp have made was to assume people care more about this then paying the mortgage, not going broke. It’s going to be defeated unless something drastic happens. Over the next few months, over 600,000 households move from fixed interest rate repayments to variable. That’s not an ideal time to cut through with a complex and nuanced message. *Im voting Yes.

The home. It should be your safe place. A place where you can retreat and recover. This right, this basic ‘stuff of life’ should not be owned and controlled by someone else. That’s of course my own personal political view. I am a social democrat. Hence why I have a personal and moral objection to people on my side of politics owning more than their own home. My side of politics, the Left, should not own the roof over another worker’s head. (Yes, a very personal view). I grew up in public housing. I rented well into my mid 30s and I am now very fortunate to have the means to own my own home. Luck and circumstance had a lot to do with it. I now can easily buy another property but I refuse. It’s not my right to treat another human beings home as a vehicle to more wealth for myself. Of course, if you do not share my politics then you will strongly disagree with this view. I respect that. But if you are on my side of politics and have joined the ranks of the landed gentry - this will hang around your neck like a massive weight in the coming months as we debate this housing crisis.

How do people learn languages ever? I think I’m making progress then I learn that I’ve been super confidently using the complete wrong words for stuff