Today "A campaign group backed by Ed Sheeran, PJ Harvey and Arctic Monkeys has warned that music fans will continue to face “rampant” ripoffs by touts on resale sites, after ministers rejected plans to crack down on the sector." https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/11/touts-to-remain-rampant-on-resale-Yesterday " Gove will stop short of abolishing leaseholds altogether, despite a pledge made in January to end it this year. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/10/plans-abolish-feudal-leasehold-sysYesterday Increasing numbers of landlords are profiting from letting bad housing to some of society’s most vulnerable people, the National Audit Office has found. Gaps in regulation are allowing property owners “to profit by providing costly, sub-standard” supported housing “with little or no support, supervision or care”, the spending watchdog said. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/10/landlords-profiting-from-sub-staYou can see why the wealthy and the spivs wanted rid of EU law that regulated against such stuff

Source: The Guardian May 11, 2023 21:58 UTC