Will Solfiac

@willsolfiac

Interested in history, demography, politics, economics, psychology. Writing in The Critic and on my site below.

London, UK

Joined May 2018

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Will Solfiac@willsolfiac · Apr 30

New article - Folk Beliefs of the Upper Normie II: “Nations are Modern Creations”. How the modernist approach to nationalism of Gellner, Hobsbawm etc. became conventional wisdom. Link at end of thread.

willsolfiac's tweet image. New article - Folk Beliefs of the Upper Normie II: “Nations are Modern Creations”.

How the modernist approach to nationalism of Gellner, Hobsbawm etc. became conventional wisdom.

Link at end of thread.

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Will Solfiac@willsolfiac · Jul 16

Quite a contrast in state capacity.

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Will Solfiac@willsolfiac · Jul 16

Love how the Treasury is describing the lending requirements of banks as 'financial red tape', as they have zero solution to the housing crisis beyond, you guessed it, subsidising demand!

HHM Treasury@hmtreasury · Jul 15

First-time buyers will be supported to get on the housing ladder, with the Bank of England allowing more lending at over 4.5x a buyer’s income. This reform could help 36,000 more people buy a home over its first year. Find out more about the reforms below.

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