We’re housing a back to future problem

Fixity of tenure is a bit of a joke in this country, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 17 Nov, 2018 - 00:00

Mick Clifford

Fixity of tenure is a bit of a joke in this country, writes Michael Clifford.

IS THE world en route back to the future? In the UK they want a return to some time around the 1970s, when Johnny Foreigner knew his place and Britannia still had a role as something approaching a global superpower.

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