The Rent Is Too Damn High
July 16, 2026 · by Marcus Thorne
Opinion
Landlord Reframes Naked Greed As 'Market Adjustment', Tenant Reframes Dinner As Optional
The letter was polite. It thanked me for my tenancy, wished me well, and then increased my rent by a sum roughly equal to eating. The market, it seems, has adjusted. My diet will follow.
Breaking News
Local Pothole Celebrates Third Birthday As Council Finds Funds For A New Roundabout Nobody Wanted
They found the money for the roundabout. They found it for the mayor's rebranding. The pothole, now deep enough to have its own weather, waits with the patience of a thing that knows it has won.
Opinion
MP Who Vowed To 'Fix It All' Now Reportedly Fixing Only His Own Re-election
The posters said CHANGE. The speeches said NOW. The follow-through, eighteen months on, appears to have been quietly outsourced to a working group that meets never.