Did I get ripped off, or should I be flattered? (Odds and Ends #70)

Plus how to build Heathrow's third runway by the next election, more air conditioning propaganda and why liberals need to find their will to power.

I’ve used this graphic before but I love it.

POD! On The Abundance Agenda this week, we dig into the NHS ten year plan, and get mad at the moralising over weight-loss drugs. Plus I try to convince Martin that the new GOV.UK app heralds a transformation of the British state. And we speak to Ant Breach from the Centre for Cities about “anti-supply” measures that are holding back house-building. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Substack, or wherever you get your pods!

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Hello! It’s time for Odds and Ends, your semi-regular round-up of the most interesting links I’ve seen recently – plus some shorter takes.

This week I’m featuring:

• A bold intervention from a Labour MP urging the government to move faster.

• A clever proposal that could build Heathrow’s third runway before the next election.

• The most maddening heat pump rule you’ll hear this year.

• My ultra-libertarian take on lab meat.

• Why my partner’s new job makes what I do for a living seem absurd.

• How Hollywood films are responsible for making liberals powerless.

• Maybe the most egregious Reach plc clickbait I’ve ever seen.

• And me getting a bit salty about being (sort of) ripped off.

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Now let’s get on with the links!