In order to to try and forget about his beloved football team's current plight, Bull and Bear discuss John Lewis' decision this week to close its housebuilding business.
They are concerned that if a trusted, well-funded national brand who is sitting on exactly the kind of brownfield and air-rights sites that policymakers want repurposed can't make housing schemes work, then there must be problems with the existing system.
Whilst planning reform seems to be the Government's go-to answer, Bull and Bear believe the Government should also address the lack of affordable mortgage lending, as well as the sector’s rising taxes and regulatory costs.