Berlin is instituting a rent cap which honestly is the only way the city will remain liveable for the majority of its inhabitants.

My foray into local politics showed me that more than anything the Grüne are a party of yuppies without much or any social face behind it.

“It’s no coincidence that co-living start-ups have gravitated to cities like Berlin, San Francisco, London and New York. Ostensibly ‘winning’ the battle for capital and talent, they are urban testing-grounds, where rootless and cashed-up tech workers, heated real estate markets, and rising housing pressures add up to a recipe for experimentation.”