Stephen Partridge

I work with people based in New York. There anyone can get a covid booster for free. Differs by state I gather but still, the fact that in even some parts of America people can get this free but here it costs that much is very very odd.

The Telegraph Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence [Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday] Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent 29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph Money > Property > Second homes How to avoid tax on your second home From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net [Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto] Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer 29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

On the same day in the Telegraph:

Wow. Just, wow. That is really something.

Hard agree. 1599 and 1606 are both great.

Dr Hook, A little bit more. "When your body's had enough of me
And I'm layin' flat out on the floor
When you think I've loved you all I can
I'm gonna love you a little bit more"

That is despite having been saying "I'm almost 60" for the past three years. Makes no sense.

My birthday is at the end of June, so I tend to round up in the first half of the year and down for the second half. Except in years like next year when I will turn 59 when I expect that I will cling to the "fifty" part till the last minute.

I seem to recall Clive James saying something similar about Bertold Brecht. From memory: "I've got nothing against Brecht, in his place. Which is East Germany."

One man is standing up for the rule of law in Britain. His reward is to be savagely attacked by right wing think tanks, newspapers & politicians. They understand where the battle against populism is taking place. And they've marshalled their forces accordingly.

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Very sad. Saw Shriekback twice in New Zeland in the 80s and twice in London in the early 90s. Brilliant band, driven by Dave Allen's amazing bass.

YouTube video by motionmuzik Shriekback - My Spine is the Bassline

RIP Dave Allen

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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

One of the many reasons I love this account is the speed with which they come up with gems like this in response to news. Chapeau.

Seconded.

🇺🇦 Слава Україні! Slava Ukraini! And shame to all those in the free world who toady to tyrants. 🇺🇦

Years ago, I worked for a part of Pearson when they still owned Penguin. Somehow, I was ccd on an email from someone in Penguin's marketing team that simply said, "I've got the blads!!!". I replied "sorry to hear that." Never got a response.

Please stop saying invasion when referring to immigrants. An invasion is what Britain did in India or what Britain did in The West Indies or what Britain did in large parts of Africa or what Britain did in…

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