Andy Squibb

OK… I concede he’s a toady.

I don't know if you follow Justin Wolfers, but he is a bloody good critic of Trump/his policies, backing up all his commentary with solid economics. That applies equally to his opinions of Hassett and Bessent… a right pair of clowns.

What‽ @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social has been arrested… for impersonating a member of the cloth? 😲

Did you see this yesterday?
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Don't tell me… you still believe in Santa Claus, too. 🙄

Betty really should have written: "I am (not "the BBC is") the epitome of what has gone wrong with Britain."

These packages were light. The reporter was walking along the gangway in the fuselage of the aircraft with the packages clearly visible around him… not in containers at all. It looked like the contents of a courier's van had just been poured onto racking along the fuselage.

At least BBC won't have any difficulty in finding theme for a new celebrity TV programme: Patriots. There'd be no need for weeks of boring coverage… just declare the winners in absentia.

Trump ups the ante in his war with the BBC - this may be Starmer's greatest test Trump has said he would raise the issue with Starmer - how the PM responds will be critical and significant

Mine for @theipaper.com

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Yes, indeed. I saw an item on local news a few months ago, in which carriers were flying small packages into Bouremouth airport, from where they were distributed as though it were a local Evri depot. Very little customs oversight and multiple flights coming in from China… no containers on ships!

Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?

I don't think that will change while McSweeney is still in place. Those MPs calling for his removal are correct. His (& Glasman's) blue Labour strategy is indiscernible from RefUK's… that's why he must go and he should *not* enjoy the full confidence of Starmer. Mahmood is keeping in step. 🤬🤬

Yeeeah… rationale definitely not a strong point with Trump and his acolytes.

Thank goodness there were no foreigners pulled into the Brexit thing, in the way that Camoron tried to involve Barack Obama. 🙄
That would have been unconscionable.

Meh! It's the bar in his garden shed… ergo no staff. He's the only barsteward in the joint.

Crowd-fund! How long might it take to raise a £1… while promising to give change.

Yeah… because UK and Denmark are two identical models of 'perceived' immigration problems.
Why not:
• open genuine safe routes
• make revolutionary reforms to the asylum decision making process, which might even result in job creation eventually?

Confirmation of the widespread lack of critical thinking and the paucity of political/economic acuity.
I make no apology for appearing repetitive… it's my real bugbear.

The bars! 😂😂

Ain't AI brilliant, eh? 🙄🤦‍♂️

The latest buzz is that Rachel Reeves may lower income tax thresholds rather than raise income tax rates.

Labour will be taking the population for absolute mugs if they try to claim that's equivalent to no income tax rises.

Probably won't stop them. Their messaging is diabolical.

My only amazement is that there is *any* messaging.

Thanks for posting this, Will. Interesting article/video and if my wife wants any clues for a birthday present for me, that book looks really good.

I'm inclined to agree on that.

Most of the state pension is paid from current tax revenues, rather than based purely on NI contributions paid. It's for this reason that much is written/said about state pension increases being unaffordable with an ageing workforce and lower tax revenue. There're probably other elements I've missed

Re your first question, *I think* they would receive a pension based on the amount of NI they have paid plus any NI credits to which they would have been eligible. I would have thought that level (2-3 years) of contribution, wouldn't guarantee anything like a full state pension. …1/

Sky News‽ 😲

YouTube video by A Different Bias Farage's New Brexit Promises vs REALITY!!

Type of reporting BBC should be doing, from @philmoorhouse.bsky.social
With caveat: there are now no British Standards for imports(enforcement of UKCA is abandoned, as is SPS control of TCA border); anything goes
...further disadvantaging UK business @nick1webb.bsky.social
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*Almost*… if you're a Digger in Queensland.

Errm… "and make them pay" or more accurately 'make licence payers pay'.
What has the Torygraph got against law-abiding citizens?

He can't… he's taken medication to avert such a mishap.