Rob Weaver

I feel that if that figure gets to be 50% or less you have some kind of argument that you arent a working person. But thats largely an accident rather than to your credit or your fault, so the distinction becomes a bit meaningless, unless wealth starts to be taxes at same rate as earned income.

Treasury thinks 'working people' earn less than £45,000 - readers think very differently | Money blog The Treasury says those earning £45,000 or less qualify as "working people" - but 79% of people who took part in our survey think the salary bar should be higher. Leave your thoughts, and read the res...

news.sky.com/liveblog-web... Shows how stupid #Labour were to keep using #workingpeople. I dont suppose higher rate threshold is a bad proxy but its about life circumstances. My 'salary' only accounts for 60% of my notional 'income' in last decade, given house price and pension fund value rises.

If Labour are willing to bin their manifesto pledges on tax rises, why not on Brexit?

That would win them far, far more votes than raising taxes ever will. Indeed, tax rises are likely to crater their weak support even further.

What's so magical about Brexit that it must remain untouchable?

She is telling an accurate story of recent history - the triple punch of austerity, Brexit and covid. It's spot on. But it is terribly strange to say it now in government when you were not prepared to say it in opposition.

@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com not on twitter/x but re the #carfinance misselling and having watched MLS tonight i havent seen any reference to how different PCP options affect payouts. E.g. if you buy the car rather than return it or use as a trade-in, surely you have paid more interest?

You did well to getting this greed across so many groups. Surprised its so big on assertion and low on facts. Quoting back Fosuns previous words or stating past achievements under Nuno would make it more damning. #wwfc

Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?

The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.

This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.

How are Reform getting away with this?

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Lewis is absolutely right here

▪️ If it's an immigrant...
"See!"

▪️ If it's not an immigrant, but they're not white (or don't have a white British name)...
"See! Next generation of immigrants!"

▪️ If it's a white guy with a British name...
"See! See what these immigrants made good peaceful people do?!"

Our Granddad is 100 and fought in D-day and he thinks Farage is the right man to sort Britain out. He says he reminds him of one of the commanders he fought alongside with distinction. In the next few weeks he's going to auction off his medals and donate all the money to Reform. Anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

Absolute perfection. #Reform

🇬🇧Where do Brexit Believers compare to Britain’s myth believers?
1. Ghosts (38% could exist)
2. UFOs (35% seen/know)
3. 🇺🇸Bigfoot (17% believe)
4. Loch Ness (17% probably real)
5. Fairies (14% sightings)
6. Brexit success (11%)
#Brexit #Rejoin #Halloween2025

The men who raised the flags Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found

Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler.

manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...

We in the UK will work out far too late that this is a bad thing.

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Almost everyone knows this. Particularly those busy creating the fear. I’ve always said only about 20% of people are racist. Leaving 80% like me who really don’t care. Allow people safe routes. Let them make a contribution. Welcome them. Build our country.

Good to see Matt Goodwin getting a proper kicking. #bbcqt

A very moving interview with Virginia Guiffre's siblings. #newsnight

Shippy can't bring himself to say Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Three tines referred to 'Prince Andrew'. No such issues for Pesto and Julie Etch. Royal Correspondents, much like the lobby do go native. #andrewmountbattenwindsor

2025 equiv of Danny Crainie needs to make himself known soon. When are we playing Villa away? #wwfc

Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.

The whiter the area the more likely it is to have a Reform problem. Immigration isn’t the problem, otherwise you’d get Reform in more diverse areas - it’s fear of change among older people.

Poppy pizzas, clearly not quiches before you pipe up. Regurgitated from my Twitter account

We will fight them on the quiches

Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP.

And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.

I am so tired of 24 hour news about small boats. I simply don’t care how many migrants arrive in the UK any more. No matter how many, they’ll never be as big a threat to British values, our way of life, or indeed women‘s safety, as the bigots who make yelling about migrants their entire personality.

"For the government it’s quite mad to keep using X. It’s active participation in its own destruction and against its own interests. I cannot fathom the logic of doing it. It would be like a Reform government communicating entirely through the Guardian comments section." 👏 @samfr.bsky.social

Sarah Pochin and the new age of open racism What the Reform MP said was appalling. The Tories’ refusal to condemn her is arguably worse

“Let’s be clear, since a lot of people seem to be finding that difficult: most people who get upset if they see black or brown faces in adverts are racists. There are few other reasons for seeing diversity in advertising to bother anyone.” www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-s...

Would love to know if any convos behind scenes or academic analysis of voting patterns. Poor judges, trained dancers as 'celebs', Social Media marshalling votes, celebs overcomig personal issues and disabilities (and being hard to vote against) & public racist voting has kind of killed #strictly

Well last night...they all pretty much scored 7 or 8 whatever quality of dance...wait til you see the results too. Judges have to mark wider than they did last night. #strictly

Hmm. Dont like to play 'that' card but would be interesting to see the record of black and brown faced celebs on reality where public has the vote. Feels as if the genre not immune from population's lurch to the right. Astonished tbh.

It's just patriots (actual patriots) being patriotic.

Well. Maybe the judges want La Voix to do the presenting gig. Extraordinary set of marks. #strictly

Some graffiti has appeared on the Reform UK office in Caerphilly.

Following a by election last week which Reform lost someone has written “now you can fuck off home”.
Reform had made immigration a key issue in by election.

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