So, surely, if Trump claims that tariffs will encourage re-shoring/on-shoring of jobs then a bribe(sorry "tariff") on exports will encourage the exact opposite, ie in this case, NVidia and AMD to manufacture these chips outside the US?

Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.

“Trump calls our trade deficits a ‘50 year emergency’ — that’s an oxymoron… I have a chronic, incurable trade deficit with my barber. I buy a haircut from her, she buys nothing from me.”

Conservative George Will clowns Trump’s trade war, says Congress has abandoned their duties

Thanks Chris. Progress of sorts then. Good to know and I appreciate you taking the time to come back to me. 👍

My mistake Giles. I was speed reading and missed the distinction you made. That aside, I would very pleasantly surprised if someone could show me that "domestic" millionaires paid their full dues (ie without significant tax avoidance activity) .

They live in gold, we live in rust: why we must destroy the new Gilded Age

Inequality in the west is now at the same level as Rome during slavery. We can’t go on like this. Unless we change peacefully, we risk violence

My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

PS: You may have read this story already. The BBC ran a version of it yesterday

We shared our FOI docs with their reporter and press office.
Their response? To publish the story - our story - without even notifying us.

A £6bn public broadcaster selling out a tiny investigative newsletter. Nice. 😔

Hoyle out

The UK..."should not be blasé about any rich person emigrating" should surely be ,"should not be blasé about any rich person who pays their taxes emigrating". The two categories , IMho, only overlap slightly.

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

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One would hope that the Dutch and Irish governments would seek to have these days centres closed down.

If the US justice system won't take action against these men then perhaps the chef's actions are the way to go. If more people refused to deal with Dershowitz etc al he would be effectively shunned by society. Not the right punishment but punishment of sorts.

Great tip. Ariaa!

Forwarded it already to my daughters & my realtor wife. Sometime she gets the woolies from somebody she's showing a house to, and I'm not always available to check in with her.
'I'm with Mr. Blank showing a house (address), time etc.'
'I'm at a party at blank address, day, time.'

A very important message to get out and frankly it is immensely immoral that senior politicians won't lead with this but instead let immigrants bear the brunt of the UK's anger.

UK Growth, Productivity and Investment. . Jagjit Chadha (ex head of NIESR and now a Professor at Cambridge) and Issam Samiri have an article in the Journal of Economic Su...

New post: UK Growth, Productivity and Investment
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Is there a number of users that gives Bluesky "critical mass" and the number of users begins to accelerate?

Mr Hurst is now appealing to the Administrative Court.

If he wins this appeal, then solicitors will have a green light to claim their libel threats cannot be published, or even referred to. The "secret SLAPP" will have become blessed by the courts.

A British crow is asking passersby if they're alright.

Love it. 🤣🤣🤣 Well done.

Which will just amplify the UK's terrible productivity position.

Thousands of French people held a massive rally and march in Paris, standing against Israel's genocide in Gaza, they chanted "Nous sommes la résistance (We are the resistance)" #FreePalestine #3E

Lion Rampant? But yes I see your point. 👍

Yes? It's the British and Irish Lions.

It's hardly "English centric". Of the 38 man squad, 15 were from Ireland , 13 from England, 8 from Scotland and 2 from Wales.

That's a damn shame. Brilliant cars. Aston 4x4 are nice but are a tad heavy on the fuel consumption compared to the Panda. 🤣🤣

If they still made them I'd recommend my wee 4x4 Fiat Panda. Brilliant in the snow and going uphill generally. They've stopped making them. It's either that or a 2nd hand 2020 Aston M DBS Coupe for £140kOfficial Aston Martin used search | Pre-owned cars from UK dealers share.google/kw8LuJd8IaE2...

Aston Martins are hard to beat aren't they. 😀. More seriously, best of luck. Cars are probably your second most expensive purchase after a house and the analysis I go to get the "right"car/"bargain" I find us extremely stressful. So here's hoping for a calm ,stress free transition 👍

Same here! Apparently I'm on a blocking list of the "Politically incoherent/illiterate" apparently on the basis that I'm too right wing! FFS. That couldn't be further from the truth. Likewise I'm on some anti-lgbtq list. Again, this couldn't be further from the truth. Baffling. Hey ho.

a sign of just how far the UK press has sunk that the Telegraph and the Spectator are *still* publishing Nina Power a year after comments like this were exposed