Alan
@aayjay9.bsky.social
Retired Chartered Accountant. Scottish. Keen photographer - all images mine unless re-posted (no AI !). Golfer - handicap increasing. Pro EU. Between Spain and Scotland. Getting older - this happening to anyone else ?
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"Assuming no change in the rate of taxation, and all other things being equal, the exchequer will lose the thick end of £100bn in tax revenues this year.
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Assuming no change in the rate of taxation, and all other things being equal, the exchequer will lose the thick end of £100bn in tax revenues this year.
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
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A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that estimates about the damage done by Brexit have underestimated its impact over the course of a decade. Data now suggests that Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6%–8%, reduced investment 12%–18%, and reduced productivity by 3%–4%.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that estimates about the damage done by Brexit have underestimated its impact over the course of a decade. Data now suggests that Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6%–8%, reduced investment 12%–18%, and reduced productivity by 3%–4%.
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⚠️ Higher prices, fewer opportunities, greater barriers, and an economy paying the price. A price that is ultimately paid by you.
Find out more about the Cost of Brexit using our tracker. All the facts. All the figures. All in one place...
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www.bestforbritain.org/brexit_impact
Find out more about the Cost of Brexit using our tracker. All the facts. All the figures. All in one place...
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www.bestforbritain.org/brexit_impact
The Cost of Brexit
Change Minds → Change Politics
www.bestforbritain.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
⚠️ Higher prices, fewer opportunities, greater barriers, and an economy paying the price. A price that is ultimately paid by you.
Find out more about the Cost of Brexit using our tracker. All the facts. All the figures. All in one place...
👇
www.bestforbritain.org/brexit_impact
Find out more about the Cost of Brexit using our tracker. All the facts. All the figures. All in one place...
👇
www.bestforbritain.org/brexit_impact
Cub Cuddle. In what seems like an increasingly depressing and indeed dangerous world here's a cuddle to give you hope. Enjoy a peaceful weekend. #photography #nature #lion #southafrica #wildlife #bigcat
September 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Cub Cuddle. In what seems like an increasingly depressing and indeed dangerous world here's a cuddle to give you hope. Enjoy a peaceful weekend. #photography #nature #lion #southafrica #wildlife #bigcat
September 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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British media pumps out daily propaganda pieces for Farage, fails to offer *any scrutiny* and basically legitimises rampant racism, then puts on its ‘innocent face’ and clutches its pearls at the rise of the far right…
What a grim betrayal of our democracy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
What a grim betrayal of our democracy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
Reform, with 0.7% of all MPs, featured in 25% of BBC's recent 10pm news bulletins
Astonishingly, a party with 18 times as many MPs as Reform has received one-third less coverage on BBC News at 10.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
British media pumps out daily propaganda pieces for Farage, fails to offer *any scrutiny* and basically legitimises rampant racism, then puts on its ‘innocent face’ and clutches its pearls at the rise of the far right…
What a grim betrayal of our democracy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
What a grim betrayal of our democracy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
A man twice divorced with 2 children from each marriage. The hypocrisy oozes out of his every pore.
Nigel Farage:
"Children who have two stable parents have a better chance in life... The most stable relationships, the ones that last the longest, tend to be between men & women... There's an awful lot of kids in the country not getting the kind of start... they deserve."
Farage has two ex-wives.
"Children who have two stable parents have a better chance in life... The most stable relationships, the ones that last the longest, tend to be between men & women... There's an awful lot of kids in the country not getting the kind of start... they deserve."
Farage has two ex-wives.
September 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A man twice divorced with 2 children from each marriage. The hypocrisy oozes out of his every pore.
Here's another from the Gay Pride parade in Glasgow. Huge number of people and organisations took part (50 minutes for the parade to pass) and all totally peaceful and in good humour despite some serious messages about Gaza in particular. #photography #streetphotography #street #pride #Glasgow
September 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Here's another from the Gay Pride parade in Glasgow. Huge number of people and organisations took part (50 minutes for the parade to pass) and all totally peaceful and in good humour despite some serious messages about Gaza in particular. #photography #streetphotography #street #pride #Glasgow
"Not Today" Time to start posting some images again. This from a Gay Pride march in Glasgow this summer. Street photography can be fun and throw up some lovely juxtapositions. #photography #streetphotography #street #pride #Glasgow
September 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Not Today" Time to start posting some images again. This from a Gay Pride march in Glasgow this summer. Street photography can be fun and throw up some lovely juxtapositions. #photography #streetphotography #street #pride #Glasgow
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Very important aspect of the pull factor for refugees coming to the UK in small boats aired on the Today program.
Asylum claimants who have already been rejected by an EU country, are no longer automatically barred from the UK since Brexit.
Applicants coming here get a second bite of the cherry.
Asylum claimants who have already been rejected by an EU country, are no longer automatically barred from the UK since Brexit.
Applicants coming here get a second bite of the cherry.
September 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Very important aspect of the pull factor for refugees coming to the UK in small boats aired on the Today program.
Asylum claimants who have already been rejected by an EU country, are no longer automatically barred from the UK since Brexit.
Applicants coming here get a second bite of the cherry.
Asylum claimants who have already been rejected by an EU country, are no longer automatically barred from the UK since Brexit.
Applicants coming here get a second bite of the cherry.
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If anyone wants to know what Reform are actually saying about the NHS, please sign up to my newsletter. Their ideas are absolutely terrible, and I’m determined to tell as many people as possible 🚨
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September 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
If anyone wants to know what Reform are actually saying about the NHS, please sign up to my newsletter. Their ideas are absolutely terrible, and I’m determined to tell as many people as possible 🚨
Please share this if you’re already one of my lovely readers!🌟👉https://jujuliagrace.substack.com
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Exactly this
It’s almost like fascism is now an acceptable form of politicial belief - it must never be allowed to be normalised in any way, and Labour & Starmer need to call it out!
It’s almost like fascism is now an acceptable form of politicial belief - it must never be allowed to be normalised in any way, and Labour & Starmer need to call it out!
Labour's cowardice in the face of extremism iandunt.substack.com/p/labours-co...
August 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Exactly this
It’s almost like fascism is now an acceptable form of politicial belief - it must never be allowed to be normalised in any way, and Labour & Starmer need to call it out!
It’s almost like fascism is now an acceptable form of politicial belief - it must never be allowed to be normalised in any way, and Labour & Starmer need to call it out!
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Is this the "ICE style deportation enforcement" that Farage has in mind? Does this seem like a happier, safer place to you? Machine-gun armed militias, with faces covered, yanking people into unmarked cars?
The full Mark Stone report is a must-watch👇🏽. ~AA www.youtube.com/watch?v=KolI...
The full Mark Stone report is a must-watch👇🏽. ~AA www.youtube.com/watch?v=KolI...
August 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Is this the "ICE style deportation enforcement" that Farage has in mind? Does this seem like a happier, safer place to you? Machine-gun armed militias, with faces covered, yanking people into unmarked cars?
The full Mark Stone report is a must-watch👇🏽. ~AA www.youtube.com/watch?v=KolI...
The full Mark Stone report is a must-watch👇🏽. ~AA www.youtube.com/watch?v=KolI...
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Without Brexit, Rachel Reeves would have around £40bn more in her budget. We wouldn't be worrying about yet more crippling tax increases. The political establishment's Brexit omertà is crippling this country. The next general election must be used to rid our government of the Brexiters.
August 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Without Brexit, Rachel Reeves would have around £40bn more in her budget. We wouldn't be worrying about yet more crippling tax increases. The political establishment's Brexit omertà is crippling this country. The next general election must be used to rid our government of the Brexiters.
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Russia will not observe a ceasefire.
Russia will not stop killing civilians.
Russia will not withdraw its invasion army.
Russia will not return kidnapped children.
The summit in Alaska was a complete failure.
Russia will not stop killing civilians.
Russia will not withdraw its invasion army.
Russia will not return kidnapped children.
The summit in Alaska was a complete failure.
August 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Russia will not observe a ceasefire.
Russia will not stop killing civilians.
Russia will not withdraw its invasion army.
Russia will not return kidnapped children.
The summit in Alaska was a complete failure.
Russia will not stop killing civilians.
Russia will not withdraw its invasion army.
Russia will not return kidnapped children.
The summit in Alaska was a complete failure.
What a fine government the Conservative party produced. Brexit the biggest disaster but this is right up there as an act of criminal neglect - literally.
The prison system was close to collapse on a number of occasions between autumn 2023 and summer 2024, an independent review by former chief inspector of prisons, Dame Anne Owers, has found
news.sky.com/story/prison...
news.sky.com/story/prison...
Prison system came 'within days of collapse' - and not just once
The pressure on prisons, which Sir Keir Starmer has previously blamed on the Tories, has seen the government decide to release some prisoners early. Longer term solutions include building more jails a...
news.sky.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
What a fine government the Conservative party produced. Brexit the biggest disaster but this is right up there as an act of criminal neglect - literally.
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The only 3 people to benefit from Brexit were.
Johnson - got to be prime minister
Farage - got himself a cult following
Putin - got himself a weaker UK and Europe.
The rest of us just got poorer, more divided, less rights and for some very angry at the world.
Johnson - got to be prime minister
Farage - got himself a cult following
Putin - got himself a weaker UK and Europe.
The rest of us just got poorer, more divided, less rights and for some very angry at the world.
August 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The only 3 people to benefit from Brexit were.
Johnson - got to be prime minister
Farage - got himself a cult following
Putin - got himself a weaker UK and Europe.
The rest of us just got poorer, more divided, less rights and for some very angry at the world.
Johnson - got to be prime minister
Farage - got himself a cult following
Putin - got himself a weaker UK and Europe.
The rest of us just got poorer, more divided, less rights and for some very angry at the world.
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We need 50 India trade deals to make up for #Brexit
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/jonty-bloom-...
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/jonty-bloom-...
We need 50 India trade deals to make up for Brexit
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts
www.thenewworld.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
We need 50 India trade deals to make up for #Brexit
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/jonty-bloom-...
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/jonty-bloom-...
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Political Economist @antonspisak.bsky.social: "To talk about trade in Britain without mentioning the EU is a bit like trying to explain the solar system without mentioning the sun."
July 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Political Economist @antonspisak.bsky.social: "To talk about trade in Britain without mentioning the EU is a bit like trying to explain the solar system without mentioning the sun."
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Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research
www.wired.com/story/how-tr...
www.wired.com/story/how-tr...
How Trump Killed Cancer Research
Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research.
www.wired.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research
www.wired.com/story/how-tr...
www.wired.com/story/how-tr...
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It will probably come as no surprise to anyone that Brexit has been slammed as a 'complete disaster' that 'ruined most of the country' in a poll marking nine years since the UK voted to leave the EU
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Brexit a 'disaster' that 'ruined the country' - referendum 'should be repeated'
On the ninth anniversary of the day the UK voted to leave the EU, we asked readers to have their say on whether Brexit has been a success - and Mirror readers had a lot to say on the matter.
www.mirror.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone that Brexit has been slammed as a 'complete disaster' that 'ruined most of the country' in a poll marking nine years since the UK voted to leave the EU
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Howlin' time. Wolves at a sanctuary in Andalucia, Spain. #photography #wildlife #nature #wolves #teeth
July 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Howlin' time. Wolves at a sanctuary in Andalucia, Spain. #photography #wildlife #nature #wolves #teeth
Raven in the Painted Desert of Arizona. That's a mean looking beak. #photography #birdphotography #birds #nature #wildlife #raven #painteddesert #arizona
July 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Raven in the Painted Desert of Arizona. That's a mean looking beak. #photography #birdphotography #birds #nature #wildlife #raven #painteddesert #arizona