Paul
@notdarkyet.bsky.social
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UK banks oppose tax rise.
Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.
The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.
it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified
Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?
Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.
The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.
it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified
Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?
Banks step up lobbying over threat of Reeves tax hikes
The gap between the tax burden on British banks and their international rivals is widening, even before the imposition of any further levies in next month's budget, according to a report seen by Sky N...
news.sky.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
UK banks oppose tax rise.
Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.
The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.
it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified
Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?
Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.
The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.
it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified
Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?
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All of this is being put out to placate the right wing press...
In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:
● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU
In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:
● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU
October 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
All of this is being put out to placate the right wing press...
In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:
● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU
In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:
● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU
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As it was obvious they would. A huge waste of parents' money by lawyers who saw an easy payday.
High court dismisses challenges against adding VAT to UK private school fees
High court dismisses challenges against adding VAT to UK private school fees
Surcharge was a Labour party manifesto commitment at the 2024 general election
The high court has dismissed a wave of legal challenges against adding VAT to private school fees in the UK, saying that the government’s decision was a rare example of Brexit freedoms.
The judges noted that adding 20% to private school fees would not have been possible under EU law, stating: “This is therefore one respect in which the UK’s exit from the EU has increased the scope of parliament’s freedom to determine policy.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
As it was obvious they would. A huge waste of parents' money by lawyers who saw an easy payday.
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I remember when Donald Trump said Biden was going to get into a war with Iran.
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June 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I remember when Donald Trump said Biden was going to get into a war with Iran.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com has been so wonderful about posting and getting the word out on all of these protests. This is a great video and will get you pumped up for today. Stay safe and make your voice heard! #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com has been so wonderful about posting and getting the word out on all of these protests. This is a great video and will get you pumped up for today. Stay safe and make your voice heard! #NoKings
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@padilla.senate.gov: "We’re a co-equal branch of government, our job is oversight and accountability... If there's an opportunity for me to ask a question in-person at a press conference in my home state, that's me doing my job."
June 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
@padilla.senate.gov: "We’re a co-equal branch of government, our job is oversight and accountability... If there's an opportunity for me to ask a question in-person at a press conference in my home state, that's me doing my job."
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Kristi Noem thinks her lie about Sen. Padilla not identifying himself is a real own when, in fact, her supposed inability to recognize a US Senator--who is the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship & Border Safety--makes her goons' thuggery even more disgraceful.
June 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Kristi Noem thinks her lie about Sen. Padilla not identifying himself is a real own when, in fact, her supposed inability to recognize a US Senator--who is the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship & Border Safety--makes her goons' thuggery even more disgraceful.
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Not too many Black folks will be surprised that the very first civilian Trump’s Marines detained in Los Angeles was a Black man.
A veteran.
A veteran.
June 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Not too many Black folks will be surprised that the very first civilian Trump’s Marines detained in Los Angeles was a Black man.
A veteran.
A veteran.
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If you're heading to a protest tomorrow, it's important to know your rights. Consult this information from the ACLU.
Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.
Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.
June 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you're heading to a protest tomorrow, it's important to know your rights. Consult this information from the ACLU.
Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.
Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.
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It is very very funny that one of the few genuine ways we have diverged from EU law since Brexit is VAT on private schools.
Karmic punishment for Telegraph readers.
Karmic punishment for Telegraph readers.
June 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It is very very funny that one of the few genuine ways we have diverged from EU law since Brexit is VAT on private schools.
Karmic punishment for Telegraph readers.
Karmic punishment for Telegraph readers.
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Time to end the practice of handing out honours to mates.
Better yet, time to end the practice of handing out honours.
Better yet, time to end the practice of handing out honours.
Rishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to help collapsing trust in politics www.electoral-reform.org.uk/rishi-sunaks... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
Rishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to help collapsing trust in politics
Ten months after the last government ended, it is still able to stuff yet more peers into the grossly oversized House of Lords. On Friday, Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list was pu
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
April 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Time to end the practice of handing out honours to mates.
Better yet, time to end the practice of handing out honours.
Better yet, time to end the practice of handing out honours.
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Because ridiculously rich people are used to getting mostly what they want without having to accept responsibility. They simply can't understand why entire countries can't do the same, and so are the last people who should inform policy.
Stanley Johnson criticises Labour for not being closer to the EU
Then Stanley Johnson says the UK needs to get as close to the EU without going back into the EU Single Market
Father like son, both want their cake and to eat it, while the country is poorer because we aren't in the EU Single Market
Then Stanley Johnson says the UK needs to get as close to the EU without going back into the EU Single Market
Father like son, both want their cake and to eat it, while the country is poorer because we aren't in the EU Single Market
May 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Because ridiculously rich people are used to getting mostly what they want without having to accept responsibility. They simply can't understand why entire countries can't do the same, and so are the last people who should inform policy.
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Stanley Johnson criticises Labour for not being closer to the EU
Then Stanley Johnson says the UK needs to get as close to the EU without going back into the EU Single Market
Father like son, both want their cake and to eat it, while the country is poorer because we aren't in the EU Single Market
Then Stanley Johnson says the UK needs to get as close to the EU without going back into the EU Single Market
Father like son, both want their cake and to eat it, while the country is poorer because we aren't in the EU Single Market
May 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Stanley Johnson criticises Labour for not being closer to the EU
Then Stanley Johnson says the UK needs to get as close to the EU without going back into the EU Single Market
Father like son, both want their cake and to eat it, while the country is poorer because we aren't in the EU Single Market
Then Stanley Johnson says the UK needs to get as close to the EU without going back into the EU Single Market
Father like son, both want their cake and to eat it, while the country is poorer because we aren't in the EU Single Market
Rishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to help collapsing trust in politics www.electoral-reform.org.uk/rishi-sunaks... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
Rishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to help collapsing trust in politics
Ten months after the last government ended, it is still able to stuff yet more peers into the grossly oversized House of Lords. On Friday, Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list was pu
www.electoral-reform.org.uk
April 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Rishi Sunak’s resignation peerages will do nothing to help collapsing trust in politics www.electoral-reform.org.uk/rishi-sunaks... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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New figures show ULEZ works, with some of the greatest benefits in outer London.
Londoners—wherever you live in the capital, use our air quality checker to see how much of an impact ULEZ has had in your borough ⬇️
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Londoners—wherever you live in the capital, use our air quality checker to see how much of an impact ULEZ has had in your borough ⬇️
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March 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
New figures show ULEZ works, with some of the greatest benefits in outer London.
Londoners—wherever you live in the capital, use our air quality checker to see how much of an impact ULEZ has had in your borough ⬇️
londongov.typeform.com/to/Y331m6Bt
Londoners—wherever you live in the capital, use our air quality checker to see how much of an impact ULEZ has had in your borough ⬇️
londongov.typeform.com/to/Y331m6Bt
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Four dead and 21 injured by the Russian drone attack on Dnipro tonight.
Residential buildings and private homes damaged, many sites are on fire.
Russia continues committing war crimes against Ukrainian civilians.
Residential buildings and private homes damaged, many sites are on fire.
Russia continues committing war crimes against Ukrainian civilians.
March 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Four dead and 21 injured by the Russian drone attack on Dnipro tonight.
Residential buildings and private homes damaged, many sites are on fire.
Russia continues committing war crimes against Ukrainian civilians.
Residential buildings and private homes damaged, many sites are on fire.
Russia continues committing war crimes against Ukrainian civilians.
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You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Arron Banks is Reform UK's new candidate. Let's not forget when he posted an insulting blackface pic of someone to mock Diane Abbott. He deleted it after media pressure...
hopenothate.org.uk/2017/12/22/a...
hopenothate.org.uk/2017/12/22/a...
Arron Banks’ Leave.EU post Diane Abbott blackface pic – HOPE not hate
Leave.EU, the unofficial Brexit campaign headed by UKIP’s former donor Arron Banks, posted the disgusting image of a man dressed as the Labour MP and...
hopenothate.org.uk
March 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Arron Banks is Reform UK's new candidate. Let's not forget when he posted an insulting blackface pic of someone to mock Diane Abbott. He deleted it after media pressure...
hopenothate.org.uk/2017/12/22/a...
hopenothate.org.uk/2017/12/22/a...
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Courts willing to follow the Constitution and the law are the only things standing between us and Stephen Miller’s dystopia right now. And he isn’t happy about it.
March 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Courts willing to follow the Constitution and the law are the only things standing between us and Stephen Miller’s dystopia right now. And he isn’t happy about it.
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What was important about the Spring Statement from Rachel Reeves was what it did not say - like mortgage rates are going to rise by at least one percent, alongside house prices. We really are in a mess.
youtu.be/4n2pqFOpz9U?...
youtu.be/4n2pqFOpz9U?...
Rachel Reeves’ spring statement shows we’re in an economic crisis, and she’s out of her depth.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What was important about the Spring Statement from Rachel Reeves was what it did not say - like mortgage rates are going to rise by at least one percent, alongside house prices. We really are in a mess.
youtu.be/4n2pqFOpz9U?...
youtu.be/4n2pqFOpz9U?...
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Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement either doesn’t add up, or it reveals a deeply dangerous economic policy, and it may do both.
youtu.be/kdtKbjtIp4s?...
youtu.be/kdtKbjtIp4s?...
Rachel Reeves’ figures in the Spring Statement don‘t stack up – and are very scary
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement either doesn’t add up, or it reveals a deeply dangerous economic policy, and it may do both.
youtu.be/kdtKbjtIp4s?...
youtu.be/kdtKbjtIp4s?...
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Donald Trump amplifies a Nazi-Era “No LGBTQ” symbol on Truth Social, in a post about military recruitment adverts. His post shares a story titled "Army recruitment ads look quite different under Trump". Trump's fragility means he's threatened by LGBTQ people. ❄️
meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...
meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump Amplifies “No LGBTQ” Symbol Using Nazi-Era Imagery in Military Ad Post
Trump’s Truth Social post has a pink triangle overlayed with a prohibition symbol
meidasnews.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Donald Trump amplifies a Nazi-Era “No LGBTQ” symbol on Truth Social, in a post about military recruitment adverts. His post shares a story titled "Army recruitment ads look quite different under Trump". Trump's fragility means he's threatened by LGBTQ people. ❄️
meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...
meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...