@bhroad.bsky.social
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I will likely have to pay a lot more tax because of tomorrow’s Budget. Happy to. I just hope the tax rises have been properly thought through and that they don’t hamper growth. If you ask people to pay more, they can reasonably expect to be contributing to an improving society.
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I will likely have to pay a lot more tax because of tomorrow’s Budget. Happy to. I just hope the tax rises have been properly thought through and that they don’t hamper growth. If you ask people to pay more, they can reasonably expect to be contributing to an improving society.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Jenrick will fake-outrage himself into an aneurysm at this rate. He needs to step away from the stage and go and have a long think about how 14yrs of Tory austerity, Brexit and pisstaking irresponsibility led to this gigantic back catalogue of failure.
(And the BBC would do well to point that out)
(And the BBC would do well to point that out)
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Jenrick will fake-outrage himself into an aneurysm at this rate. He needs to step away from the stage and go and have a long think about how 14yrs of Tory austerity, Brexit and pisstaking irresponsibility led to this gigantic back catalogue of failure.
(And the BBC would do well to point that out)
(And the BBC would do well to point that out)
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Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Treasury minister leading budget plans spent £900 on desk
Torsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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Look at what's been stolen from you since 2010 - no wonder things aren't working 👇
Rachel Reeves must absolutely raise tax to FUND PUBLIC SERVICES
80% of UK millionaires think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share in tax @patmillsuk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XN4...
Rachel Reeves must absolutely raise tax to FUND PUBLIC SERVICES
80% of UK millionaires think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share in tax @patmillsuk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XN4...
The truth about what 14 years of CUTS looks like
YouTube video by We Own It
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Look at what's been stolen from you since 2010 - no wonder things aren't working 👇
Rachel Reeves must absolutely raise tax to FUND PUBLIC SERVICES
80% of UK millionaires think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share in tax @patmillsuk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XN4...
Rachel Reeves must absolutely raise tax to FUND PUBLIC SERVICES
80% of UK millionaires think it’s patriotic to pay their fair share in tax @patmillsuk.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XN4...
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Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab...
Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges
The Labour government has already delivered or is making progress towards around two thirds of its manifesto pledges.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab...
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The International Monetary Fund has predicted the UK will be the second-fastest growing economy in the G7 this year
October 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The International Monetary Fund has predicted the UK will be the second-fastest growing economy in the G7 this year
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I wonder if this guy is related to "Boris Johnson" who introduced "voter id" as Prime Minister in 2023 ... off the back of some crazy US conspiracy theories ... and in the process, made digital ID pretty much inevitable.
September 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I wonder if this guy is related to "Boris Johnson" who introduced "voter id" as Prime Minister in 2023 ... off the back of some crazy US conspiracy theories ... and in the process, made digital ID pretty much inevitable.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
September 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.
So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
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🔴 NEW - Why you should leave X
Here’s the sad truth: Twitter no longer exists. X is something else entirely. It’s a megaphone for extremism, controlled by a deranged oligarch.
📝 latest Substack 👇🏻
Here’s the sad truth: Twitter no longer exists. X is something else entirely. It’s a megaphone for extremism, controlled by a deranged oligarch.
📝 latest Substack 👇🏻
Why you should leave X
A rallying cry to progressives everywhere...
writesbright.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🔴 NEW - Why you should leave X
Here’s the sad truth: Twitter no longer exists. X is something else entirely. It’s a megaphone for extremism, controlled by a deranged oligarch.
📝 latest Substack 👇🏻
Here’s the sad truth: Twitter no longer exists. X is something else entirely. It’s a megaphone for extremism, controlled by a deranged oligarch.
📝 latest Substack 👇🏻
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How many times in the past week have you heard UK broadcasters say “Pakistani grooming gangs” despite 2% of Pakistanis being responsible for child sexual abuse?
88% are white British.
How many times has Musk or Farage been the headline?
They are openly normalising far right narratives.
88% are white British.
How many times has Musk or Farage been the headline?
They are openly normalising far right narratives.
January 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
How many times in the past week have you heard UK broadcasters say “Pakistani grooming gangs” despite 2% of Pakistanis being responsible for child sexual abuse?
88% are white British.
How many times has Musk or Farage been the headline?
They are openly normalising far right narratives.
88% are white British.
How many times has Musk or Farage been the headline?
They are openly normalising far right narratives.
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I’ve reported on homelessness for years and met many, many people who have found themselves in awful situations
Every single one of them had more decency and integrity than this privileged plutocrat
Every single one of them had more decency and integrity than this privileged plutocrat
December 11, 2024 at 8:29 AM
I’ve reported on homelessness for years and met many, many people who have found themselves in awful situations
Every single one of them had more decency and integrity than this privileged plutocrat
Every single one of them had more decency and integrity than this privileged plutocrat
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Every truly meaningful act of integrity involves some sort of sacrifice.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship
Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Every truly meaningful act of integrity involves some sort of sacrifice.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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🔴Amid the Media Noise About ‘Cronyism’, Keir Starmer Is Quietly Reforming Political Standards for the Better
The spectre of Boris Johnson’s assault on standards in public life is slowly retreating, argues @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/a...
The spectre of Boris Johnson’s assault on standards in public life is slowly retreating, argues @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/a...
Amid the Media Noise About 'Cronyism', Keir Starmer Is Quietly Reforming Political Standards for the Better
The spectre of Boris Johnson's assault on standards in public life is slowly retreating, argues Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:04 AM
🔴Amid the Media Noise About ‘Cronyism’, Keir Starmer Is Quietly Reforming Political Standards for the Better
The spectre of Boris Johnson’s assault on standards in public life is slowly retreating, argues @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/a...
The spectre of Boris Johnson’s assault on standards in public life is slowly retreating, argues @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/a...
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Farmers who are angry at inheritance tax changes should instead focus their efforts on pushing the govt towards closer UK-EU ties.
Restored UK-EU economic relations would remove the Brexit barriers damaging farm profitability and increase tax revenue to reduce the need for inheritance tax changes.
Restored UK-EU economic relations would remove the Brexit barriers damaging farm profitability and increase tax revenue to reduce the need for inheritance tax changes.
November 19, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Farmers who are angry at inheritance tax changes should instead focus their efforts on pushing the govt towards closer UK-EU ties.
Restored UK-EU economic relations would remove the Brexit barriers damaging farm profitability and increase tax revenue to reduce the need for inheritance tax changes.
Restored UK-EU economic relations would remove the Brexit barriers damaging farm profitability and increase tax revenue to reduce the need for inheritance tax changes.
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Just completely fucking pinned down. Glorious.
And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
November 19, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Just completely fucking pinned down. Glorious.
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A really good article by Will Hutton that sets things into perspective. 👇
Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain | Will Hutton
Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain | Will Hutton
Prices and rents will fall under Rachel Reeves’ plans, enabling a younger generation with new ideas to enter the field
One of the baleful dimensions of our times is the way that the conversation about what constitutes the good society is framed by the…
dlvr.it
November 17, 2024 at 8:47 PM
A really good article by Will Hutton that sets things into perspective. 👇
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The forced embarrassment, the laughing at people in pain and discomfort, the eating of animal parts.
It wouldn’t be made for television today if it hadn’t been on air until now.
It wouldn’t be made for television today if it hadn’t been on air until now.
November 17, 2024 at 9:22 PM
The forced embarrassment, the laughing at people in pain and discomfort, the eating of animal parts.
It wouldn’t be made for television today if it hadn’t been on air until now.
It wouldn’t be made for television today if it hadn’t been on air until now.
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To be clear:
It's £1m untaxed, plus £325k of standard tax free inheritance.
You can double that if the farmer is married.
So farmers can hand down £2.65m tax free, and their kids pay 20% on everything else.
Tax on your job is 40% over £50k
"Land owner" is not a job
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It's £1m untaxed, plus £325k of standard tax free inheritance.
You can double that if the farmer is married.
So farmers can hand down £2.65m tax free, and their kids pay 20% on everything else.
Tax on your job is 40% over £50k
"Land owner" is not a job
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This will affect fewer than 500 farms, and the IFS says farms are "still more generously treated than they used to be in decades past"
It's just closing a loophole that's been used to avoid inheritance tax, and which pushes up farm rents and makes it harder for 76% if farmers to make a profit.
It's just closing a loophole that's been used to avoid inheritance tax, and which pushes up farm rents and makes it harder for 76% if farmers to make a profit.
November 17, 2024 at 7:48 PM
To be clear:
It's £1m untaxed, plus £325k of standard tax free inheritance.
You can double that if the farmer is married.
So farmers can hand down £2.65m tax free, and their kids pay 20% on everything else.
Tax on your job is 40% over £50k
"Land owner" is not a job
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It's £1m untaxed, plus £325k of standard tax free inheritance.
You can double that if the farmer is married.
So farmers can hand down £2.65m tax free, and their kids pay 20% on everything else.
Tax on your job is 40% over £50k
"Land owner" is not a job
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"Rotary club cancels Christmas fair over perfectly sensible and reasonable request"
November 17, 2024 at 6:50 PM
"Rotary club cancels Christmas fair over perfectly sensible and reasonable request"