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Barry de la Rosa
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330 followers 900 following 710 posts
Dad, grand-dad, atheist, socialist, gamer
aka Penumbra (Steam), Lulzes, BaZ
UTC+00:00 🌍🇬🇧
Ally to all, live and let live. He/him
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@garyseconomics.bsky.social Hi Gary, here's the reply I got from Kemi Badenoch to the message you asked us to send out recently
Dear Barry, Thank you for contacting me about this issue. The UK does not have a comprehensive, single wealth tax, but it does have several taxes on assets and wealth. Notably, the Wealth Tax Commission, which has no connection or link to the Government, found in 2020 that, if considering Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty, and Stamp Duty Land Tax, the UK is among the top of the G7 countries for wealth taxes as a percentage of total wealth. The UK system is designed to ensure, among other things, that the richest in our society pay their fair share on their wealth and assets, with the tax system taxing wealth across many different economic activities, including acquisition, holding, transfer and disposal of assets and income derived from assets. These tax levers generate substantial revenue; according to the Office for Budget Responsibility, over 2024/25, the Exchequer will accrue Inheritance Tax revenues of £8.3 billion, Capital Gains Tax revenues of £15.7 billion, and property transaction taxes of £14.1 billion. Furthermore, estimates for 2023-24 suggest that the top 10 per cent of income taxpayers contributed around 60 per cent of income tax receipts. Indeed, the share of income tax revenue contributed by the top 1 per cent of taxpayers rose to 29 per cent. Moreover, despite Government MPs standing on a manifesto pledging to avoid raising tax on “working people”, at Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced £40 billion of tax increases. As a result of this, the tax burden will rise to 38.2 per cent of GDP by 2028-29 - the highest level in the country's history. Any changes to taxation will be announced in future budgets. I will closely monitor changes to the tax regime. Thank you again for taking the time to contact me.
January 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Done. So glad I replayed Inquisition and romanced Solas - got the ending I think he deserved.
A screenshot of my Steam page for Veilguard showing all achievements unlocked
December 23, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Just had a video chat with Angel and Bella, hopefully seeing them on Thursday. Belly is growing so fast and full of questions!
Screen grab from video chat of my granddaughter Bella
December 3, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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Fun new app! bskypt.vercel.app
My Bluesky receipt generated by bskypt.vercel.app
December 2, 2024 at 11:50 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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Source: The Malibu Artist www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eZw...
Screenshot from YouTube of a video about 5 sharks passing up the chance to eat a dead seal. The top comment reads "I think we can all agree, it's never wise to consume the contents if the seal is broken"
December 2, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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If you aren't aware of Akala it's time to go down a rabbit hole...
Picture of British rapper Akala overlaid by quote: "I often look at the world and just think fuck it, why bother, but I know that’s how we are supposed to feel, that’s why the corruption is so naked and freely visible – to wear down people who have the conviction that things could be better."
December 2, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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For anyone who doesn't understand the hate for Wes Steeting and this new "New" Labour government, here's how they are slowly stripping the NHS for profit (I hope @privateeyenews.bsky.social will forgive the use of last issue's copy)
Photo of column in Private Eye magazine describing how Wes Streeting has named Alan Milburn to sit on the board of the Department of Health and Social Care whilst he also holds advisory roles in a number of private healthcare companies.
December 1, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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Game of thrones meme, Jon Snow and Sansa Stark, Jon says "Everything before the word "but" is horseshit
November 29, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Watching a video about "DAMN." and these lyrics pop out at me. Guess this was written in 2016 after the first Trump win, just as valid now
Lyrics from the song "Lust" on the album "DAMN." by Kendrick Lamar talking about waking up to a bad election result
November 27, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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Ah, I guess this page is tied to my login so only I can see it?
Screenshot of Sense or Nonsense showing game results
November 25, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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I think I found a mistake though, can't find a definition of "Xenij" but the game tells me it's "sense"
Screenshot from "Sense or nonsense"
November 25, 2024 at 10:32 AM
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@sh3zz4.bsky.social alright mate, seems a "friend" of yours from X is upset with you... ;)
Screenshot of butt-hurt X user come here to cry about being blocked
November 25, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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Waking up the little monster for her morning walk at 6.45am. Normally she comes upstairs and pesters me to get up
A scruffy little Border Terrier in her bed
November 25, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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Browsing Newskies, found this posted 17m ago. Went to report it - already suspended.

Amazing work by @moderation.bsky.app
Screenshot of an account offering child porn
November 24, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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Don't let the door hit you on the way out!
Post from Newskies: "Boy Bluesky is lame..I'm out of here..good luck"
November 24, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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I'll let Wikipedia elaborate /2
While the track was being recorded for the Discipline album, Adrian Belew, walking around Notting Hill Gate with a tape recorder looking for lyrical inspiration, was harassed first by a gang that took and played the tape and then by police who searched the tape recorder for drugs. On returning to the studio, he gave his bandmates a distraught account of what had just happened to him. Fripp covertly signaled to the recording engineer to record Belew, and this recording is featured on the Discipline version of the track.
November 24, 2024 at 8:51 AM
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#yestheydo #joke
"Thank you for contacting the abyss. Your scream is very important to us."
November 23, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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@maviswanczyk32.bsky.social is a scam account, profile pic reverse image search points to a different person, please report
Screenshot of a scammer account
November 23, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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See, *this* is a great first post. How could you hate this guy?
Screenshot of a great first post with a cute doggy
November 23, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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Maybe you have to scroll up?
A screenshot of the thread after scrolling up from a notification
November 22, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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This is the sort of stuff I'm blocking as I trawl through Bluesky. Some right-wing accounts try to hide their hate behind religion, others pretend to want to engage in debate but their arguments are in bad faith or just cliché
Screenshot of a right-wing troll's account with some pretty vile content
November 21, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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"Post you from a different era"
Sherborne School, 1988
An entitled, naive young man in black tie poses in a shabby boarding school study room
November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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I've seen people on Bluesky talk about how many people are leaving X for Bsky and gloat that Musk is losing money. Meanwhile...
November 20, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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My previous (rescue) dog, Maudie; sadly she passed away in 2021
November 18, 2024 at 6:11 PM