David Brown
@dabrown.bsky.social
Never a Leaver. Never Right.
Be a kind human.
Be a kind human.
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Amsterdam • January, 1983
June 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Amsterdam • January, 1983
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If the Tories want to start winning back the professional middle classes, they should start by pledging to fix olive oil prices.
May 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
If the Tories want to start winning back the professional middle classes, they should start by pledging to fix olive oil prices.
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If you’re too lazy to think of your own post, just repost this one.
May 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you’re too lazy to think of your own post, just repost this one.
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George Orwell once wrote: "In England all the boasting & flag-wagging is done by small minorities. The patriotism of ordinary people is not vocal".
So it begins…. #Reform
So it begins…. #Reform
May 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
George Orwell once wrote: "In England all the boasting & flag-wagging is done by small minorities. The patriotism of ordinary people is not vocal".
So it begins…. #Reform
So it begins…. #Reform
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Genocide is the crime of crimes, the deepest stab in the heart of humanity.
Whether it’s Nazi Germany, Rwanda, Bosnia, Sudan, other historical horrors,
or…
Gaza.
Whether it’s Nazi Germany, Rwanda, Bosnia, Sudan, other historical horrors,
or…
Gaza.
May 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Genocide is the crime of crimes, the deepest stab in the heart of humanity.
Whether it’s Nazi Germany, Rwanda, Bosnia, Sudan, other historical horrors,
or…
Gaza.
Whether it’s Nazi Germany, Rwanda, Bosnia, Sudan, other historical horrors,
or…
Gaza.
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Just did a fart so bad it stood as a Reform candidate.
May 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Just did a fart so bad it stood as a Reform candidate.
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These people worrying about who uses toilets should try going into one after I’ve been in there. That’ll give them something to complain about.
April 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
These people worrying about who uses toilets should try going into one after I’ve been in there. That’ll give them something to complain about.
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As my man Joe Levy indicates in this vicinity, I got to test my 83-year-old bones at a Sony Hall Gang of Four show in Manhattan two nights ago. Sorry you weren't there. For that matter, sorry my wife Carola wasn't there either. Like her, the concert was what I like to call really something.
April 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As my man Joe Levy indicates in this vicinity, I got to test my 83-year-old bones at a Sony Hall Gang of Four show in Manhattan two nights ago. Sorry you weren't there. For that matter, sorry my wife Carola wasn't there either. Like her, the concert was what I like to call really something.
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Review is on my Substack
robertchristgau.substack.com/p/gang-of-tw...
robertchristgau.substack.com/p/gang-of-tw...
Gang of Two Plus Two
The Gang of Four, Sony Music Hall, April 24th, 2025
robertchristgau.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Review is on my Substack
robertchristgau.substack.com/p/gang-of-tw...
robertchristgau.substack.com/p/gang-of-tw...
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One can not really "like“ this tweet but one should probably share it. Whenever I have been in the UK lately, I have really been struck by the extent of rough sleeping. Grim.
London. Tottenham Court Road.
It’s getting worse.
It’s getting worse.
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
One can not really "like“ this tweet but one should probably share it. Whenever I have been in the UK lately, I have really been struck by the extent of rough sleeping. Grim.
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End Times.
#decline
#decline
Toblerone dark chocolate bar discontinued in the UK
Toblerone dark chocolate bar discontinued in the UK
Mondelēz International, which owns the brand, says it took the "difficult decision" to axe the 360g bar.
www.bbc.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
End Times.
#decline
#decline
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Attention UK customers!
UK orders being sent via Royal Mail are now being shipped Tracked 24
- No extra cost to you (parcels now cheaper)
- Tracking email + text message from RM
- Faster delivery
- Extra options before delivery
- Tracked throughout
burningshed.com
#musicfeed #musicsky #VinylSky
UK orders being sent via Royal Mail are now being shipped Tracked 24
- No extra cost to you (parcels now cheaper)
- Tracking email + text message from RM
- Faster delivery
- Extra options before delivery
- Tracked throughout
burningshed.com
#musicfeed #musicsky #VinylSky
April 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Attention UK customers!
UK orders being sent via Royal Mail are now being shipped Tracked 24
- No extra cost to you (parcels now cheaper)
- Tracking email + text message from RM
- Faster delivery
- Extra options before delivery
- Tracked throughout
burningshed.com
#musicfeed #musicsky #VinylSky
UK orders being sent via Royal Mail are now being shipped Tracked 24
- No extra cost to you (parcels now cheaper)
- Tracking email + text message from RM
- Faster delivery
- Extra options before delivery
- Tracked throughout
burningshed.com
#musicfeed #musicsky #VinylSky
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Mrs. Slob of 1961 news.lettersofnote.com/p/mrs-slob-o...
Mrs. Slob of 1961
An unimpressed reader writes to Chatelaine magazine
news.lettersofnote.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Mrs. Slob of 1961 news.lettersofnote.com/p/mrs-slob-o...
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My son told me that Michael Fassbender was on celebrity big brother. I questioned it, as it seemed unlikely....He meant Michael Fabricant
April 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My son told me that Michael Fassbender was on celebrity big brother. I questioned it, as it seemed unlikely....He meant Michael Fabricant
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Today’s @MattCartoonist
April 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Today’s @MattCartoonist
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Chelsea Hotel maybe 15 years ago
April 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Chelsea Hotel maybe 15 years ago
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This is not just about the actions of the police but about laws that undermine democracy itself. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers call for rights to be restored after police raid on Westminster Meeting House
The police raid on Westminster Quaker meeting house last Thursday was a massively disproportionate response to the legitimate concerns of UK citizens.
www.quaker.org.uk
April 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is not just about the actions of the police but about laws that undermine democracy itself. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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No rabbit - not even a hat. Not much that we didn't know. Chancellor praises Labour, slags off the Conservatives. Raises estimate of how much will be brought in by clamping down on tax evoidance (why has noone ever thought of that before?) and sticks to benefits changes
March 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
No rabbit - not even a hat. Not much that we didn't know. Chancellor praises Labour, slags off the Conservatives. Raises estimate of how much will be brought in by clamping down on tax evoidance (why has noone ever thought of that before?) and sticks to benefits changes
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The biggest single plus from all the Spring Statement Policy Decisions was ‘reshaping the state to be more productive and agile’. In 2029/30 that will boost Treasury coffers by £6.1 billion. Hmmm.
March 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The biggest single plus from all the Spring Statement Policy Decisions was ‘reshaping the state to be more productive and agile’. In 2029/30 that will boost Treasury coffers by £6.1 billion. Hmmm.
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No changes to ISAs - yet "The government is looking at options for reforms to Individual Savings Accounts that get the balance right between cash and equities to earn better returns for savers, boost the culture of retail investment, and support the growth mission”
March 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No changes to ISAs - yet "The government is looking at options for reforms to Individual Savings Accounts that get the balance right between cash and equities to earn better returns for savers, boost the culture of retail investment, and support the growth mission”
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Self-employed people and small businesses who do self-assessment face hefty new penalties if they pay their VAT or income tax late. Fined 3% of overdue tax if 15 days late, another 3% at 30 days, and then 10% a year after that. The changes will bring in £105m in 2028/29
March 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Self-employed people and small businesses who do self-assessment face hefty new penalties if they pay their VAT or income tax late. Fined 3% of overdue tax if 15 days late, another 3% at 30 days, and then 10% a year after that. The changes will bring in £105m in 2028/29
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Frozen Inheritance Tax thresholds and applying it to pensions and farms raises the tax take. Treasury income from IHT will double from 2022/23 to reach £14.3 billion in 2029/30 and the number paying it will also double from 1 in 20 estates in 2022/23 to one in ten in 2029/30
March 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Frozen Inheritance Tax thresholds and applying it to pensions and farms raises the tax take. Treasury income from IHT will double from 2022/23 to reach £14.3 billion in 2029/30 and the number paying it will also double from 1 in 20 estates in 2022/23 to one in ten in 2029/30
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New figures published with the Spring Statement pushed up the savings from frozen tax thresholds for the government to nearly £46bn in the year 2027/28 when the freeze ends. When I say savings to govt, I mean of course the cost to all of us who pay tax – or will in future.
March 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New figures published with the Spring Statement pushed up the savings from frozen tax thresholds for the government to nearly £46bn in the year 2027/28 when the freeze ends. When I say savings to govt, I mean of course the cost to all of us who pay tax – or will in future.
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Benefit cuts: Govt admits from November 2026, 370k people who already get PIP will lose it and another 430k who would qualify now no longer will. They will lose £4500 a year each. In addition 150,000 carers who look after them will not get their £83.30 a week Carer’s Allowance.
March 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Benefit cuts: Govt admits from November 2026, 370k people who already get PIP will lose it and another 430k who would qualify now no longer will. They will lose £4500 a year each. In addition 150,000 carers who look after them will not get their £83.30 a week Carer’s Allowance.