Dan Ward
@dannoward.bsky.social
Lecturer in Law, Newcastle University
Perhaps we can replace the tired old cliché "an eye-watering figure" with the phrase "a Rachel Reeves sum"?
July 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Perhaps we can replace the tired old cliché "an eye-watering figure" with the phrase "a Rachel Reeves sum"?
I'm slowly coming to the shocking conclusion that some of the people who dole out informal legal advice on Reddit don't know what they are talking about
June 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I'm slowly coming to the shocking conclusion that some of the people who dole out informal legal advice on Reddit don't know what they are talking about
The big question for Americans: which is sexier, Luigi Mangione or a comprehensive, state-funded health service free at the point of use?
December 29, 2024 at 12:48 AM
The big question for Americans: which is sexier, Luigi Mangione or a comprehensive, state-funded health service free at the point of use?
Oxford, as I walk your streets this stormy December eve, I realise you are not dark and deep. Just insufficiently lit.
December 10, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Oxford, as I walk your streets this stormy December eve, I realise you are not dark and deep. Just insufficiently lit.
Interesting take by a leading expert in detecting bullshit on why Dr Louks' thesis is probably not bullshit, and certainly less bullshit than the pile-on... www.hpluckrose.com/p/understand...
Understanding The "Anti-Woke" Backlash Against Ally Louks' PhD Thesis
A flashpoint in the bubbling politics of resentment.
www.hpluckrose.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Interesting take by a leading expert in detecting bullshit on why Dr Louks' thesis is probably not bullshit, and certainly less bullshit than the pile-on... www.hpluckrose.com/p/understand...
A tax on farmers? No, as Will Hutton explains, just closing a loophole for literally 500 feudal barons. But let's not let that get in the way of a good narrative about the Labour gov "blundering", being out of touch with rural people, or whatever.
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...
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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
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November 18, 2024 at 10:47 PM
A tax on farmers? No, as Will Hutton explains, just closing a loophole for literally 500 feudal barons. But let's not let that get in the way of a good narrative about the Labour gov "blundering", being out of touch with rural people, or whatever.
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...