Derry
@derconomy.bsky.social
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Imagine if they taught philosophy in schools. :-)
July 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Imagine if they taught philosophy in schools. :-)
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Phenomenal news story this and I love how the Mail seems quite supportive of it.
Violence plummets in men's prison after inmates were taught philosophy
Inmates at HMP Wayland, Norfolk, were taught how to live virtuous, peaceful lives based on resilience, rational thinking and self-discipline.
www.dailymail.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Phenomenal news story this and I love how the Mail seems quite supportive of it.
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I’m now ahead of Trump in the betting for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
June 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I’m now ahead of Trump in the betting for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
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NEW: Financier Don Wilson invested $100mn in the Trump family’s flagship bitcoin project just nine weeks after a probe into his crypto business was dropped by the administration.
With @antoinegara.bsky.social and Harriet Agnew.
on.ft.com/3HCKlVT
With @antoinegara.bsky.social and Harriet Agnew.
on.ft.com/3HCKlVT
US tycoon pours $100mn into Trump crypto project after SEC reprieve
[FREE TO READ] Chicago trader Don Wilson backs Trump family’s bitcoin venture after administration drops lawsuit
on.ft.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW: Financier Don Wilson invested $100mn in the Trump family’s flagship bitcoin project just nine weeks after a probe into his crypto business was dropped by the administration.
With @antoinegara.bsky.social and Harriet Agnew.
on.ft.com/3HCKlVT
With @antoinegara.bsky.social and Harriet Agnew.
on.ft.com/3HCKlVT
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50% tariffs on EU goods would break transatlantic trade and rightfully draws the headlines, but I'm not sure enough people understand that H.R.1 would impose effective tax rates of 50+% on foreign businesses from almost every major US trading partner. That'd break transatlantic investment.
If the Senate passes the Big Bill with section 899 as-is, you’ve got an unprecedented, firmly institutionalised transatlantic tax war.
EU and US would both have tax rules on the books harshly targeting each others’ firms (DSTs, UTPR, s899), with no easy way out.
EU and US would both have tax rules on the books harshly targeting each others’ firms (DSTs, UTPR, s899), with no easy way out.
May 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
50% tariffs on EU goods would break transatlantic trade and rightfully draws the headlines, but I'm not sure enough people understand that H.R.1 would impose effective tax rates of 50+% on foreign businesses from almost every major US trading partner. That'd break transatlantic investment.
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One of the advantages of the reconciliation process is you really do get a bunch of bites at the apple.
*THUNE: WILL LOOK AT SECTION 899 IN TAX BILL
*THUNE: WILL LOOK AT SECTION 899 IN TAX BILL
June 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
One of the advantages of the reconciliation process is you really do get a bunch of bites at the apple.
*THUNE: WILL LOOK AT SECTION 899 IN TAX BILL
*THUNE: WILL LOOK AT SECTION 899 IN TAX BILL
On #r4today #NickRobinson and #JustinWeb
#ReadsOutBitsOfThePapers, Telegraph and Mail getting multiple quotes yet the #FinancialTimes gets just one short factual quote towards the end? 🤔
#ReadsOutBitsOfThePapers, Telegraph and Mail getting multiple quotes yet the #FinancialTimes gets just one short factual quote towards the end? 🤔
March 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
On #r4today #NickRobinson and #JustinWeb
#ReadsOutBitsOfThePapers, Telegraph and Mail getting multiple quotes yet the #FinancialTimes gets just one short factual quote towards the end? 🤔
#ReadsOutBitsOfThePapers, Telegraph and Mail getting multiple quotes yet the #FinancialTimes gets just one short factual quote towards the end? 🤔
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Yeh, sure, Ukraine cyberattacked X, we sent condoms to Hamas, Zelensky’s a dictator, Mark Kelly’s a traitor, it was a Roman salute, they’re eating the dogs…
Elon Musk blames Ukraine for what he describes as cyberattacks on X
March 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Yeh, sure, Ukraine cyberattacked X, we sent condoms to Hamas, Zelensky’s a dictator, Mark Kelly’s a traitor, it was a Roman salute, they’re eating the dogs…
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Utterly repulsive. And should be disqualification for being anywhere near government. Period.
An heir to a south african emerald mine calling an American war veteran, astronaut, and elected senator a "traitor" for supporting Ukraine
March 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Utterly repulsive. And should be disqualification for being anywhere near government. Period.
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The mad merry-go-round of spending on stop-gap accommodation for homeless.
Up 80% in a year. Huge waste of money that isn’t fixing the problem.
New report out from LSE and @crisis-uk.bsky.social reported in @financialtimes.com w @amyborrett.ft.com @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social
on.ft.com/43d3q9U
Up 80% in a year. Huge waste of money that isn’t fixing the problem.
New report out from LSE and @crisis-uk.bsky.social reported in @financialtimes.com w @amyborrett.ft.com @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social
on.ft.com/43d3q9U
February 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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New poll says voters want to move closer to the EU than the US - even in Clacton!
#trevorphillips #bbclaurak #bbcbh #ToriesGone205
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New poll says voters want to move closer to the EU than the US - even in Clacton!
#trevorphillips #bbclaurak #bbcbh #ToriesGone205
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January 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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New poll says voters want to move closer to the EU than the US - even in Clacton!
#trevorphillips #bbclaurak #bbcbh #ToriesGone205
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New poll says voters want to move closer to the EU than the US - even in Clacton!
#trevorphillips #bbclaurak #bbcbh #ToriesGone205
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I feel like it’s worth remembering this >> TikTok admits tracking FT journalist in leaks investigation on.ft.com/3WGFJQX
TikTok admits tracking FT journalist in leaks investigation
Chinese parent ByteDance says its employees accessed user data to find sources of information to reporters
on.ft.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I feel like it’s worth remembering this >> TikTok admits tracking FT journalist in leaks investigation on.ft.com/3WGFJQX
The UK can’t afford to compensate all the victims of all the fuck-ups. We will go bankrupt if we try.
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in case you’re wondering why the Tories didn’t implement the Alexis Jay report into child sex abuse
we reveal tonight that her proposal for a compensation scheme for victims would cost £5-10bn according to preliminary Whitehall estimates
www.ft.com/content/cef1...
in case you’re wondering why the Tories didn’t implement the Alexis Jay report into child sex abuse
we reveal tonight that her proposal for a compensation scheme for victims would cost £5-10bn according to preliminary Whitehall estimates
www.ft.com/content/cef1...
Whitehall estimates child sexual abuse compensation could hit £10bn
Starmer has criticised previous Conservative government for not implementing recommendations of 2022 Jay review
www.ft.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The UK can’t afford to compensate all the victims of all the fuck-ups. We will go bankrupt if we try.
I am calling for a public enquiry into public enquiries. What has been the total cost? What proportion of recommendations are enacted? What is the cost-benefit ratio on enquiries?
#r4today
#r4today
January 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I am calling for a public enquiry into public enquiries. What has been the total cost? What proportion of recommendations are enacted? What is the cost-benefit ratio on enquiries?
#r4today
#r4today
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A few quid on pricey long-haul flights is a front page assault on ‘working people’? These rags will never give a Labour government a chance.
December 28, 2024 at 7:54 AM
A few quid on pricey long-haul flights is a front page assault on ‘working people’? These rags will never give a Labour government a chance.
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Context. At 6,326 square miles, the Green Belt is ten times the size of Surrey
Angela Rayner will press ahead with plans to prioritise for housebuilding an area of the green belt bigger than Surrey, insisting there is no alternative to large-scale development in the countryside around big cities ⬇️
Rayner to allow building on area of green belt bigger than Surrey
The deputy prime minister will set out a planning ‘framework’ that aims to release more land for housebuilding. She will meet passionate opposition
www.thetimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Context. At 6,326 square miles, the Green Belt is ten times the size of Surrey
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Who needs safe drinking water when you can have control?!
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“But UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad; they have to be tested in the country in a certified lab of which there are now none.”
I mean… ffs…
Brexit never gets any less idiotic or ruinous, does it?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I mean… ffs…
Brexit never gets any less idiotic or ruinous, does it?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Who needs safe drinking water when you can have control?!
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Puzzled by the #r4today item saying the @resfoundation (#ResolutionFoundation) is calling for higher housing benefit to reduce the number of children in poverty. Most economists think this is an inefficient way of achieving this - so why would RF be calling for it?
December 7, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Puzzled by the #r4today item saying the @resfoundation (#ResolutionFoundation) is calling for higher housing benefit to reduce the number of children in poverty. Most economists think this is an inefficient way of achieving this - so why would RF be calling for it?
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Today, Elon Tweeted “Delete CFPB.” As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion in consumer relief. A random sampling of cases:
November 27, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Today, Elon Tweeted “Delete CFPB.” As of May 23, 2024, CFPB enforcement has yielded over $19B billion in consumer relief. A random sampling of cases:
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Pitch-perfect comedy here. While it's obvious in broad terms what the reveal will be about the hardworking elderly farmer that The Times interviewed at the protest, nothing can prepare you for just how on the nose it's going to be!
Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
November 25, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Pitch-perfect comedy here. While it's obvious in broad terms what the reveal will be about the hardworking elderly farmer that The Times interviewed at the protest, nothing can prepare you for just how on the nose it's going to be!
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lost track of the number of journalists writing that farmers will get hit with IHT above a £1m threshold *for their entire estate*
ignoring the reality that it’s £1m of land per person on top of existing IHT threshold of up to £1m (£3m max)
feels like a major comms failure by government as well
ignoring the reality that it’s £1m of land per person on top of existing IHT threshold of up to £1m (£3m max)
feels like a major comms failure by government as well
November 23, 2024 at 10:16 AM
lost track of the number of journalists writing that farmers will get hit with IHT above a £1m threshold *for their entire estate*
ignoring the reality that it’s £1m of land per person on top of existing IHT threshold of up to £1m (£3m max)
feels like a major comms failure by government as well
ignoring the reality that it’s £1m of land per person on top of existing IHT threshold of up to £1m (£3m max)
feels like a major comms failure by government as well
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Invasion is quixotic: we invent justifications, as though carving wooden idols, and then are guided by our own inventions. We carve from the same block the explanations of our failures.”
Occupational Hazards by Rory Stewart 2006
Occupational Hazards by Rory Stewart 2006
November 22, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Invasion is quixotic: we invent justifications, as though carving wooden idols, and then are guided by our own inventions. We carve from the same block the explanations of our failures.”
Occupational Hazards by Rory Stewart 2006
Occupational Hazards by Rory Stewart 2006