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Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
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"There is no universe in which Sam Ashworth-Hayes – or any of Britain’s array of overpaid columnists, commentators and ideological wonks – is more valuable to this country than a care worker"
I wrote for @samfr.bsky.social's Substack on benefits and "contribution" samf.substack.com/p/the-someth...
I wrote for @samfr.bsky.social's Substack on benefits and "contribution" samf.substack.com/p/the-someth...
The "something for nothing" myth
How should we value people's contribution to the country?
samf.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"There is no universe in which Sam Ashworth-Hayes – or any of Britain’s array of overpaid columnists, commentators and ideological wonks – is more valuable to this country than a care worker"
I wrote for @samfr.bsky.social's Substack on benefits and "contribution" samf.substack.com/p/the-someth...
I wrote for @samfr.bsky.social's Substack on benefits and "contribution" samf.substack.com/p/the-someth...
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another opportunity for economists and good government types to explain that this is much better than the bad old days, when Britain was cursed with overinvestment and goldplated public services because Chancellors were allowed to make their own inaccurate forecasts.
Last-minute spreadsheet wars between the Treasury and the OBR are ludicrous way to run a country, a ludicrous way to run an economy, a ludicrous way to fund public services and a ludicrous way to run the welfare system www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves to announce further benefit cuts
Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, was forced to seek further cuts after the Office for Budget Responsibility rejected her welfare savings estimate
www.thetimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
another opportunity for economists and good government types to explain that this is much better than the bad old days, when Britain was cursed with overinvestment and goldplated public services because Chancellors were allowed to make their own inaccurate forecasts.
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"Don't Poke the Bear" is a terrible analogy for dealing with authoritarians, be they Putin or Trump.
An actual bear isn't aware you have this doctrine and can't endlessly move the goal posts on what constitutes a "poke" every time it's bored, angry, or just wants your honey.
An actual bear isn't aware you have this doctrine and can't endlessly move the goal posts on what constitutes a "poke" every time it's bored, angry, or just wants your honey.
February 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"Don't Poke the Bear" is a terrible analogy for dealing with authoritarians, be they Putin or Trump.
An actual bear isn't aware you have this doctrine and can't endlessly move the goal posts on what constitutes a "poke" every time it's bored, angry, or just wants your honey.
An actual bear isn't aware you have this doctrine and can't endlessly move the goal posts on what constitutes a "poke" every time it's bored, angry, or just wants your honey.