Ent
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Big fan of evidence based policy making
Badenoch also just claimed to quote the view of 'the SAS' when referencing the view of veterans. Absolute bollocks, and she should have to correct the record.
January 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Badenoch also just claimed to quote the view of 'the SAS' when referencing the view of veterans. Absolute bollocks, and she should have to correct the record.
You can boost to 3% if GDP gets smaller too. Agree such a silly metric.
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
You can boost to 3% if GDP gets smaller too. Agree such a silly metric.
To pick just one - "Unwelcome stories of foreign espionage" which you frame as an attack on Farage. What the hell is wrong with you?
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM
To pick just one - "Unwelcome stories of foreign espionage" which you frame as an attack on Farage. What the hell is wrong with you?
Most recent common ancestor for humans is estimated to have lived between 1400 BC and 55 AD. Genetic isopoint is 4-9 thousand years ago.
December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Most recent common ancestor for humans is estimated to have lived between 1400 BC and 55 AD. Genetic isopoint is 4-9 thousand years ago.
How long had that SPAD been in government. 5 mins? What a stupid thing to say.
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
How long had that SPAD been in government. 5 mins? What a stupid thing to say.
If this is so terribly serious, surely the journalist who accessed the forecast then published it - rather than simply report they had been able to get it - should also lose their job?
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If this is so terribly serious, surely the journalist who accessed the forecast then published it - rather than simply report they had been able to get it - should also lose their job?
We are an utterly ridiculous country. We cannot expect *anything* to work if every time a mistake is made somebody senior must resign.
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We are an utterly ridiculous country. We cannot expect *anything* to work if every time a mistake is made somebody senior must resign.
When is the Reuters journalist going to resign for publishing market sensitive information?
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
When is the Reuters journalist going to resign for publishing market sensitive information?
If it is terrible to have this information in the public domain, Reuters should be facing as much flack as the OBR.
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If it is terrible to have this information in the public domain, Reuters should be facing as much flack as the OBR.
For the love of god stop adopting and using these meaningless political terms. Future gaps between uncertain forecasts and arbitrary targets are not the basis of sound policy.
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
For the love of god stop adopting and using these meaningless political terms. Future gaps between uncertain forecasts and arbitrary targets are not the basis of sound policy.
I have maintained for years that those who could financially gain from UK leaving EU would eventually decide they could financially gain from UK rejoining
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I have maintained for years that those who could financially gain from UK leaving EU would eventually decide they could financially gain from UK rejoining
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It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Is he saluting or slapping himself in the face
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Is he saluting or slapping himself in the face
The sixth generation ago is 64 individual people, out of 126 total ancestors (parents through to great-great-great-great grandparents). 7th gen adds 128, 8th adds 256 and so on (ignoring inevitable overlap at some point).
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The sixth generation ago is 64 individual people, out of 126 total ancestors (parents through to great-great-great-great grandparents). 7th gen adds 128, 8th adds 256 and so on (ignoring inevitable overlap at some point).
That was bond issue specifically for massive, immediate tax cuts with no OBR forecasts to set out even the anticipated impact
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
That was bond issue specifically for massive, immediate tax cuts with no OBR forecasts to set out even the anticipated impact
Indeed. What also continues to puzzle me is why we are so worked up over a forecast gap of 1-2% of Government spending. Big scary number I guess.
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Indeed. What also continues to puzzle me is why we are so worked up over a forecast gap of 1-2% of Government spending. Big scary number I guess.
But the examples he cited also involve failures from Sheffield Wednesday FC, the FA, several architects, construction firms, fire safety consultants, fire cladding manufacturers and installers....
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM
But the examples he cited also involve failures from Sheffield Wednesday FC, the FA, several architects, construction firms, fire safety consultants, fire cladding manufacturers and installers....
A little bit fine but not too much 😁
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A little bit fine but not too much 😁
Bond issue is not printing money. Argentina and Zimbabwe have currencies pegged to the dollar/gold. Sterling is fiat. They are not the same.
We regularly create new sterling through bank loans, but no-one (thankfully) is suggesting we all stop getting mortgages or business loans.
We regularly create new sterling through bank loans, but no-one (thankfully) is suggesting we all stop getting mortgages or business loans.
October 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Bond issue is not printing money. Argentina and Zimbabwe have currencies pegged to the dollar/gold. Sterling is fiat. They are not the same.
We regularly create new sterling through bank loans, but no-one (thankfully) is suggesting we all stop getting mortgages or business loans.
We regularly create new sterling through bank loans, but no-one (thankfully) is suggesting we all stop getting mortgages or business loans.
It was (well most of it) 0% via Bank of England. It's frittering away through inflation. Bond yields are also private sector income!
October 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It was (well most of it) 0% via Bank of England. It's frittering away through inflation. Bond yields are also private sector income!
We aren't capped on bond issue but we can certainly have too high a level.
£20Bn is a drop in the ocean though compared to e.g. £300Bn during covid
£20Bn is a drop in the ocean though compared to e.g. £300Bn during covid
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We aren't capped on bond issue but we can certainly have too high a level.
£20Bn is a drop in the ocean though compared to e.g. £300Bn during covid
£20Bn is a drop in the ocean though compared to e.g. £300Bn during covid
The coverage is a joke, because it's 1-2% of gov spending. Over many years, with so many variables..... it's meaningless.
October 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The coverage is a joke, because it's 1-2% of gov spending. Over many years, with so many variables..... it's meaningless.
Thank god we can rely on the Times to keep its finger on the pulse
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Thank god we can rely on the Times to keep its finger on the pulse
We have 5k Immigration Enforcement staff who do about 10k of enforced returns/yr.
So we need to recruit about 1.6m enforcement officers.
We could employ the unemployed, but I think we'd be deporting a lot of them, so would probably need an overseas recruitment campaign to get the staff 🤪
So we need to recruit about 1.6m enforcement officers.
We could employ the unemployed, but I think we'd be deporting a lot of them, so would probably need an overseas recruitment campaign to get the staff 🤪
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
We have 5k Immigration Enforcement staff who do about 10k of enforced returns/yr.
So we need to recruit about 1.6m enforcement officers.
We could employ the unemployed, but I think we'd be deporting a lot of them, so would probably need an overseas recruitment campaign to get the staff 🤪
So we need to recruit about 1.6m enforcement officers.
We could employ the unemployed, but I think we'd be deporting a lot of them, so would probably need an overseas recruitment campaign to get the staff 🤪
Is there some sort of national competition to be as stupid as possible
October 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Is there some sort of national competition to be as stupid as possible