James Pawley
@jamespawley.bsky.social
The budget fiasco has been staggering. The plan to add 2p to income tax but take 2p off NI? This amounts to the same as adding 2p to the top 2 rates of income tax. That would have been relatively uncontroversial and arguably not manifesto busting. Instead, an utter shambles. 😩
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The budget fiasco has been staggering. The plan to add 2p to income tax but take 2p off NI? This amounts to the same as adding 2p to the top 2 rates of income tax. That would have been relatively uncontroversial and arguably not manifesto busting. Instead, an utter shambles. 😩
I wrote to my MP Alex Mayer after the 'island of strangers' stuff in June and made the point that there need not be too many others like me, who had switched to Labour last time, disgusted by this stuff for her to lose next time. The response was some pro forma No 10 dross. Yuck.
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I wrote to my MP Alex Mayer after the 'island of strangers' stuff in June and made the point that there need not be too many others like me, who had switched to Labour last time, disgusted by this stuff for her to lose next time. The response was some pro forma No 10 dross. Yuck.
Incredible scenes, Jeff.
May 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Incredible scenes, Jeff.
True. But by far the best so far in my mind.
May 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
True. But by far the best so far in my mind.
Its putting me in mond of Babylon Zoo for some reason
May 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Its putting me in mond of Babylon Zoo for some reason
There was a thought provoking article about this issue in the #guardian a few days ago by Chris West #eurovision www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why is Israel still in Eurovision? The answer is more complex than you might think | Chris West
The war in Gaza means the European Broadcasting Union is risking its liberal reputation, but to ban Israel would be to undermine the organisation’s fundamental purpose, says author Chris West
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
There was a thought provoking article about this issue in the #guardian a few days ago by Chris West #eurovision www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It won't, but I would love that to win. Top marks for the Trump necktie too!
May 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It won't, but I would love that to win. Top marks for the Trump necktie too!
Well said. This mirrors very closely my reaction to Yvette Cooper's comments on reducing the visa quota for the heroic men and women who are prepared to cross the globe and do the unglamerous (and during COVID especially damgerous) work of looking after another nation's elderly.
May 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Well said. This mirrors very closely my reaction to Yvette Cooper's comments on reducing the visa quota for the heroic men and women who are prepared to cross the globe and do the unglamerous (and during COVID especially damgerous) work of looking after another nation's elderly.