I can't wait to hear @csimmsqb.bsky.social views on the Buccs 4th down decisions today.

Today might be the day Donald Trump slaps tariffs on UK goods — because he thinks VAT is a tariff. Yes, he's wrong. But the reason *why* he's wrong is fun.

So here's a 🧵 on the nerdy detail of VAT: via Jaffa Cakes and an economic theorem from 1936.

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I’ve downloaded this butterfly thing just so I can keep up with @showerabsolute.bsky.social’s fabulous trousers and terrible takes on chocolate.

So, how does it work? What’s the character limit? Where are all the Nazis?

New from me - is it possible we are actually at peak populism? This post is an exercise in working through a scenario - I may very well be wrong. But also, outside of America, I think something is shifting. Because of America. 1/n

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still find it hard to compute that a swathe of western politicians and political commentators are making public proclamations that almost word for word match passages in anders breivik's manifesto. but, u know, here we are.

@samcoatessky.bsky.social was expressing his astonishment yesterday on Sky News that the PM had singled out one judicial review applicant to blame for the legal challenges bedevilling infrastructure projects.

Let’s fix that 😈

Here’s a story that starts with a man shut in his cellar.

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🧵

Apparently Labour building 1.3m over a 5 year parliamentary term is comparable with the Tories managing 1.6m over 14 years. Do the Sunday Times think we're thick?