James Harvey
@keepof4worlds.bsky.social
Liberal. Gay. Green. Countryman. Living in Ebernoe, Sussex and Kennington, London. he/him
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James Harvey
@keepof4worlds.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Rachel Reeves’ ‘save less to invest’ policy could be brilliant for ordinary Britons – or a disaster | Hilary Osborne
People know about savings. But investing in stocks and shares? Not so much. Ministers have a duty to be clear about the benefits and risks, says Hilary Osborne, the Guardian’s money and consumer edito...
www.theguardian.com
I am aware that, as an investment management co CFO and COO, I’m perhaps the worst, or the best, person to opine on this. But here goes anyway 🧵https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/29/rachel-reeves-save-less-to-invest-policy-brilliant-or-disaster
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It’s a general problem with a lot of “Left” tax advocacy. Thinking that the problem is real, the motive is good, and therefore the solution is correct.
But that misses a step: what will the consequences be?
I've written about this: buff.ly/he6atH1
But that misses a step: what will the consequences be?
I've written about this: buff.ly/he6atH1
Why the Left struggles with tax policy
There’s a problem with a lot of Left-wing tax advocacy: it identifies a political challenge, and proposes a policy aimed at solving it. But the authors believe so strongly in the policy’s…
taxpolicy.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It’s a general problem with a lot of “Left” tax advocacy. Thinking that the problem is real, the motive is good, and therefore the solution is correct.
But that misses a step: what will the consequences be?
I've written about this: buff.ly/he6atH1
But that misses a step: what will the consequences be?
I've written about this: buff.ly/he6atH1
Could it be that when you tax a thing, you get less of it?
Today’s labour market statistics show that the labour market is weakening on multiple fronts, with unemployment reaching 5 per cent for the first time in almost a decade (pandemic period aside).
Here’s our @resolutionfoundation.org thread, from @nyecominetti.bsky.social and me.
Here’s our @resolutionfoundation.org thread, from @nyecominetti.bsky.social and me.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Could it be that when you tax a thing, you get less of it?
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the BBC should apologise with a montage of all the times Trump showed support for 6 Jan and they should get the person who does the end of World Cup montage to do it
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
the BBC should apologise with a montage of all the times Trump showed support for 6 Jan and they should get the person who does the end of World Cup montage to do it
Also.
So in other words, a considered judgment shows no real evidence for the hysteria: and the vast majority of the violence and public disorder does not come from asylum seekers, but from the people “protesting” about them.
So in other words, a considered judgment shows no real evidence for the hysteria: and the vast majority of the violence and public disorder does not come from asylum seekers, but from the people “protesting” about them.
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Also.
So in other words, a considered judgment shows no real evidence for the hysteria: and the vast majority of the violence and public disorder does not come from asylum seekers, but from the people “protesting” about them.
So in other words, a considered judgment shows no real evidence for the hysteria: and the vast majority of the violence and public disorder does not come from asylum seekers, but from the people “protesting” about them.
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Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
These people are definitely well qualified to run a major political party with executive power.
Three people who’d be expected to be Your Party bigwigs have largely walked away from Corbyn’s project: former NE mayor Jamie Driscoll, former Labour MP Beth Winter, and former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein.
I have some new intel on the fall-out, if you’re interested in that sort of thing… 🧵
I have some new intel on the fall-out, if you’re interested in that sort of thing… 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
These people are definitely well qualified to run a major political party with executive power.
A misty and atmospheric morning for a Sussex remembrance.
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A misty and atmospheric morning for a Sussex remembrance.
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The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Somehow missed this excellent piece last week.
A world without Keir Starmer: Is it time to change the Labour leader? iandunt.substack.com/p/a-world-wi...
A world without Keir Starmer
Is it time to change the Labour leader?
iandunt.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Somehow missed this excellent piece last week.
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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This. A thousand times this.
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This. A thousand times this.
An excellent article, introducing people who should either know better, or be more financially literate, to the basics of profitability…
FYI, I've fleshed out some recent comments on Tesco bashing into a blog... 🤔✍️
julianhjessop.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
julianhjessop.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An excellent article, introducing people who should either know better, or be more financially literate, to the basics of profitability…
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Having just seen an *electric* performance of “5 Minutes” by the Stranglers last night, all I can say is “be more Jean-Jacques Burnel”
![In 1977, Burnel was living in a London flat with Wilko Johnson, then the guitarist of the band Dr. Feelgood, as well as a female employee of the Sex Pistols. One night, while Burnel was playing a concert with The Stranglers, his flatmate was raped, an event so traumatising that Burnel left the flat soon after.[3]
The title of the song refers to Burnel's apartment being located in a dangerous area of London just five minutes away from The Bishops Avenue, one of the wealthiest streets in the world, and the juxtaposition of the two communities.[3]
The lyric "some say that I should hate them all," according to Burnel, refers to how people used the fact that the five rapists were black men as an excuse for racism.
"The main point, in the middle eight, was 'some say that I should hate them all' about all black people which was absolutely ridiculous and obscene. I just wanted to find those guys, I didn't use it as an excuse for hating all black people. How would you?"
— Jean-Jacques Burnel](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4q2ibglhvlpqxzeqtrlqxfcp/bafkreifoeoc6u3imed6azt7pjbuxux3fa4pg4ror5cycm7hji2j7nca6m4@jpeg)
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Having just seen an *electric* performance of “5 Minutes” by the Stranglers last night, all I can say is “be more Jean-Jacques Burnel”
Another great policy from the government of growth.
NEW from me:
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Another great policy from the government of growth.
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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Is it really “profiteering” though? Let’s think about buying this tiny crappy terraced house in East London with 2 beds www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 2 bedroom terraced house for sale on Rightmove
2 bedroom terraced house for sale in Eric Road, Forest Gate, E7 for £600,000. Marketed by The Stow Brothers, Wanstead and Leytonstone
www.rightmove.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Is it really “profiteering” though? Let’s think about buying this tiny crappy terraced house in East London with 2 beds www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Genius
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Nurse:
It’s become a real problem in this area
2
Nurse:
We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction
3
Show a building sign posted:
Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic
With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it
Nurse:
Ministers, Spads, Researchers…
4
Nurse:
Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely
[Nurse on phone taking a call]
Ok - we’ll be right over
5
Nurse:
We just have a gentle chat
[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster
Minister:
I understand your concerns…
6
Nurse:
Are you OK love?
Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters
7
Nurse:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian
[Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters]
Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love
8
Nurse:
At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to
[We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.]
9
Minister:
YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR
[woman looks baffled]
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woman:
I just want a bus service
Minister:
LOOK AT MY FLAG
[produces a St George's flag]
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October 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Genius
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open.substack.com/pub/davekarp... This is an excellent and frightening piece - the AI bubble may be built on accounting fraud that the Trump admin is actively encouraging
It's Giving Enron
On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:44 AM
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp... This is an excellent and frightening piece - the AI bubble may be built on accounting fraud that the Trump admin is actively encouraging
I often see a lazy equation of Scotland and Wales as some sort of put upon anti-colonial Celtic fringe - but they are clearly very different. Wales voted for Brexit, and seems happier to embrace right wing English nationalism than left wing Welsh nationalism.
A… remarkable @survation.bsky.social poll out today of voting intentions in Caerphilly ahead of next week’s Senedd by-election
Reform 42%
Plaid 38%
Labour 12%
Conservatives 4%
Greens 3%
LibDem 1%
#senedd #devolution
Reform 42%
Plaid 38%
Labour 12%
Conservatives 4%
Greens 3%
LibDem 1%
#senedd #devolution
October 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I often see a lazy equation of Scotland and Wales as some sort of put upon anti-colonial Celtic fringe - but they are clearly very different. Wales voted for Brexit, and seems happier to embrace right wing English nationalism than left wing Welsh nationalism.
The politicians aren’t hoping we’ll forget about them: they’re hoping they can pin the blame on immigrants and trans people (the Jews and the Gays can’t be far behind..)
“I think politicians are ignoring prices and bills and hoping we’ll forget about them and find something else to complain about…”
My report on how the flighty Westminster bubble forgot about the cost-of-living crisis, which certainly isn't over:
My report on how the flighty Westminster bubble forgot about the cost-of-living crisis, which certainly isn't over:
Energy bills rise while Westminster talks immigration
Why have our politicians forgotten about the cost-of-living crisis?
www.newstatesman.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The politicians aren’t hoping we’ll forget about them: they’re hoping they can pin the blame on immigrants and trans people (the Jews and the Gays can’t be far behind..)
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Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”
October 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”
Ouch
Marvellous column by @rafaelbehr.bsky.social that absolutely nails Kemi Badenoch - who clearly very deeply believes that the mere act of 'well, I'm saying it' means that something must be thoughtful, even if it is just a more innumerate and caustic echo of Nigel Farage:
Badenoch’s ‘thoughtful Conservatism’ turns out to be just the slower road to Faragism | Rafael Behr
The Tory leader’s intellectual meanderings have shrunk her party into little more than a holding pen for future Reform party candidates, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ouch
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Met my partner, got a book contract, found an audience, built a career, made countless friends, been endlessly delighted and educated by people smarter than myself. I'm not sure it makes up for the corrosion of democracy exactly, but I've personally had a pretty good time.
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Met my partner, got a book contract, found an audience, built a career, made countless friends, been endlessly delighted and educated by people smarter than myself. I'm not sure it makes up for the corrosion of democracy exactly, but I've personally had a pretty good time.
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I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
Worth it just for Jenny Marx’s question game with Marx and Engels at the end…
The first episode of our new season of Origin Story is now available to watch on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/RHPiU4dsZhc
This season it’s the story of socialism, from the earliest blueprints to the present day, Lenin to Labour, Marx to Mao, Gramsci to Gorbachev & Proudhon to Piketty.
#podcast #originstory
This season it’s the story of socialism, from the earliest blueprints to the present day, Lenin to Labour, Marx to Mao, Gramsci to Gorbachev & Proudhon to Piketty.
#podcast #originstory
The Birth of Socialism: A Better World Is Possible | Origin Story
YouTube video by Origin Story
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Worth it just for Jenny Marx’s question game with Marx and Engels at the end…