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The impact? Greater efficiency, faster decisions, consistently low cancellation levels, 86% passenger satisfaction, more trains when people want them (resulting in £3m more in fares), £40m for station upgrades.
And the best part? £50m a year reduction in the taxpayer funded subsidy.
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And the best part? £50m a year reduction in the taxpayer funded subsidy.
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June 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The impact? Greater efficiency, faster decisions, consistently low cancellation levels, 86% passenger satisfaction, more trains when people want them (resulting in £3m more in fares), £40m for station upgrades.
And the best part? £50m a year reduction in the taxpayer funded subsidy.
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And the best part? £50m a year reduction in the taxpayer funded subsidy.
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Reform UK has claimed they can cut loads of taxes by axing Net Zero policies
they have based their claims on an old IfG report which said NZ would cost £45bn a year
but IfG was explicit that most of those costs were on private indidivuals/companies - not state spending
www.ft.com/content/8b5f...
they have based their claims on an old IfG report which said NZ would cost £45bn a year
but IfG was explicit that most of those costs were on private indidivuals/companies - not state spending
www.ft.com/content/8b5f...
June 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reform UK has claimed they can cut loads of taxes by axing Net Zero policies
they have based their claims on an old IfG report which said NZ would cost £45bn a year
but IfG was explicit that most of those costs were on private indidivuals/companies - not state spending
www.ft.com/content/8b5f...
they have based their claims on an old IfG report which said NZ would cost £45bn a year
but IfG was explicit that most of those costs were on private indidivuals/companies - not state spending
www.ft.com/content/8b5f...
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Your occasional reminder that the UK fishing industry adds less £ to UK GDP than Harrods in Knightsbridge and employs roughly the same number of fishers (ca 6000) as the store's full rota.
a man in a suit and tie is talking on a phone and the words it 's jr hartley are on the screen
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking on a phone and the words it 's jr hartley are on the screen
media.tenor.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Your occasional reminder that the UK fishing industry adds less £ to UK GDP than Harrods in Knightsbridge and employs roughly the same number of fishers (ca 6000) as the store's full rota.
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The U.K. fishing industry - weaponised & then betrayed & then abandoned, by Johnson, Farage & the rest of them - is better off under Starmer’s deal than it was under Johnson’s. That’s not an opinion. It’s counting. Anyone claiming otherwise is a liar.
May 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The U.K. fishing industry - weaponised & then betrayed & then abandoned, by Johnson, Farage & the rest of them - is better off under Starmer’s deal than it was under Johnson’s. That’s not an opinion. It’s counting. Anyone claiming otherwise is a liar.
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Elon Musk’s promised savings from his DOGE operation has shrunk from $2 trillion to what he now claims is $150 billion, or just 7.5% of the amount initially promised. Now, new estimates suggest his cost-cutting crusade might actually end up costing MORE than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.
Opinion | New estimates indicate that Elon Musk's DOGE might not achieve any savings
The way Musk has gone about his efficiency initiative has incurred tremendous costs.
www.msnbc.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Elon Musk’s promised savings from his DOGE operation has shrunk from $2 trillion to what he now claims is $150 billion, or just 7.5% of the amount initially promised. Now, new estimates suggest his cost-cutting crusade might actually end up costing MORE than what he claims to have saved taxpayers.
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Oh.
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Oh.
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After Elon Musk has been insinuating to turn off Starlink in Ukraine, Poland‘s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski is reminding Musk that Poland is paying for it, and he is making clear that if Musk follows through that Poland will abandon Starlink altogether for being an unreliable service.
March 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
After Elon Musk has been insinuating to turn off Starlink in Ukraine, Poland‘s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski is reminding Musk that Poland is paying for it, and he is making clear that if Musk follows through that Poland will abandon Starlink altogether for being an unreliable service.
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It is always darkest before the boys are back in town
January 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It is always darkest before the boys are back in town