Mark
mtssp8.bsky.social
Mark
@mtssp8.bsky.social
Read more books
One day economic historians will write about the catastrophic permanent structural damage that the Cameron - Osborne Administration wrought in Britain, within the wider context of the wholesale abandonment of industrial policy since the 1980s
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
100%, that's labour and the wider left screwed
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Labour are sooooo fucked
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
You can see the moment her soul leaves her body
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yes and not just Blair
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The constitution will fix this oh wait
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Same. But here we are.
I think someone from the far left is more likely, but whoever it is will be a machine politician out of touch with the public mood
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Nobody takes an heirloom on a boat, they're usually men with no money or papers.
I think this won't make it to the final bill. Probably
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I think the performative aspect is the point.
Ultimately we can have Labour implement immigration blocks or we can have Reform do it and I know which I'd choose.
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Ok. Take the win.
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
'Regulatory uncertainty' is the key phrase of the UK economy
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I certainly remember those god awful caffeine tablets at exam time
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It doesn't work quite like that.
We issue bonds to finance spending that is way beyond the tax take. Taxes on the middle class and pensioners need to increase and spending must be slashed. Both dramatically.
The government won't do this.
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hah, well we are utterly broke. It's not sunk in yet how bad things are
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Flood the zone. Classic
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
That's interesting. Few realise how much old 'dark money' there is, stranded in Monaco, unable to move through 'friendly' banks without now being scrutinised. Hello crypto
Monaco is just one example, also Lugano, etc etc
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Having a spare room to put people up is a big part of why people buy houses
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It's what crypto is for. The only proven, tried and tested business use case.

(As an aside it's also what Dubai is for)
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Putin's soldiers facing being thrown into meat assaults do this even now
'The appeal to the Czar'
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I would have a response for him but he's um, a very odd person* and the temptation to go in ad hom is overwhelming

*very careful legal phrasing
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Do I get my subs back
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It's too late to change the model.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM