Nye Michael
@nyemichael.bsky.social
You currently literally can’t bet on Rayner on skybet (unlike all these people!) so I don’t think the point that she should be considered among the favourites still is ‘standard’ (but imv is correct)
November 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
You currently literally can’t bet on Rayner on skybet (unlike all these people!) so I don’t think the point that she should be considered among the favourites still is ‘standard’ (but imv is correct)
Ordinary landlords also don’t get fined for this! In Southwark they get warning and and no consequence as long as they get the license within 21 days.
www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...
www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Ordinary landlords also don’t get fined for this! In Southwark they get warning and and no consequence as long as they get the license within 21 days.
www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...
www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...
That says they pay more tax - not income tax!!!
Right at the start of that piece it talks about how this comes from taxes OTHER than income tax (eg council tax and VAT) which is exactly why income tax is the most progressive tax to raise.
Right at the start of that piece it talks about how this comes from taxes OTHER than income tax (eg council tax and VAT) which is exactly why income tax is the most progressive tax to raise.
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
That says they pay more tax - not income tax!!!
Right at the start of that piece it talks about how this comes from taxes OTHER than income tax (eg council tax and VAT) which is exactly why income tax is the most progressive tax to raise.
Right at the start of that piece it talks about how this comes from taxes OTHER than income tax (eg council tax and VAT) which is exactly why income tax is the most progressive tax to raise.
Labour *did* try the whole ‘devalue from day one’ thing in 1974, and it didn’t go well! Somehow always forgotten when 1964 is discussed
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
October 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Labour *did* try the whole ‘devalue from day one’ thing in 1974, and it didn’t go well! Somehow always forgotten when 1964 is discussed
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Not the worst point ‘made’ in that article
“People aren’t building houses because there’s no demand because prices are too high” jfc
“People aren’t building houses because there’s no demand because prices are too high” jfc
October 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Not the worst point ‘made’ in that article
“People aren’t building houses because there’s no demand because prices are too high” jfc
“People aren’t building houses because there’s no demand because prices are too high” jfc
Presumably the upside of cutting two sides is to save the £10m on funding they cost in Model A.
But the two other sides will only receive just over an additional £1m each, so why does the WRU think it’s reasonable to pocket the other £8m?
@squidgerugby.bsky.social
But the two other sides will only receive just over an additional £1m each, so why does the WRU think it’s reasonable to pocket the other £8m?
@squidgerugby.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Presumably the upside of cutting two sides is to save the £10m on funding they cost in Model A.
But the two other sides will only receive just over an additional £1m each, so why does the WRU think it’s reasonable to pocket the other £8m?
@squidgerugby.bsky.social
But the two other sides will only receive just over an additional £1m each, so why does the WRU think it’s reasonable to pocket the other £8m?
@squidgerugby.bsky.social
Lyndon Johnson’s constituents named their sons after him, because he delivered abundance.
“‘Oh my god, the house is on fire!’ ‘No, Mama, the lights are on’”
@ezraklein.bsky.social
@dkthomp.bsky.social
“‘Oh my god, the house is on fire!’ ‘No, Mama, the lights are on’”
@ezraklein.bsky.social
@dkthomp.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Lyndon Johnson’s constituents named their sons after him, because he delivered abundance.
“‘Oh my god, the house is on fire!’ ‘No, Mama, the lights are on’”
@ezraklein.bsky.social
@dkthomp.bsky.social
“‘Oh my god, the house is on fire!’ ‘No, Mama, the lights are on’”
@ezraklein.bsky.social
@dkthomp.bsky.social
Read the article not just the headline, come on
August 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Read the article not just the headline, come on
Ward-Perkins on how things like potters’ wheels disappeared:
(From the Cambridge Ancient History Volume XIV)
(From the Cambridge Ancient History Volume XIV)
July 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ward-Perkins on how things like potters’ wheels disappeared:
(From the Cambridge Ancient History Volume XIV)
(From the Cambridge Ancient History Volume XIV)
Would love to read a source for the idea that means testing “burns money”
July 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Would love to read a source for the idea that means testing “burns money”
Think there is a lag, yes. I don’t think I can PROVE that it’s not a media driven thing, but that seems to rely on the assumption media coverage has been perfectly driven by immigration numbers - so what’s the difference?
This was from JBM on media coverage - ofc public opinion soon caught up
This was from JBM on media coverage - ofc public opinion soon caught up
May 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Think there is a lag, yes. I don’t think I can PROVE that it’s not a media driven thing, but that seems to rely on the assumption media coverage has been perfectly driven by immigration numbers - so what’s the difference?
This was from JBM on media coverage - ofc public opinion soon caught up
This was from JBM on media coverage - ofc public opinion soon caught up
The lack of concern in 2022 seemed to mirror more positive attitudes to immigrants more generally, as @jburnmurdoch.ft.com wrote. Would be interested if anyone's rerun these questions more recently now concern has spiked again?
May 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The lack of concern in 2022 seemed to mirror more positive attitudes to immigrants more generally, as @jburnmurdoch.ft.com wrote. Would be interested if anyone's rerun these questions more recently now concern has spiked again?
Very late to this but looks to me like there IS a correlation - imperfect but pretty strong - between immigration and public concern about immigration.
Question is how's this changed since 2016.
@stephenkb.bsky.social @duncanrobinson.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @jacobweinbren.bsky.social
Question is how's this changed since 2016.
@stephenkb.bsky.social @duncanrobinson.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @jacobweinbren.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Very late to this but looks to me like there IS a correlation - imperfect but pretty strong - between immigration and public concern about immigration.
Question is how's this changed since 2016.
@stephenkb.bsky.social @duncanrobinson.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @jacobweinbren.bsky.social
Question is how's this changed since 2016.
@stephenkb.bsky.social @duncanrobinson.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @jacobweinbren.bsky.social
My tutor suggested this kind of ad hominem attack ‘did me no favours’…
April 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My tutor suggested this kind of ad hominem attack ‘did me no favours’…
One of the pernicious legacies of Osbornism is how people in Labour* think of limits on borrowing as made-up (‘self-imposed’) things that the government could abandon with no consequence.
This might have been true in 2015 - it’s not in 2025!
*and some Conservatives obvs - see Truss and Kwarteng
This might have been true in 2015 - it’s not in 2025!
*and some Conservatives obvs - see Truss and Kwarteng
March 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
One of the pernicious legacies of Osbornism is how people in Labour* think of limits on borrowing as made-up (‘self-imposed’) things that the government could abandon with no consequence.
This might have been true in 2015 - it’s not in 2025!
*and some Conservatives obvs - see Truss and Kwarteng
This might have been true in 2015 - it’s not in 2025!
*and some Conservatives obvs - see Truss and Kwarteng
Late to this from @stephenkb.bsky.social but I think this is an excellent point which goes back further. Since 2022 Western electorates have endured ‘wartime-lite’ sacrifices without a declaration of war. The result was the worst year for incumbents on record
www.ft.com/content/2ed0...
www.ft.com/content/2ed0...
March 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Late to this from @stephenkb.bsky.social but I think this is an excellent point which goes back further. Since 2022 Western electorates have endured ‘wartime-lite’ sacrifices without a declaration of war. The result was the worst year for incumbents on record
www.ft.com/content/2ed0...
www.ft.com/content/2ed0...
Governments don’t generally get credit for disasters averted, but to be fair this seems to be being handled quite well
February 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Governments don’t generally get credit for disasters averted, but to be fair this seems to be being handled quite well
I keep on thinking the centre-left probably has better prospects in the US than anywhere else (because Trump seems determined to pursue policies that will destroy his popularity), then I’m reminded they might not have free + fair elections to compete in.
January 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I keep on thinking the centre-left probably has better prospects in the US than anywhere else (because Trump seems determined to pursue policies that will destroy his popularity), then I’m reminded they might not have free + fair elections to compete in.
Their GCSE results are, by far, the best in the country.
January 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Their GCSE results are, by far, the best in the country.
Been a lot of value in political betting markets recently
October 9, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Been a lot of value in political betting markets recently
Nonsense from @ObserverUK. Giving developers no clear ground to build on IS the policy that’s failed for decades.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
September 15, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Nonsense from @ObserverUK. Giving developers no clear ground to build on IS the policy that’s failed for decades.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...