Phil Rothwell
@phillyrothers.bsky.social
Runner. Dog botherer. Learning Analytics. Ed tech. AI. Doctoral student. May include images of anything lovely I find whilst on the trails.
The world needs sober Jewish clown analysis now more than ever.
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The world needs sober Jewish clown analysis now more than ever.
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"She's turned the weans against us!"
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"She's turned the weans against us!"
R4 is a huge enabler of this problem at present. We really have to think about the capability and willingness of Robinson, Webb and Mason as people equipped to deal, in good faith, with political discussion and analysis.
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
R4 is a huge enabler of this problem at present. We really have to think about the capability and willingness of Robinson, Webb and Mason as people equipped to deal, in good faith, with political discussion and analysis.
Starmer should be out there using this as reason for root and branch reform of party and MP funding.
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Starmer should be out there using this as reason for root and branch reform of party and MP funding.
Everyone talking about AI threat to jobs whilst on the quiet, satirists are being totally outdone by the current political crop.
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Everyone talking about AI threat to jobs whilst on the quiet, satirists are being totally outdone by the current political crop.
New Cthulhu just dropped
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
New Cthulhu just dropped
Quite. I don't think OBR need to worry about tweaking their budget doc names for SEO. Should do okay traffic as is.
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Quite. I don't think OBR need to worry about tweaking their budget doc names for SEO. Should do okay traffic as is.
This is absolutely brilliant and I agree, the mansion tax is, or should be the beginning of a broader discussion regarding a proper LVT to begin to shoulder the weight that income tax presently does.
November 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is absolutely brilliant and I agree, the mansion tax is, or should be the beginning of a broader discussion regarding a proper LVT to begin to shoulder the weight that income tax presently does.
If the link has been published but hasn't been made publicly available it is still published. Very poor content management given scheduled release is trivially easy. At the very least the process needs carefully looking at.
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
If the link has been published but hasn't been made publicly available it is still published. Very poor content management given scheduled release is trivially easy. At the very least the process needs carefully looking at.
Crosstabs on that would be interesting I suspect.
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Crosstabs on that would be interesting I suspect.
Yes. Let's at least make them now call it what it is.
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Yes. Let's at least make them now call it what it is.
The British paradox: My house is a speculative asset from which I will extract huge, unearned value whilst at the same time being a cherished, ancient home that MUST be exempted from all tax for all the emotive injusticenesses of it all.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The British paradox: My house is a speculative asset from which I will extract huge, unearned value whilst at the same time being a cherished, ancient home that MUST be exempted from all tax for all the emotive injusticenesses of it all.
Key question to ask with AI adoption npw is 'what is the specific value proposition for each use case?' Efficiencies for high skill, curious early adopters were big though these will diminish as we move along the adoption curve.
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Key question to ask with AI adoption npw is 'what is the specific value proposition for each use case?' Efficiencies for high skill, curious early adopters were big though these will diminish as we move along the adoption curve.
I mean this is a legit use case of the Blockchain.
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I mean this is a legit use case of the Blockchain.
I think we can all agree s9 is non-canon, Stephen
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I think we can all agree s9 is non-canon, Stephen
In reality property taxes should be going way further. Far less easy to avoid and a disincentive to pension savings creates future moral hazard.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In reality property taxes should be going way further. Far less easy to avoid and a disincentive to pension savings creates future moral hazard.
Rough calculations indicate a house worth 5 mil today would have been bought for 4 million 5 years ago. That's a gain of ~200k per annum even factoring in your losses that is still a net gain of 100k p/a A de facto 7.5% tax on those sorts of unearned gains does not seem unreasonable.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Rough calculations indicate a house worth 5 mil today would have been bought for 4 million 5 years ago. That's a gain of ~200k per annum even factoring in your losses that is still a net gain of 100k p/a A de facto 7.5% tax on those sorts of unearned gains does not seem unreasonable.
Special grounds for dispensing the FAFO sentencing tariff and giving them a dinghy.
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Special grounds for dispensing the FAFO sentencing tariff and giving them a dinghy.
Not just British Politics. Former MEPs must also be considered given the nature of his conviction.
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Not just British Politics. Former MEPs must also be considered given the nature of his conviction.