Philip Dunne
@phrilly.bsky.social
Isle of Man, Finance, Investments, Pensions, Cycling, Walking, Beer and Football
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UK inflation slightly better than expected todaay. Headline CPI inflation at 2.5pc (from 2.6pc). Core inflation still over 3pc at 3.2pc. Services inflation still high - 4.4pc. When minimum wage rises and higher employer NI kick in from April, CPI inflation will be up again, rising above 3pc.
January 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
UK inflation slightly better than expected todaay. Headline CPI inflation at 2.5pc (from 2.6pc). Core inflation still over 3pc at 3.2pc. Services inflation still high - 4.4pc. When minimum wage rises and higher employer NI kick in from April, CPI inflation will be up again, rising above 3pc.
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That ending gets me every time…
December 23, 2024 at 1:13 PM
That ending gets me every time…
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✨It rarely gets the centre of attention because of the lantern tower but the 12th Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral is jaw-dropping - so I put my tilt-shift lens to use..📸
December 18, 2024 at 6:55 AM
✨It rarely gets the centre of attention because of the lantern tower but the 12th Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral is jaw-dropping - so I put my tilt-shift lens to use..📸
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The words “our viewers know” or “our viewers think” should be prohibited from utterance by any TV political interview. A trite, smug and completely meritless phrase.
Also, Laura Kuenssberg should be binned off the BBC as soon as possible. She is genuinely fucking dreadful.
Also, Laura Kuenssberg should be binned off the BBC as soon as possible. She is genuinely fucking dreadful.
December 15, 2024 at 7:16 PM
The words “our viewers know” or “our viewers think” should be prohibited from utterance by any TV political interview. A trite, smug and completely meritless phrase.
Also, Laura Kuenssberg should be binned off the BBC as soon as possible. She is genuinely fucking dreadful.
Also, Laura Kuenssberg should be binned off the BBC as soon as possible. She is genuinely fucking dreadful.
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Having a modern morning — ie both on phones. Me: "Martial law in Korea!" Robin: "I don't see that anywhere" Me: "It's on Bluesky"
This site has arrived
This site has arrived
December 3, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Having a modern morning — ie both on phones. Me: "Martial law in Korea!" Robin: "I don't see that anywhere" Me: "It's on Bluesky"
This site has arrived
This site has arrived
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Ah he did literally just say the Syrian conflict is linked to asylum seekers in small boats.
Syrians have been consistently among top nationalities making the crossings.
Labour still saying smugglers are the cause of small boats when it is war they’re fleeing🤦♀️
#r4today
Syrians have been consistently among top nationalities making the crossings.
Labour still saying smugglers are the cause of small boats when it is war they’re fleeing🤦♀️
#r4today
December 2, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Ah he did literally just say the Syrian conflict is linked to asylum seekers in small boats.
Syrians have been consistently among top nationalities making the crossings.
Labour still saying smugglers are the cause of small boats when it is war they’re fleeing🤦♀️
#r4today
Syrians have been consistently among top nationalities making the crossings.
Labour still saying smugglers are the cause of small boats when it is war they’re fleeing🤦♀️
#r4today
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You don't need my uninformed take on the Hunter Biden pardon, because it may well be the same as yours. It shows nothing specific about Joe Biden but a lot about the general degradation of US politics brought about by Trump.
December 2, 2024 at 7:56 AM
You don't need my uninformed take on the Hunter Biden pardon, because it may well be the same as yours. It shows nothing specific about Joe Biden but a lot about the general degradation of US politics brought about by Trump.
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This is all the Russians have been able to take in almost a year, at the cost of about 1500 men A DAY.
You heard that right, 1500 PER DAY
You heard that right, 1500 PER DAY
December 1, 2024 at 11:53 PM
This is all the Russians have been able to take in almost a year, at the cost of about 1500 men A DAY.
You heard that right, 1500 PER DAY
You heard that right, 1500 PER DAY
Jeez, seriously what is this still doing on the BBC? Surely we could have a treat for Xmas and have it axed ?
December 1, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Jeez, seriously what is this still doing on the BBC? Surely we could have a treat for Xmas and have it axed ?
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Well. With Assad down the corridor and not present she was fine with me. With him in the room. Say nothing and say nothing. I got the impression that she had learned something about him.
November 30, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Well. With Assad down the corridor and not present she was fine with me. With him in the room. Say nothing and say nothing. I got the impression that she had learned something about him.
I don't get the obsession with the UK newspapers and their near monopolistic ownership. Their circulations are so low that the only thing that sustains their nonsense headlines is repetition on channels like this.
November 30, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I don't get the obsession with the UK newspapers and their near monopolistic ownership. Their circulations are so low that the only thing that sustains their nonsense headlines is repetition on channels like this.
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Aina's 8 points are all that stand between me and taking down all the Christmas decorations.
November 30, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Aina's 8 points are all that stand between me and taking down all the Christmas decorations.
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And then, because this is arguably the most preposterous country on earth, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle says: "Right, thank you everybody. We're going to move on to the ferrets bill if people wish to leave."
November 29, 2024 at 2:28 PM
And then, because this is arguably the most preposterous country on earth, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle says: "Right, thank you everybody. We're going to move on to the ferrets bill if people wish to leave."
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With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.
November 29, 2024 at 4:36 PM
With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.
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A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
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"if any of you have a conviction for fraud now is the time to say"
November 29, 2024 at 4:51 PM
"if any of you have a conviction for fraud now is the time to say"
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This is what the increase in decisions and interviews following the election looks like. The drop off in May, June and July was because the Illegal Migration Act had prevented officials from processing any claims. The new government undid that, getting the system going again.
November 28, 2024 at 10:45 AM
This is what the increase in decisions and interviews following the election looks like. The drop off in May, June and July was because the Illegal Migration Act had prevented officials from processing any claims. The new government undid that, getting the system going again.
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🔥 This graph is very important.
The Russian govt has been struggling to keep the exchange rate with the USD under 100.
Any panic and there could be a nosedive of the Russian economy.
Russia converted into a war economy in 2022 (in a way European democracies can’t) but it’s now losing control.
The Russian govt has been struggling to keep the exchange rate with the USD under 100.
Any panic and there could be a nosedive of the Russian economy.
Russia converted into a war economy in 2022 (in a way European democracies can’t) but it’s now losing control.
November 28, 2024 at 11:22 AM
🔥 This graph is very important.
The Russian govt has been struggling to keep the exchange rate with the USD under 100.
Any panic and there could be a nosedive of the Russian economy.
Russia converted into a war economy in 2022 (in a way European democracies can’t) but it’s now losing control.
The Russian govt has been struggling to keep the exchange rate with the USD under 100.
Any panic and there could be a nosedive of the Russian economy.
Russia converted into a war economy in 2022 (in a way European democracies can’t) but it’s now losing control.
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The House of Commons modernisation committee could probably make a start by...not holding all its meetings in private
November 28, 2024 at 11:39 AM
The House of Commons modernisation committee could probably make a start by...not holding all its meetings in private
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Nick Drake passed 50 years ago today; and initially, I was going to post Road, or something darker from Pink Moon. But instead, here's something more uplifting, to celebrate, rather than mourn.
youtu.be/EZ5X4qesLRs?...
PS22 Chorus "Northern Sky" Nick Drake (ft. Clive)
YouTube video by PS22 Chorus
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November 25, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Nick Drake passed 50 years ago today; and initially, I was going to post Road, or something darker from Pink Moon. But instead, here's something more uplifting, to celebrate, rather than mourn.
youtu.be/EZ5X4qesLRs?...