Dan K
@thereal-dk.bsky.social
Not sure books are making the point you want. Or maybe they are. What they thought would happen vs what actually did...
December 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Not sure books are making the point you want. Or maybe they are. What they thought would happen vs what actually did...
That may be true, but by definition they were already planning to "exit" so it just moved it a bit early. Ruling out forever a sensible reform that the Resolution foundation and the Adam smith institute agree on, and almost all other major countries have seems sub optimal.
November 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
That may be true, but by definition they were already planning to "exit" so it just moved it a bit early. Ruling out forever a sensible reform that the Resolution foundation and the Adam smith institute agree on, and almost all other major countries have seems sub optimal.
What i dont get is that _they did raise income tax_ The property and savings tax changes basically have the same effect as a rise in income tax with a lower NI but in an annoying way so as to protect pensioners (of course).
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What i dont get is that _they did raise income tax_ The property and savings tax changes basically have the same effect as a rise in income tax with a lower NI but in an annoying way so as to protect pensioners (of course).
Bit weird. "We've had enough of experts" say cancer charities... Its not a cost thing, it's a "will harm more people than it helps" thing...
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Bit weird. "We've had enough of experts" say cancer charities... Its not a cost thing, it's a "will harm more people than it helps" thing...
To be be fair compared to an Osborne style budget of slashing investment to balance the books it's praise indeed...
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
To be be fair compared to an Osborne style budget of slashing investment to balance the books it's praise indeed...
Halved deaths "in the first wave" Certainly not in total. A smaller first wave would have pretty much mathematically meant a bigger 2nd, 3rd and 4th wave as more susceptible people to infect.
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Halved deaths "in the first wave" Certainly not in total. A smaller first wave would have pretty much mathematically meant a bigger 2nd, 3rd and 4th wave as more susceptible people to infect.
I know you suggest it but wouldn't more aggressive tapering then you call for be a good idea? If they said _now_ the subsidy in 2027 would fall to £5k, 2028 to £4k etc i'd expect lots of people to rush to get the higher subsidy. And that growth itself may help bring prices down
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I know you suggest it but wouldn't more aggressive tapering then you call for be a good idea? If they said _now_ the subsidy in 2027 would fall to £5k, 2028 to £4k etc i'd expect lots of people to rush to get the higher subsidy. And that growth itself may help bring prices down
If there's on glimmer of hope it's that seeing the shitshow the pledge has put them in, no future party will go into an election with promises that tie their hands behind their back and put a bag over their head...
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
If there's on glimmer of hope it's that seeing the shitshow the pledge has put them in, no future party will go into an election with promises that tie their hands behind their back and put a bag over their head...
I mean social housing should obviously be funded (you'd hope). So its just poor owner occupiers that are the issue? And honestly feel that self interest and natural turnover should fix that eventually.
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I mean social housing should obviously be funded (you'd hope). So its just poor owner occupiers that are the issue? And honestly feel that self interest and natural turnover should fix that eventually.
Doesn't landlord minimum EPC requirements achieve much of this? The "free" upgrades seem to have been so widely abused, and led to such poor outcomes can't say im surprised they are looking to kill it.
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Doesn't landlord minimum EPC requirements achieve much of this? The "free" upgrades seem to have been so widely abused, and led to such poor outcomes can't say im surprised they are looking to kill it.
Nope it's officially a road, but in reality a footpath not suitable for vehicles. The council didn't do the sensible thing and redesignate it so HS2 had to build a vehicle worthy bridge even though no vehicles could get there...
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Nope it's officially a road, but in reality a footpath not suitable for vehicles. The council didn't do the sensible thing and redesignate it so HS2 had to build a vehicle worthy bridge even though no vehicles could get there...
In other news: Holiday company says you need 4 holidays a year to be truly happy. Restaurants say eating out less than 5 times a week is a sign of failure. These numbers from pension companies are always so self serving and unrealistic.
October 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
In other news: Holiday company says you need 4 holidays a year to be truly happy. Restaurants say eating out less than 5 times a week is a sign of failure. These numbers from pension companies are always so self serving and unrealistic.
Woulsnt say it's really retrospective. That would be the Farage policy of removing ILR from people who already had it. You're making the WASPI women argument that you cant change any policy as people have existing expectations...
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Woulsnt say it's really retrospective. That would be the Farage policy of removing ILR from people who already had it. You're making the WASPI women argument that you cant change any policy as people have existing expectations...
Not just JLR. Major Uk retailers (m&s and coop) were hit a little while back and had multiple months impact on their systems (though not full shutdown). May or may not be related but all three were major clients of Tata Consulting Services.
September 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Not just JLR. Major Uk retailers (m&s and coop) were hit a little while back and had multiple months impact on their systems (though not full shutdown). May or may not be related but all three were major clients of Tata Consulting Services.
Recommend the manhatten pvr. Got a big red button that takes you straight to the free uk streaming / catchup apps.
September 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Recommend the manhatten pvr. Got a big red button that takes you straight to the free uk streaming / catchup apps.
What if the 50p rate was combined with removing the tapered personal allowance and 100k cliff edge? Wouldn't we end up with a much more sensible tax system?
September 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
What if the 50p rate was combined with removing the tapered personal allowance and 100k cliff edge? Wouldn't we end up with a much more sensible tax system?
Not sure i get the issue here. Its a train line, (very few of these are simple straight lines with no branches). And it goes north-south.
September 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Not sure i get the issue here. Its a train line, (very few of these are simple straight lines with no branches). And it goes north-south.
Naive to think if the supreme court allowed a third trump term they wouldnt simultaneously ban an obama third term. Eg when they let trump fire the protected heads of independent bodies they added inconsistently "but not the fed chair. We wouldnt like that..."
September 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Naive to think if the supreme court allowed a third trump term they wouldnt simultaneously ban an obama third term. Eg when they let trump fire the protected heads of independent bodies they added inconsistently "but not the fed chair. We wouldnt like that..."
From the wider context look like the Lewis family is taking over control.
September 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From the wider context look like the Lewis family is taking over control.
Raise the limit to 30m. Pull mid sized buildings out of the regulators purview. Tbh I might close it down entirely and put it back to the councils but can see that may be a step too far...
September 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Raise the limit to 30m. Pull mid sized buildings out of the regulators purview. Tbh I might close it down entirely and put it back to the councils but can see that may be a step too far...
Labour is going to die with half measures like this. Gove should never have lowered the definition of high risk buildings from the recommended 30m to 18m which massively increased the number caught by the rules and the workload for the new regulator.
September 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Labour is going to die with half measures like this. Gove should never have lowered the definition of high risk buildings from the recommended 30m to 18m which massively increased the number caught by the rules and the workload for the new regulator.
I mean a major point of the article is about her pushing back on the stereotype of female rugby players. With these kinds of images on her Instagram etc.
August 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I mean a major point of the article is about her pushing back on the stereotype of female rugby players. With these kinds of images on her Instagram etc.
🙄 Bluesky needs a downvote button,
August 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🙄 Bluesky needs a downvote button,