In the 80s & 90s there was a consensus among economists that employers NICs were a terrible tax as they were a tax on jobs. What changed?
I thought vaccine denial, and the partisan skew in death rates, was as bad as it could get. But it turns out that thereās no bottom www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
The actions underscore growing concerns about safety and security of federal emergency personnel in western North Carolina amid a raft of misinformation.
I wouldnāt normally even consider a recipe for anything that has 20 steps, but that looks lushš
The Tories are lost because every part of their ideology has failed. Commentary on the leadership race has focused on the candidates, but their fundamental problem is that their entire worldview has collapsed. By me, for Bloomberg - Ā£ but screengrabs: š§µ www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The question facing the Conservative party is what to do when its core beliefs turn out to be fantasies.
Excellent š§µ. It is extraordinary that the economic theory underlying Thatcherism, after George Osborne tested it to destruction, & widely discredited by academic economists (I.e. those not employed by banks) even before, is still so accepted politically, that Rachel Reeves has to pay it lip service.
The Tories are lost because every part of their ideology has failed. Commentary on the leadership race has focused on the candidates, but their fundamental problem is that their entire worldview has collapsed. By me, for Bloomberg - Ā£ but screengrabs: š§µ www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The question facing the Conservative party is what to do when its core beliefs turn out to be fantasies.
Even though Badenoch is as mad as a box of frogs, I concur with @samfr.bsky.social that anyone who is not Robert Jenrick is preferable to Robert Jenrick. But in this case not by much.
This does not disappoint. After reading it, the book itself went straight onto my sonās Christmas present wish list! www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oc...
When he bagged the lead role, he couldnāt believe his luck. But after just a week of filming he was on the brink of being fired. In an exclusive extract from his new book, the actor recalls the making...
In the current issue of Waitrose Weekend a lovely autumn menu including this ššš www.waitrose.com/ecom/recipe/...
If you donāt have sloe or damson gin, use gin mixed with crĆØme de cassis. As frozen fruit is available all year round ā and you canāt tell the difference if itā
Tories Are Lost Because Their Ideology Failed. Here's a terrific paragraph by @cjayanetti.bsky.social@bloomberg.comwww.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
