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 thereâs 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.
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 - £ but screengrabs: 𧾠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 đ§ľ. 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 - £ but screengrabs: 𧾠www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The question facing the Conservative party is what to do when its core beliefs turn out to be fantasies.
This does not disappoint. After reading it, the book itself went straight onto my sonâs Christmas present wish list! www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oc...
When he bagged the lead role, he couldnât 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 đđđ www.waitrose.com/ecom/recipe/...
If you donât have sloe or damson gin, use gin mixed with crème de cassis. As frozen fruit is available all year round â and you canât tell the difference if itâ
Tories Are Lost Because Their Ideology Failed. Here's a terrific paragraph by @cjayanetti.bsky.social@bloomberg.comwww.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
one of the women in the ad said she had a partial hysterectomy just to be sure she could never get pregnant again and experience the horror of being denied an emergency abortion. i canât really wrap my head around how fucked up that is.
I can understand why some Lab/Lib people are cock-a-hoop about the only appealing Conservative leadership candidate going out today. But itâs the thought of the UKâs right-wing press going hell for leather to normalise & legitimise a very right-wing leader that makes me feel less than ecstatic.