Nothing says “patriot” like declaring you’re a non-resident to try to escape a large tax bill: www.thetimes.com/uk/social-me...

Tommy Robinson explores his tax options amid HMRC investigation

The far-right agitator’s influence is surging in the wake of the Southport stabbings, but an inquiry into his web of companies may result in a bill for millions

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www.theguardian.com/society/arti... Will the trial help?

Delayed puberty blocker clinical trial to start next year in England

Several thousand children and young people who are questioning their gender identity may participate

"He said he was made to attend seminars about charging and was audited on “charge leakage”, which led to vets being disciplined for providing services to pet owners without a charge." #Pets#Vets#ValleyVets

Vets extend strike in first industrial action to hit Britain’s pet-care sector

Staff at a practice in Wales have accused its private-equity-backed owner of poor pay and overcharging customers

Look, we tried fifty years of trickle down, which doesn’t work, so it’s only right to sample fifty years of minimum basic income, which has a cool 100% track record of making people less poor.

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No SHIT!!???! 😱😱😱 😏 'A new study from the London School of Economics says 50 years of such tax cuts have only helped one group — the rich.' www.cbsnews.com/news/tax-cut...

50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says

Tax cuts for the wealthy didn't boost the economies of the U.S. and 17 other countries — but they did worsen income inequality.

The EU Digital Services Act only allows bans in very limited circumstances, ie refusing to take down illegal content, with further safeguards.

For anyone trying to use historical relationships between economic fundamentals and consumer sentiment: The past was a different country. From UMich data

“Liz Truss’ mini-budget helped knock £425bn off pension funds’ assets in 2022” Let’s start calling it what it was - “the Conservative parties disastrous mini-budget” THEY PUT HER THERE! https://www.cityam.com/liz-truss-mini-budget-helped-knock-425bn-off-pension-funds-assets-in-2022/

Truss' mini-budget helped knock £425bn off pension funds' assets

Pension funds were hit hard after the government announced tens of millions in unfunded tax cuts, which spooked the bond market.

One of my *biggest* gripes at the moment is the media commentariat treating existential threats as just another interesting story. This view is stupid ⬇️

Kuenssberg: Are the politics of climate change going out of fashion?

With net zero targets fast approaching, the debate is shifting to concerns about cost, says Laura Kuenssberg.

What it’s actually good at is not writing (or thinking hah) but reading. Which makes sense given what it is. My best experiences with it have been when wrestling with a tricky piece of text reading (yes, even I…), I can read the whole thing out to it and discuss with it what it could mean.