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Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 2d

The Year 8s don’t refer to a reckless self-defeating challenge in football as a “Brexit challenge”‘for nothing.

Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 2d

They will find 6 and 7 very popular among the teenagers

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Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 2d

That’s the one

Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 3d

He’s no Mario Balotelli

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Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 3d

Disgracefully my old (state grammar) school converted its (Eton) fives courts into science labs or some such frivolity.

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Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 7d

If you replaced it with a property value tax which over say 10 years NPVed to approx the amount of stamp duty then probably: 1) revenue neutral-ish over time and and 2) shouldn’t raise house prices because of the bill it comes with?

Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 9d

Interesting listening to this straight after the Jenrick/Handsworth stuff. Depressing.

Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah thought about that but prioritized bins (and worked better for the acrostic) but fair point

Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 11d

Spend a bit more on the NHS
Taxes have to go up a bit
EU membership, in due course
Aging population - fix social care
Defence spending proportionate to threat level
Young people to have apprenticeships or go to university
Once a week bin collection
Nuclear and renewables

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Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 12d

But… but chainsaws

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Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 16d

Listening to a soccer podcast while in Houston this evening. A Kalshi advert being very clear I can “legally bet … in Texas”.

Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 25d

He did it in a speech in front of 3 million people in Trafalgar Square, no?

Pierre Martins @gatopaulistano.bsky.social · 25d

Exactly. I found it bizarre. I kept thinking “now would be a good opportunity to ask about the NI cuts”, but no, just let him want on about the national interest.