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Stephen Kinsella

@stephenstroud.bsky.social

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Ex EU Antitrust Lawyer Chair: Laura Kinsella Foundation, Law For Change, Clean Up The Internet and Press Justice Project; Board member: Hacked Off and Reprieve; Director, Stroud Book Festival Member, UK Trade and Business Commission

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · Feb 22

I need to look up how to pin this.

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British Writer Pens A Description Of Trump

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 9m

Are there seriously many examples of young people turning away from the £100k career path because of a fear they might one day end up paying a higher tax rate when there’s zero certainty who will be in power in 5 years?

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 17m

Goodness.
That’s Fawltyesque.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 18m

Plus a timely reminder that unless we all use our votes wisely before month end to repel the opaquely funded wreckers from ReformTrust, we won’t see any more messages like this.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 21m

Was it a chain or an independent?

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 29m

For the record, I have NEVER publicly disagreed with Joshua.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 31m

Ah, dictating on train. That should have started “did he…”.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 31m

Do not read or not understand that adage about not interrupting your enemies while they’re making a mistake?

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 42m

Love this.

@alicejolly.bsky.social

@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 47m

Here's the stamp on the back!

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 44m

And the deliverer of a number of the best political speeches in our lifetime.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 45m

Not yet. He’s been flushed 3 times at least but he’s still there.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 49m

And that purchaser might even be a UK resident who pays tax here on the income.
Too many people seem to think that the simple purchase of an existing asset amount to an “investment” in our economy.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 1h

This remains true.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 1h

Yes, personally I’m with you that a wealth tax should also be about fairer burden sharing and I don’t see why we would be concerned if this leads to some redistribution. Those houses will still need gardeners, cleaning and maintenance.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 1h

Are they counting on those on the right gobbling up the red meat while many of those on the left take the time to work out that it doesn’t amount to anything?

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 1h

Fashtroturf.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 1h

At some point with the BBC, they cease being journalists and become pundits.
Yet miraculously they also then start getting paid considerably more for ill informed opinions confidently expressed.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 1h

Happy to try them all, serially or together.
I’m an ex antitrust lawyer, not a tax expert. But when assessing competitive effects we looked at a price increase of 5% or more. Nobody thought it was possible to evaluate the impact of a 2% price increase on behaviour. Our wealth tax proposal is 2%.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 2h

Or, frankly, that the Dems would have had the courage and focus to force it. By the time they had analysed all the polling they would have missed the moment.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 2h

Same is in the process of happening at Stroud station.
Why can’t we focus on fixing the things that are really broken?

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Millionaires for Humanity @mills4humanity.bsky.social · 2h

A #BillionaireMeToo is a collective declaration that hoarding obscene wealth while others struggle is not normal, not acceptable, and causes huge societal damage.

We are millionaires, and we are adding our voices to say: this system is wrong. #TaxTheRich

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, a surprising number of young ones around that always contributes to the fun.

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 2h

Tell me about it.
Earlier this week crossing Rodborough Common above Stroud:

Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 2h

Chris Mason today loving the drama over an unproven spying allegation involving China and no serving politicians. And yes, there are questions.
Yet when it comes to a proven case of another foreign power paying multiple bribes to a criminal Reform MEP? Somehow he can't muster the enthusiasm.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 2h

How could I have missed that on my birthday?
Thanks, will take a look.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 3h

Do you have a link to the one you’re thinking of? I should say I rarely disagree with Dan but most comments in this space are forced to rely on assumptions.

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