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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 4h

Jonathan Pierce at Jefferies looked at the numbers of this and he thought that you could cut residential stamp duty in half and it'd be revenue-neutral because of the boost to transaction numbers

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 2d

I think my understanding of French politics is similar to my understanding of rugby.
I don’t really know the rules or the game but I can follow the drama of a big match.

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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 3d

Shout out to whichever designer/editor/sub at the i wrote the subhead here 😂

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 4d

Hollow laughter

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 4d

Policy Number 2 of my new centrist party, Go Outside!, is that you can't object to a noise that has been in the area longer than you.

thebelovedaunt.bsky.social @thebelovedaunt.bsky.social · 4d

Start with every single bar that surrounds those miserable bastards in Soho that constantly whine about moving to the nightlife centre of London and finding nightlife.

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone who advocates for turning the UK into the UAE assumes they'll be the one with a marina penthouse rather than the guy working on a building site in 50c heat

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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 17d

Funnily enough pensioners don't get a mention in that article anywhere

George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 17d

"And they underscore the significance of Labour’s failure to push through welfare reform"

...Or, given the ONS figures say non-retired households pay more in tax than they get in benefits on average, we have a problem of too many old people taking too much
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...

Majority in UK live in homes getting more benefits than they pay tax

A record 35.8 million people live in a household receiving more in state handouts and services than they pay in tax, according to new figures laying bare the reality of benefits Britain.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 22d

This should make us as angry as we were when Isis destroyed Palmyra
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

The frantic race to protect historic treasures from Israeli bombs - BBC News

As Israel continues its bombardment, Palestinians are trying to protect what remains of Gaza’s ancient artefacts

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 24d

Dutch late night TV has its take

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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 23d

Something a little different in @thetimes.com this weekend.

How Ostin Technology Group in 2 months went from an obscure microcap, to one of the most traded stocks on Hargreaves Lansdown, to losing 94% of its value in a day in an alleged “pump and dump” scam.
www.thetimes.com/article/db5f...

How investors watched their money grow 1,075% — then lost it all

UK savers were persuaded to buy shares in an obscure tech stock that is now at the heart of a $110 million fraud investigation, writes George Nixon

www.thetimes.com

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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 24d

Few things in life would make me happier than Josh Allen and the Bills winning a Super Bowl

George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 25d

Lovely comment below the line in The Times today on the seeming artifice of Dubai. Very glad that when we polled readers on whether they'd rather live in the UK or Dubai, they picked the former...

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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 25d

Incredible day two-er as well.

"After we told you to do irresponsible thing yesterday, experts say the chancellor needs to explicitly rule out touching the lump sum, as people are at risk of making irresponsible decisions"
www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article...

'Risk of costly mistakes unless Reeves rules out pension tax-free cut'

Ms Reeves is facing a £50billion cavity in the public finances - more than double last year's £22billion blackhole. She is planning a raft of tax hikes this autumn to shore up the public purse.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

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James Fitzgerald @jamesfitzjourno.bsky.social · 25d

Total bullshit, this.

The U.K. government should (it won't) step in.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25d

The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other – to disturb, even – is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.

As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to – painful as it may be at times – is the freeing agreement to disagree.

Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.

The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 25d

KEY to the story about ABC suspending Kimmel's show: Nexstar and Sinclair, two big owners of ABC-affiliated stations, both need FCC approval for pending deals. With a lot of $$ on the line, both have reason to curry favor with the Trump admin. Both decided to yank Kimmel's show.

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 26d

Obama on Charlie Kirk:

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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 26d

Corker of an investigation by @melyorktt.bsky.social into the hundreds of millions of pounds collected by local councils, that they then proceed to do nothing with
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Councils hoard millions from ‘extension tax’ as homeowners suffer

Families are facing financial ruin over wrongly applied community infrastructure levy charges, while funds raised from it sit idly in local government accounts

www.thetimes.com

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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 27d

When I first saw on the NFL app that he’d scored his first touchdown on a 9-yard pass I was… not expecting it to look like that

George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 28d

Actually thought Caleb played pretty well yesterday (apart from the pick) but when your defence gives up 50, and your line can't stop false starting and holding, it doesn't matter.

George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 28d

If they can cut the penalties down I’m optimistic about what they can do. Last week and this one they’ve just had drives killed by penalties.

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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 29d

Shot, chaser

Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

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George Nixon @georgenixon97.bsky.social · 29d

It’s nice that they left the chart in. Normally if the full data doesn’t suit your narrative editors just take it out

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Nate Tice @natetice.bsky.social · Sep 11

ya buy the dip on Caleb Williams.

truly excellent sack avoidance on top of a large chunk of plays where he made the right read and decision.

Couple of times he turned down an open player, but his scrambling and checkdowns made sense seeing how the backend was playing out.

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