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Hannah Fearn

@hannahfearn.bsky.social

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Journalist and podcaster. Politics, social affairs and a little bit of Britpop. Once Independent, now independent. Find me in The i Paper, The New European, Obs, The Lead, Yahoo and on Oh God, What Now? & The Bunker pods https://muckrack.com/hannah-fearn

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 14d

The housing market is going into reverse, dominated by downsizers. What does the end of the property ladder say about our changing attitude to our homes - and towards acquisition culture in general?

My latest essay for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social is out now

www.thenewworld.co.uk/hannah-fearn...

The rise of the early downsizers

It was once a financial move for old age, but now, faced with stagnant wages and stubborn mortgage rates, younger homeowners are selling up and shrinking

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 1h

Yesss correct

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 2h

Inside or outside the 12 hour window?

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 3h

Came back to check in this morning - hoping you’re ok and getting some much needed sleep/rest on a ward

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 3h

I know this one will be catnip to some of you. May I present… ID CARDS CHAT!

You know what to do 🎧

Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 5h

Labour want to bring in digital I.D. and many people do NOT like it. Are they right? Are they wrong? And what is the “Lethal Trifecta” that makes the plan so risky? @hannahfearn.bsky.social, @jonnelledge.bsky.social, @hern.bsky.social and @mattgreencomedy.com discuss 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 7h

Ha!!!! Just seen you already did this 😂😂😂😂😂

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 7h

Also in there: “2 lock keepers cottages, Old Ford lock…”

Iykyk

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 8h

L&K right there next to the Big Breakfast postal address

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 9h

Everyone in every profession except plumbing can understand this one

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 9h

A printing error caused by a mistype of a letter (although it can also mean due to a printing production problem) in the headline of the lead story on the front cover of a newspaper.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 22h

Exactly! Save your sanity.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 22h

Quite right!

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 22h

It’s actually busier and hotter than the central line in July, so not an entirely stupid comparison

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 22h

It’s a great quote 😂

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 22h

Placing this lifestyle in my Fantasy Retirement daydream category

(Before you @ me, of course I do cook from scratch some days, did a roast yday, just pointing out this nonsense for being impossible to achieve IRL. And even he admits he introduced it post kids at home)

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 22h

I present to you: unrelatable content I enjoy reading while I shove fish fingers in the oven again as there’s only 45 mins between getting home and the youngest’s bedtime, plus while I’m cooking I also need to make sure the older one is doing spellings and tt rockstars.

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Opinion: What I buy in my food shop (and why I spend £48 a month on olive oil) — The Telegraph

From multicoloured vegetables to my latest dark chocolate obsession, these are my health-conscious shopping tips

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 22h

The latter being the main purpose ofc

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 23h

Absolutely, over a longer time period

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 23h

A lot of it is just nonsense tbh

taxjustice.net/press/millio...

Millionaire exodus did not occur, study reveals - Tax Justice Network

The number of millionaires widely reported in the news to be leaving countries in "exodus" represented near-0% of all millionaires.

taxjustice.net

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 1d

Also, the reasons cited for leaving are always far wider than tax burden. It's usually due to low growth. That's because our infrastructure is trashed. Fix that the global hyper-wealthy will stay - and come here in the first place. Fixing it means taxation. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so over these 'record number of millionaires planning to leave London/England/UK due to tax changes' etc nonsense.

There are a record number planning to leave because THERE ARE A RECORD NUMBER OF MILLIONAIRES FULL STOP. Up by a third in five years.

www.savills.co.uk/insight-and-...

Savills UK | Number of property millionaires increased by 34% over the past five years

Savills UK | News

www.savills.co.uk

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 1d

This is very wise and kind.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 1d

The medbeds nonsense is the pinnacle of this absolute brainrot. But of course those who are desperate and ostracised are easier to manipulate.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! Well said. We see the bigger issue here: women reacting to being routinely ignored. See also the women who have been highlighting this also clearly not being acknowledged by the wider mainstream (unlike men who have raised fears about risk of the manosphere to the mental health of their own)

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 1d

fyi @jim.londoncentric.media

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 1d

Also credit to @jamesrball.com for his coverage too: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘Everything you’ve been told is a lie!’ Inside the wellness-to-fascism pipeline

One minute you’re doing the downward dog, the next you’re listening to conspiracy theories about Covid or the new world order. How did the desire to look after yourself become so toxic?

www.theguardian.com

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