JC Stephenson 🏴
@jcvstephenson.bsky.social
Author of 'A Murder in Auschwitz'.
Currently looking for an agent for my new novel, 'Merle'.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Auschwitz-J-C-Stephenson/dp/1491060913
Inventor of the chip omelette.
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Currently looking for an agent for my new novel, 'Merle'.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Auschwitz-J-C-Stephenson/dp/1491060913
Inventor of the chip omelette.
🚫 Be aware, DMs may result in a block.
I think it's interesting that when a different tax or tax rate is in place in Scotland but not England, there is wholesale discussion of capital flight to England.
But when it is the other way around.....
But when it is the other way around.....
Something that's been under-reported:
Property tax is devolved. As of right now, there's no mansion tax happening in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
Probably there will be, with each creating their own tax, potentially with different bands and rates...
Property tax is devolved. As of right now, there's no mansion tax happening in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
Probably there will be, with each creating their own tax, potentially with different bands and rates...
November 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I think it's interesting that when a different tax or tax rate is in place in Scotland but not England, there is wholesale discussion of capital flight to England.
But when it is the other way around.....
But when it is the other way around.....
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Something that's been under-reported:
Property tax is devolved. As of right now, there's no mansion tax happening in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
Probably there will be, with each creating their own tax, potentially with different bands and rates...
Property tax is devolved. As of right now, there's no mansion tax happening in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
Probably there will be, with each creating their own tax, potentially with different bands and rates...
November 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Something that's been under-reported:
Property tax is devolved. As of right now, there's no mansion tax happening in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
Probably there will be, with each creating their own tax, potentially with different bands and rates...
Property tax is devolved. As of right now, there's no mansion tax happening in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
Probably there will be, with each creating their own tax, potentially with different bands and rates...
Why A Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Was 'Banned' In The United Kingdom share.google/VAUIfJ6VMsnD...
Why A Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Was 'Banned' In The United Kingdom - TVLine
Star Trek episodes have caused controversy on occasion, as seen in this episode of The Next Generation that was specifically banned for U.K. audiences.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Why A Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Was 'Banned' In The United Kingdom share.google/VAUIfJ6VMsnD...
I love it when the clouds get caught in the trees.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I love it when the clouds get caught in the trees.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
Because the use of taxis is the problem. Why is someone's GP appointment 250 miles away?
BBC News - Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Because the use of taxis is the problem. Why is someone's GP appointment 250 miles away?
BBC News - Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The most interesting thing here is not the level of financial support that was important - it was being treated like a human being.
Caroline Cawley has experienced the disability benefits system in both England and Scotland. She explains why the Scottish system is better.
Scotland's benefits system treated me better than the DWP
www.bigissue.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The most interesting thing here is not the level of financial support that was important - it was being treated like a human being.
2 National Guard members are shot with one tragically dying. Trump leaps into action by stopping migration from a huge number of countries.
But won't ban guns.
BBC News - Trump says US will pause migration from 'third-world countries'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But won't ban guns.
BBC News - Trump says US will pause migration from 'third-world countries'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump says US will pause migration from 'third-world countries'
The president did not name which countries would be affected, but vowed to remove anyone "not a net asset" to the US.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
2 National Guard members are shot with one tragically dying. Trump leaps into action by stopping migration from a huge number of countries.
But won't ban guns.
BBC News - Trump says US will pause migration from 'third-world countries'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But won't ban guns.
BBC News - Trump says US will pause migration from 'third-world countries'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
David Coburn - who, as a member of UKIP, campaigned for the UK to leave the EU - doesn't live in the UK. See a pattern here? Oh, yes - and Russian money.
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
David Coburn - who, as a member of UKIP, campaigned for the UK to leave the EU - doesn't live in the UK. See a pattern here? Oh, yes - and Russian money.
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So, is this temporarily permanent? 😉
BBC News - Trump says US will 'permanently pause' migration from 'third world countries'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Trump says US will 'permanently pause' migration from 'third world countries'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump says US will 'permanently pause migration' from 'third world countries'
The president did not name which countries would be affected, but vowed to remove anyone "not a net asset" to the US.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
So, is this temporarily permanent? 😉
BBC News - Trump says US will 'permanently pause' migration from 'third world countries'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Trump says US will 'permanently pause' migration from 'third world countries'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If the government keeps sucking money out of the economy, there can't be growth.
BBC News - Businesses left asking - what happened to growth? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Businesses left asking - what happened to growth? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Businesses left asking - what happened to growth?
Significant pro-business measures were thin on the ground in this year's Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If the government keeps sucking money out of the economy, there can't be growth.
BBC News - Businesses left asking - what happened to growth? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Businesses left asking - what happened to growth? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Opinion: The best that can be said for the UK Budget is that it could have been worse. on.ft.com/4pa94BY
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Opinion: The best that can be said for the UK Budget is that it could have been worse. on.ft.com/4pa94BY
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
Because, despite what Labour say, this is austerity.
BBC News - Households face 'dismal' rise in spending power, says IFS - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Households face 'dismal' rise in spending power, says IFS - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Households face 'dismal' rise in spending power, says IFS
Average disposable income is set to grow by
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Because, despite what Labour say, this is austerity.
BBC News - Households face 'dismal' rise in spending power, says IFS - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Households face 'dismal' rise in spending power, says IFS - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Of course they have.
BBC News - Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn
The right will now be introduced after six months, in a breach of Labour's election manifesto.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Of course they have.
BBC News - Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
The UK government sucking as much money out of Scotland as it possibly can.
How much?
Well, Norway's sovereign wealth fund is now over $2 trillion.
BBC News - More North Sea exploration to be allowed in new Labour plan - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How much?
Well, Norway's sovereign wealth fund is now over $2 trillion.
BBC News - More North Sea exploration to be allowed in new Labour plan - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More North Sea exploration to be allowed in new Labour plan
The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The UK government sucking as much money out of Scotland as it possibly can.
How much?
Well, Norway's sovereign wealth fund is now over $2 trillion.
BBC News - More North Sea exploration to be allowed in new Labour plan - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How much?
Well, Norway's sovereign wealth fund is now over $2 trillion.
BBC News - More North Sea exploration to be allowed in new Labour plan - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Interesting. Tackling the cost of living by making you pay more in tax? Aye. Okay.
BBC News - Millions to pay more in tax as Reeves says Budget is tackling cost of living
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Millions to pay more in tax as Reeves says Budget is tackling cost of living
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Millions to pay more in tax as Reeves says Budget is tackling cost of living
The chancellor says she is "asking ordinary people to pay a little bit more" as she extends the freeze on income tax bands.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Interesting. Tackling the cost of living by making you pay more in tax? Aye. Okay.
BBC News - Millions to pay more in tax as Reeves says Budget is tackling cost of living
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Millions to pay more in tax as Reeves says Budget is tackling cost of living
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Benefit fraud is tiny, and will cost a lot more in the long run" Tax evasion on the other hand
and avoidance, is where the real moneys at 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2564614...
and avoidance, is where the real moneys at 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2564614...
Rachel Reeves 'will increase stigma' with benefit fraud crackdown, says expert
Rachel Reeves’s impending crackdown on benefit fraud will increase stigma for claimants, most of whom have a 'genuine need', an expert has said
www.thenational.scot
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Benefit fraud is tiny, and will cost a lot more in the long run" Tax evasion on the other hand
and avoidance, is where the real moneys at 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2564614...
and avoidance, is where the real moneys at 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2564614...
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS! Both David McGuinness and David Milligan have been arrested under the terrorism act, for expressing support for Palestine Action in one of their shows a few weeks ago. How utterly ridiculous!
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS! Both David McGuinness and David Milligan have been arrested under the terrorism act, for expressing support for Palestine Action in one of their shows a few weeks ago. How utterly ridiculous!
Reeves shafts those who have invested in an EV by charging 3p per mile.
She says this will enable the government to double road maintenance funding in England.
Er...just England?
She says this will enable the government to double road maintenance funding in England.
Er...just England?
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Reeves shafts those who have invested in an EV by charging 3p per mile.
She says this will enable the government to double road maintenance funding in England.
Er...just England?
She says this will enable the government to double road maintenance funding in England.
Er...just England?
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Remember what
Nicola Sturgeon said
well it's now coming into view 👇
Nicola Sturgeon said
well it's now coming into view 👇
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Remember what
Nicola Sturgeon said
well it's now coming into view 👇
Nicola Sturgeon said
well it's now coming into view 👇
820 seems quite specific. Not 800 or 850 or 900. 820?
How about all of it?
How about all of it?
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
820 seems quite specific. Not 800 or 850 or 900. 820?
How about all of it?
How about all of it?