Adam Hewitt
@adamhewitt198.bsky.social
Manchester. Politics, books, board games, films, cats, journalism and music. Views my own.
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new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
This chap suggests tax should go up on incomes, not on the 'accidentally' asset-rich.
What do wonk-land & economists think these days? That we need to tax wealth more and income less, because of inequality and UK's nightmare housing market? Or that taxing wealth = complicated / poor outcomes?
What do wonk-land & economists think these days? That we need to tax wealth more and income less, because of inequality and UK's nightmare housing market? Or that taxing wealth = complicated / poor outcomes?
‘I own a £2m farmhouse - Reeves’ mansion tax is punishment for being well-off’
‘I own a £2m farmhouse - Reeves’ mansion tax is punishment for being well-off’
‘I own a £2m farmhouse - Reeves’ mansion tax is punishment for being well-off’
www.independent.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This chap suggests tax should go up on incomes, not on the 'accidentally' asset-rich.
What do wonk-land & economists think these days? That we need to tax wealth more and income less, because of inequality and UK's nightmare housing market? Or that taxing wealth = complicated / poor outcomes?
What do wonk-land & economists think these days? That we need to tax wealth more and income less, because of inequality and UK's nightmare housing market? Or that taxing wealth = complicated / poor outcomes?
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THE SOUP WHEEL IS YOUR GUIDE
Nov 1956: Tomato Soup ad from Crosse & Blackwell
(+Cream of Mushroom Soup; Cream of Celery Soup; Cream of Green Pea; Vegetable Soup; and Consomme)
«CROSSE & BLACKWELL
Ten-o'clock Tested
SOUPS»
(+Cream of Mushroom Soup; Cream of Celery Soup; Cream of Green Pea; Vegetable Soup; and Consomme)
«CROSSE & BLACKWELL
Ten-o'clock Tested
SOUPS»
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
THE SOUP WHEEL IS YOUR GUIDE
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To reiterate, this is about making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Asylum in UK to be made temporary under Home Secretary’s plans
Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
To reiterate, this is about making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
How big a mystery though? I feel like it's probably pens
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
How big a mystery though? I feel like it's probably pens
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I heard there was a secret mash
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
October 28, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I heard there was a secret mash
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
That turned into a graveyard smash
But you don't really care for monsters, do you?
I know that in British English, practice is the noun and practise the verb. But as an adjective within a noun phrase? 'Best practice model' or 'best practise model'?
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I know that in British English, practice is the noun and practise the verb. But as an adjective within a noun phrase? 'Best practice model' or 'best practise model'?
Surprised to see One Battle After Another called "art house" by the BBC. Is that term a lot looser than I realised? I'd usually reserve it for much more experimental (and sometimes boring / challenging) fare. Is there no recognised term for faintly middlebrow, in cinema terms?
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Surprised to see One Battle After Another called "art house" by the BBC. Is that term a lot looser than I realised? I'd usually reserve it for much more experimental (and sometimes boring / challenging) fare. Is there no recognised term for faintly middlebrow, in cinema terms?
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Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
I keep seeing people use "mind you" in an unfamiliar way, but I've not worked out yet if it's a Gen Z thing or a more well-established American usage that I've missed till recently
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I keep seeing people use "mind you" in an unfamiliar way, but I've not worked out yet if it's a Gen Z thing or a more well-established American usage that I've missed till recently
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Obviously this is mad but it is very funny that YG did poll it not least because of the wave of ‘send the younguns to the army’ nonsense we had to put up with last year.
Should there be national service for Boomers?
A German think tank has called for 1yr of "mandatory social service" for all new retires - a move Britons would oppose for the UK
Support: 14%
Oppose: 73%
18-24yr olds: -43 net support
25-49: -58
50-64: -70
65+: -53
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
A German think tank has called for 1yr of "mandatory social service" for all new retires - a move Britons would oppose for the UK
Support: 14%
Oppose: 73%
18-24yr olds: -43 net support
25-49: -58
50-64: -70
65+: -53
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
October 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Obviously this is mad but it is very funny that YG did poll it not least because of the wave of ‘send the younguns to the army’ nonsense we had to put up with last year.
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My family came here 50 years ago. They've worked, paid taxes, raised families, been good citizens.
My many colleagues and friends who were either born elsewhere, or their parents were, the same.
It's so offensive to be told you're here on sufferance.
My many colleagues and friends who were either born elsewhere, or their parents were, the same.
It's so offensive to be told you're here on sufferance.
Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
September 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
My family came here 50 years ago. They've worked, paid taxes, raised families, been good citizens.
My many colleagues and friends who were either born elsewhere, or their parents were, the same.
It's so offensive to be told you're here on sufferance.
My many colleagues and friends who were either born elsewhere, or their parents were, the same.
It's so offensive to be told you're here on sufferance.
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Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan:
"Nigel Farage wants to impose Trump's dangerous anti-science agenda here in the UK. Peddling this kind of nonsense is irresponsible and wrong.
"It seems Farage would rather see pregnant women suffer in pain than stand up to his idol Donald Trump."
"Nigel Farage wants to impose Trump's dangerous anti-science agenda here in the UK. Peddling this kind of nonsense is irresponsible and wrong.
"It seems Farage would rather see pregnant women suffer in pain than stand up to his idol Donald Trump."
September 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan:
"Nigel Farage wants to impose Trump's dangerous anti-science agenda here in the UK. Peddling this kind of nonsense is irresponsible and wrong.
"It seems Farage would rather see pregnant women suffer in pain than stand up to his idol Donald Trump."
"Nigel Farage wants to impose Trump's dangerous anti-science agenda here in the UK. Peddling this kind of nonsense is irresponsible and wrong.
"It seems Farage would rather see pregnant women suffer in pain than stand up to his idol Donald Trump."
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I got the onion story directly below other comments on this mess.
September 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I got the onion story directly below other comments on this mess.
@lewisbaston.bsky.social Just coming to the end of your great book. Were you happy with the amount of maps, or was there a publishing reason to include so relatively few? Personally I'd have really valued one for each chapter I think, rather than just one for each part. Loved the photos, though!
September 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
@lewisbaston.bsky.social Just coming to the end of your great book. Were you happy with the amount of maps, or was there a publishing reason to include so relatively few? Personally I'd have really valued one for each chapter I think, rather than just one for each part. Loved the photos, though!
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Absolutely !!!insane!!! to me that the UK government, lobby and newspapers litigate at length every minor infraction by the BBC, rival newspapers, or what some random columnist has posted. But all of them just carry on not even commenting about this media owner. He’s not hiding, he’s telling you!
The owner of and absolute unquestionable algorithm controller of a preferred communications channel of the UK Government calling for violence and the overthrow of the Government. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Elon Musk addresses the ‘unite the kingdom’ march crowd via video link – UK politics live
Met Police believe 110,000 people attending rally, with one group in Whitehall throwing projectiles at officers
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Absolutely !!!insane!!! to me that the UK government, lobby and newspapers litigate at length every minor infraction by the BBC, rival newspapers, or what some random columnist has posted. But all of them just carry on not even commenting about this media owner. He’s not hiding, he’s telling you!
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The Labour government's response to a summer of open racism, including physical attacks and the demonisation of some of its own Cabinet, has been to hide. 'Anti-racism' is something you actually have to do, not something you are. Seriously, why can't people like this hear themselves?
Ouch. I’m talking about a general approach, not a single instance. And I think you’ll find, as a generalisation admittedly, that Labour supporters are anti-racism.
September 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The Labour government's response to a summer of open racism, including physical attacks and the demonisation of some of its own Cabinet, has been to hide. 'Anti-racism' is something you actually have to do, not something you are. Seriously, why can't people like this hear themselves?
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Tennessee Williams died in 1983, so he was alive at the same time as Venus and Serena - the other tennis-y Williams
September 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Tennessee Williams died in 1983, so he was alive at the same time as Venus and Serena - the other tennis-y Williams
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I was initially surprised that Rayner hadn’t sought more advice on her tax liability. And £40k is a lot of money. But @timleunig.bsky.social makes a good point here, especially as a court told her to set up the trust.
Goes to show quick takes can be bad ones.
open.substack.com/pub/timleuni...
Goes to show quick takes can be bad ones.
open.substack.com/pub/timleuni...
September 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I was initially surprised that Rayner hadn’t sought more advice on her tax liability. And £40k is a lot of money. But @timleunig.bsky.social makes a good point here, especially as a court told her to set up the trust.
Goes to show quick takes can be bad ones.
open.substack.com/pub/timleuni...
Goes to show quick takes can be bad ones.
open.substack.com/pub/timleuni...
Funny that "Ashton" is the same number of characters as "Entire" so would definitely have fit in this headline.
Glad that I denied Reach the click they craved, by going straight to their press release source instead, as I always do these days
Glad that I denied Reach the click they craved, by going straight to their press release source instead, as I always do these days
August 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Funny that "Ashton" is the same number of characters as "Entire" so would definitely have fit in this headline.
Glad that I denied Reach the click they craved, by going straight to their press release source instead, as I always do these days
Glad that I denied Reach the click they craved, by going straight to their press release source instead, as I always do these days
Tonight's recipe is described by the cookbook as "nourishing", which I'm pretty sure is code for "not tasty"
August 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Tonight's recipe is described by the cookbook as "nourishing", which I'm pretty sure is code for "not tasty"
With even Reform voters opposed, 50% to just 35%, this seems like a potent line of attack (61% opposed vs 17% support in population as a whole)
August 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
With even Reform voters opposed, 50% to just 35%, this seems like a potent line of attack (61% opposed vs 17% support in population as a whole)
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Here's how the real two-tier Britain works:
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
August 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Here's how the real two-tier Britain works:
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵
Just heard the BBC lunchtime bulletin, and practically every item apart from the ("and finally" about a Chinese cat) was Reform-friendly. Top item was literally Reform agenda, then immigration, foreign crime, UK crime, rising inflation.
I mean, this is just straight out Reform propaganda from the BBC. No other party would ever get - has ever got - this kind of unquestioning coverage. It is beyond extraordinary government ministers do not call it out. Imagine being that terrified. No wonder they are struggling.
Reform UK would pay countries for migrant return deals
The party outlines its plans to detain and deport all migrants who arrive in the UK on small boats.
www.bbc.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Just heard the BBC lunchtime bulletin, and practically every item apart from the ("and finally" about a Chinese cat) was Reform-friendly. Top item was literally Reform agenda, then immigration, foreign crime, UK crime, rising inflation.