Akshay Bilolikar
@akshayb.bsky.social
YIMBY urbanist, regulatory lawyer
suspect employers will either scrap salary sacrifice as an option or cap their contributions (/ reduce such cap)
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
suspect employers will either scrap salary sacrifice as an option or cap their contributions (/ reduce such cap)
Thanks, I'll read.
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thanks, I'll read.
The jury determines questions of fact, some of which are inherently uncertain (eg reasonableness), as guided by the judge. I don't see how a judge is better able to play that role. I'm open to changes to the structure of court proceedings to ensure the jury's role is adequately constrained.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The jury determines questions of fact, some of which are inherently uncertain (eg reasonableness), as guided by the judge. I don't see how a judge is better able to play that role. I'm open to changes to the structure of court proceedings to ensure the jury's role is adequately constrained.
I think that's a weak argument. I don't think you need to believe in the use of juries in all types of dispute to believe they are valuable for certain types of disputes. There are important differences between civil and criminal proceedings!
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I think that's a weak argument. I don't think you need to believe in the use of juries in all types of dispute to believe they are valuable for certain types of disputes. There are important differences between civil and criminal proceedings!
"serious" being a much broader list than murder, rape and manslaughter!
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"serious" being a much broader list than murder, rape and manslaughter!
Apologies, let me rephrase: which adversarial, common law systems don't use them for serious criminal offences and function effectively?
Also -- not sure the E&W system does function effectively for summary offences. I don't know enough about eg Diplock courts
Also -- not sure the E&W system does function effectively for summary offences. I don't know enough about eg Diplock courts
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Apologies, let me rephrase: which adversarial, common law systems don't use them for serious criminal offences and function effectively?
Also -- not sure the E&W system does function effectively for summary offences. I don't know enough about eg Diplock courts
Also -- not sure the E&W system does function effectively for summary offences. I don't know enough about eg Diplock courts
Which adversarial, common law systems don't use them and function effectively?
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Which adversarial, common law systems don't use them and function effectively?
that's why the jury does not make decisions on matters of law! they make decisions on matters of fact, as directed by the judge!
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
that's why the jury does not make decisions on matters of law! they make decisions on matters of fact, as directed by the judge!
our continental peers don't have an adversarial system based in the common law
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
our continental peers don't have an adversarial system based in the common law
Reposted by Akshay Bilolikar
To clarify what I am saying: price per dwelling being inelastic does not imply that price per square meter is inelastic. The latter can be highly elastic to supply even when the former is highly inelastic.
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
To clarify what I am saying: price per dwelling being inelastic does not imply that price per square meter is inelastic. The latter can be highly elastic to supply even when the former is highly inelastic.
B2C Fintech has generally struggled to monetise
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
B2C Fintech has generally struggled to monetise
He acknowledges that it's shallow, but it's also not wrong!
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
He acknowledges that it's shallow, but it's also not wrong!
great news if this promotes the rollout of air conditioning
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
great news if this promotes the rollout of air conditioning
truly great news.
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
truly great news.
how do you think it would look? from a UK real economy perspective.
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
how do you think it would look? from a UK real economy perspective.
That principle needs to be paramount on the left imo, with “we should redistribute” being a secondary matter.
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
That principle needs to be paramount on the left imo, with “we should redistribute” being a secondary matter.
It’s the fact the Tories took on inequality through the tax system and the tax system alone, causing significant economic inefficiency and hurting the state’s ability to pay for public services. Breaching the principle that the public should pay for the public’s services.
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s the fact the Tories took on inequality through the tax system and the tax system alone, causing significant economic inefficiency and hurting the state’s ability to pay for public services. Breaching the principle that the public should pay for the public’s services.
Arsenal Josh is evidently talking about other professions like accountants that have had flat pay over the last decade
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Arsenal Josh is evidently talking about other professions like accountants that have had flat pay over the last decade
Well, not really for comparable professions eg lawyers, but also... that doesn't make it unreasonable for them to strike
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Well, not really for comparable professions eg lawyers, but also... that doesn't make it unreasonable for them to strike
Their pay was held flat for a decade, though
November 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Their pay was held flat for a decade, though
I've not done the sums, but my fear is that whilst it might make the medicine go down better, it wouldn't raise sufficient cash to fix those
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I've not done the sums, but my fear is that whilst it might make the medicine go down better, it wouldn't raise sufficient cash to fix those
it's only reasonable to go after salary sacrifice if they fix the 50k child benefit trap and the 100k personal allowance trap
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
it's only reasonable to go after salary sacrifice if they fix the 50k child benefit trap and the 100k personal allowance trap