Chris Glasper
@chrisglasper.bsky.social
Small cap analyst / investor. Centrist Dad. Long suffering SAFC fan
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Remember when the right-wing press and the private schools lobby said VAT would mean an exodus to state schools causing a crisis? Not so much.
(From this FT analysis: www.ft.com/content/c979...)
(From this FT analysis: www.ft.com/content/c979...)
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Remember when the right-wing press and the private schools lobby said VAT would mean an exodus to state schools causing a crisis? Not so much.
(From this FT analysis: www.ft.com/content/c979...)
(From this FT analysis: www.ft.com/content/c979...)
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Journalist Caolan Robertson from Kyiv:
"Midnight on New Year's Eve here in Ukraine, the start of 2026. Complete silence, no crowds, no fireworks, there's no cheering. Every other capital in the world right now is exploding with sounds, with light, and here it's silence.
"Midnight on New Year's Eve here in Ukraine, the start of 2026. Complete silence, no crowds, no fireworks, there's no cheering. Every other capital in the world right now is exploding with sounds, with light, and here it's silence.
January 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Journalist Caolan Robertson from Kyiv:
"Midnight on New Year's Eve here in Ukraine, the start of 2026. Complete silence, no crowds, no fireworks, there's no cheering. Every other capital in the world right now is exploding with sounds, with light, and here it's silence.
"Midnight on New Year's Eve here in Ukraine, the start of 2026. Complete silence, no crowds, no fireworks, there's no cheering. Every other capital in the world right now is exploding with sounds, with light, and here it's silence.
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Carol of the Bells ("Shchedryk") from Ukrainian Defenders at Sofiivska Square, in the heart of Kyiv.
Merry Christmas, friends!
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Merry Christmas, friends!
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December 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Carol of the Bells ("Shchedryk") from Ukrainian Defenders at Sofiivska Square, in the heart of Kyiv.
Merry Christmas, friends!
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Merry Christmas, friends!
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What do you call the last Friday before Christmas?
Most Britons don't have a name for the term, but 8% call it "Black Friday" or "Black Eye Friday", with usage most common in...
Tyne & Wear: 44%
West Glamorgan: 41%
Cumbria: 39%
Durham: 35%
Gwent: 33%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Most Britons don't have a name for the term, but 8% call it "Black Friday" or "Black Eye Friday", with usage most common in...
Tyne & Wear: 44%
West Glamorgan: 41%
Cumbria: 39%
Durham: 35%
Gwent: 33%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
December 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
What do you call the last Friday before Christmas?
Most Britons don't have a name for the term, but 8% call it "Black Friday" or "Black Eye Friday", with usage most common in...
Tyne & Wear: 44%
West Glamorgan: 41%
Cumbria: 39%
Durham: 35%
Gwent: 33%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Most Britons don't have a name for the term, but 8% call it "Black Friday" or "Black Eye Friday", with usage most common in...
Tyne & Wear: 44%
West Glamorgan: 41%
Cumbria: 39%
Durham: 35%
Gwent: 33%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Auditors and new officials have been turning over stones at the body in charge of Teesworks. Turns out the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been lending hundreds of millions of £ to connected orgs, without loan agreements, and those orgs are now struggling to repay
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen
[FREE TO READ] EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen
as.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Auditors and new officials have been turning over stones at the body in charge of Teesworks. Turns out the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been lending hundreds of millions of £ to connected orgs, without loan agreements, and those orgs are now struggling to repay
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
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Has the active/passive shift contributed to the demise of the UK small/mid cap industry, and by consequence the UK IPO market and UK productivity?
www.linkedin.com/posts/duncan...
www.linkedin.com/posts/duncan...
Has the active/passive shift contributed to the demise of the UK small/mid cap industry, and by consequence the UK IPO market and UK productivity?
That’s the argument made by Andrew Craig in a post… ...
Has the active/passive shift contributed to the demise of the UK small/mid cap industry, and by consequence the UK IPO market and UK productivity?
That’s the argument made by Andrew Craig in a post y...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Has the active/passive shift contributed to the demise of the UK small/mid cap industry, and by consequence the UK IPO market and UK productivity?
www.linkedin.com/posts/duncan...
www.linkedin.com/posts/duncan...
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Big new Jeffrey Epstein investigation just dropped: How he built his fortune based on scams and lies. New revelations about his ties to Clinton and Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Big new Jeffrey Epstein investigation just dropped: How he built his fortune based on scams and lies. New revelations about his ties to Clinton and Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
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This year, Newcastle United's owner had people put to death at a rate of nearly one-a-day.
December 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This year, Newcastle United's owner had people put to death at a rate of nearly one-a-day.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Just so we're clear, one incident of alleged anti-semitism by a musician = a major national scandal that should be roundly condemned.
Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored
Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Just so we're clear, one incident of alleged anti-semitism by a musician = a major national scandal that should be roundly condemned.
Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored
Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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This will always and forever be the most on point and prescient thing that Fukuyama ever wrote.
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This will always and forever be the most on point and prescient thing that Fukuyama ever wrote.
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Not many people need a cherry-picker to decorate their Christmas tree, but the team at Cragside do.
Their tree stands an incredible 44.7 metres tall - more than twice the height of the Angel of the North. And... it's a record breaker.
Their tree stands an incredible 44.7 metres tall - more than twice the height of the Angel of the North. And... it's a record breaker.
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Not many people need a cherry-picker to decorate their Christmas tree, but the team at Cragside do.
Their tree stands an incredible 44.7 metres tall - more than twice the height of the Angel of the North. And... it's a record breaker.
Their tree stands an incredible 44.7 metres tall - more than twice the height of the Angel of the North. And... it's a record breaker.
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Deliberate leaks are not culpable, but accidental leaks are heinous.
What a jolly political culture we have.
What a jolly political culture we have.
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Deliberate leaks are not culpable, but accidental leaks are heinous.
What a jolly political culture we have.
What a jolly political culture we have.
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So take this in. Straight from the NATO meeting after Russia’s attack Britain’s primary military town, Salisbury, Boris Johnson flew unofficially to party in Umbria with a former KGB officer working for the Kremlin.
Can anyone tell me how this has been forgotten?
It is Profumo on stilts
Can anyone tell me how this has been forgotten?
It is Profumo on stilts
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
So take this in. Straight from the NATO meeting after Russia’s attack Britain’s primary military town, Salisbury, Boris Johnson flew unofficially to party in Umbria with a former KGB officer working for the Kremlin.
Can anyone tell me how this has been forgotten?
It is Profumo on stilts
Can anyone tell me how this has been forgotten?
It is Profumo on stilts
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Sunderland staged a remarkable comeback to beat Bournemouth 3-2 at the Stadium of Light.
Regis Le Bris' side have now picked up more home points (15) in seven Premier League games this term than they did in the entirety of their last season in the top-flight (14 in 19 games).
Regis Le Bris' side have now picked up more home points (15) in seven Premier League games this term than they did in the entirety of their last season in the top-flight (14 in 19 games).
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sunderland staged a remarkable comeback to beat Bournemouth 3-2 at the Stadium of Light.
Regis Le Bris' side have now picked up more home points (15) in seven Premier League games this term than they did in the entirety of their last season in the top-flight (14 in 19 games).
Regis Le Bris' side have now picked up more home points (15) in seven Premier League games this term than they did in the entirety of their last season in the top-flight (14 in 19 games).
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I'm still really angry about all the pre-Budget leaking.
Hugely damaging to the UK. The exit tax rumours in particular. The uncertainty didn't end with the Budget - I expect an ongoing impact on business confidence and domestic/foreign investment.
Indefensible.
Hugely damaging to the UK. The exit tax rumours in particular. The uncertainty didn't end with the Budget - I expect an ongoing impact on business confidence and domestic/foreign investment.
Indefensible.
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I'm still really angry about all the pre-Budget leaking.
Hugely damaging to the UK. The exit tax rumours in particular. The uncertainty didn't end with the Budget - I expect an ongoing impact on business confidence and domestic/foreign investment.
Indefensible.
Hugely damaging to the UK. The exit tax rumours in particular. The uncertainty didn't end with the Budget - I expect an ongoing impact on business confidence and domestic/foreign investment.
Indefensible.
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Another way of looking at this, of course, is that if you took the triple lock out of the equation, the benefits bill would very likely roughly be increasing in line with projected inflation *if that*
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Another way of looking at this, of course, is that if you took the triple lock out of the equation, the benefits bill would very likely roughly be increasing in line with projected inflation *if that*
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Poetry.
We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Poetry.
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Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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The “toxic and chaotic culture” inside Boris Johnson’s Downing St was behind the UK’s “too little, too late” response to Covid-19, with Johnson singled out for particular blame. Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said poor decisions by him, his ministers and officials cost tens of thousands of lives.
Covid response of ‘toxic and chaotic’ UK government was ‘too little, too late’, inquiry finds
Report criticises culture in Downing Street during Boris Johnson’s tenure
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November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The “toxic and chaotic culture” inside Boris Johnson’s Downing St was behind the UK’s “too little, too late” response to Covid-19, with Johnson singled out for particular blame. Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said poor decisions by him, his ministers and officials cost tens of thousands of lives.
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This does feel like a major crossing of the Rubicon – the world's best-funded and in many ways most powerful public health agency is now actively pushing disinformation.
I know there's a *lot* going on to care about at the moment, but this one really is significant, and matters well beyond the US.
I know there's a *lot* going on to care about at the moment, but this one really is significant, and matters well beyond the US.
The CDC website now disseminates disinformation about vaccines, claiming erroneously that infant vaccines might cause autism, when we know conclusively that they do not. It is difficult to overstate just how dangerous this is. www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This does feel like a major crossing of the Rubicon – the world's best-funded and in many ways most powerful public health agency is now actively pushing disinformation.
I know there's a *lot* going on to care about at the moment, but this one really is significant, and matters well beyond the US.
I know there's a *lot* going on to care about at the moment, but this one really is significant, and matters well beyond the US.
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I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...