Ian Hopkinson
@ianhopkinson.bsky.social
Scientist. Pythonista. Terrible guitar player. ooo...looker extraordinaire. Mr @Happymouffetard. Senior Data Scientist. @libdems since 1988 [he/his] https://www.ianhopkinson.org.uk
The time at which different people receive the leak will vary.
Personally I'm more bothered that many potential elements of the budget have been leaked/invented in the run up. Even this morning the BBC was leading on tax threshold freezes rather than wait until the announcement.
Personally I'm more bothered that many potential elements of the budget have been leaked/invented in the run up. Even this morning the BBC was leading on tax threshold freezes rather than wait until the announcement.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The time at which different people receive the leak will vary.
Personally I'm more bothered that many potential elements of the budget have been leaked/invented in the run up. Even this morning the BBC was leading on tax threshold freezes rather than wait until the announcement.
Personally I'm more bothered that many potential elements of the budget have been leaked/invented in the run up. Even this morning the BBC was leading on tax threshold freezes rather than wait until the announcement.
I guess there is a differential issue - market players who accessed the early release version have an advantage over those that didn't
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I guess there is a differential issue - market players who accessed the early release version have an advantage over those that didn't
Gove took out an intermediate level of support for SEND which means everyone is gunning for an EHCP which is expensive and difficult for LAs to manage coupled with that schools are very heavily focused on attendance which means parents are forced down the EHCP route or they'll get attendance fines
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Gove took out an intermediate level of support for SEND which means everyone is gunning for an EHCP which is expensive and difficult for LAs to manage coupled with that schools are very heavily focused on attendance which means parents are forced down the EHCP route or they'll get attendance fines
I'm gunning for "months" or "miraculous cure"! I wondered about adding glitter to your sterile wash fluid to make the experience at least decorative but I suspect glitter is not approved for internal use...
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I'm gunning for "months" or "miraculous cure"! I wondered about adding glitter to your sterile wash fluid to make the experience at least decorative but I suspect glitter is not approved for internal use...
I didn't realise you were a musician too!
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I didn't realise you were a musician too!
I read this first thing as an indication that things had gone badly overnight, and World War III was about to start!!!
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I read this first thing as an indication that things had gone badly overnight, and World War III was about to start!!!
Australia has a fifth of the GDP and a 10th of the population of the US
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Australia has a fifth of the GDP and a 10th of the population of the US
No problem! I enjoyed reading it, I remember reading the Jean M. Auel books avidly in the late eighties so perhaps on another timeline I'm an archaeologist.
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
No problem! I enjoyed reading it, I remember reading the Jean M. Auel books avidly in the late eighties so perhaps on another timeline I'm an archaeologist.