Paul Hebden
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Seriously, when did the Independent become so obsessed with the wealthy?
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Seriously, when did the Independent become so obsessed with the wealthy?
Our media is vile.
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Our media is vile.
The Daily Telegraph is a newspaper of Nazis
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The Daily Telegraph is a newspaper of Nazis
Framing 101 guys.... please.
Don't start with you opponents frame.
Don't start with you opponents frame.
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Framing 101 guys.... please.
Don't start with you opponents frame.
Don't start with you opponents frame.
All those ultra wealthy people who were going to be filling up airports to leave the country because of changes to way they were taxed.
Never happened, at least not beyond what was expected.
A great big "meh" from the OBR in response to one of the media and the right wing's longest standing tropes
Never happened, at least not beyond what was expected.
A great big "meh" from the OBR in response to one of the media and the right wing's longest standing tropes
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
All those ultra wealthy people who were going to be filling up airports to leave the country because of changes to way they were taxed.
Never happened, at least not beyond what was expected.
A great big "meh" from the OBR in response to one of the media and the right wing's longest standing tropes
Never happened, at least not beyond what was expected.
A great big "meh" from the OBR in response to one of the media and the right wing's longest standing tropes
There it is. A freeze to tax thresholds and national insurance on people's pension contributions.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
There it is. A freeze to tax thresholds and national insurance on people's pension contributions.
I love this idea that's become common on here that income tax rises are sane in a moment when unemployment is rising and nominal wages rises are going on to reverse. Sure let's keep hitting median income earners and small businesses with higher taxes. Someone please speak up for the billionaires.
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I love this idea that's become common on here that income tax rises are sane in a moment when unemployment is rising and nominal wages rises are going on to reverse. Sure let's keep hitting median income earners and small businesses with higher taxes. Someone please speak up for the billionaires.
Youthful Reform-curious voters believe Gary Lineker, more than the believe in Andrew Tate.
Riddle me that!
Riddle me that!
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Youthful Reform-curious voters believe Gary Lineker, more than the believe in Andrew Tate.
Riddle me that!
Riddle me that!
Once again, LinkedIn delivers far more astute political analysis, than this narrowly centrist place.
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Once again, LinkedIn delivers far more astute political analysis, than this narrowly centrist place.
""I think the people in this country have had enough of experts," - Michael Gove, Editor, the Spectator and an ex cabinet minister
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
""I think the people in this country have had enough of experts," - Michael Gove, Editor, the Spectator and an ex cabinet minister
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Frequently these days I find better left political analysis on LinkedIn than I do on here or in the media.
Thie post attached is a case in point.
Thie post attached is a case in point.
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Frequently these days I find better left political analysis on LinkedIn than I do on here or in the media.
Thie post attached is a case in point.
Thie post attached is a case in point.
With the Bank of England still disproportionately obsessed with wages in its interest rate decision making, it's clear the cost of living crisis isn't going away.
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
With the Bank of England still disproportionately obsessed with wages in its interest rate decision making, it's clear the cost of living crisis isn't going away.
There's a similar picture on payroll. There's been a 180,000 drop in UK payroll in the last year alone. This chart plots the since payroll peaked in March 2023.
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
There's a similar picture on payroll. There's been a 180,000 drop in UK payroll in the last year alone. This chart plots the since payroll peaked in March 2023.
The payroll data shows a country undergoing a collapse in median nominal wages. This reverses a long standing trend in which nominal wages rose after covid (though never really outpacing inflation). That dip at the end from the July payroll data illustrates how median wages dropped £2,568 to £2,538
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The payroll data shows a country undergoing a collapse in median nominal wages. This reverses a long standing trend in which nominal wages rose after covid (though never really outpacing inflation). That dip at the end from the July payroll data illustrates how median wages dropped £2,568 to £2,538
Nothing shows just how out of touch this website is than the anger I've seen expressed at the government's rejection of income tax rises. Not only are such people out of step with Brits, but I also suspect they may be people who are relatively insulated from the ongoing cost of living crisis.
November 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Nothing shows just how out of touch this website is than the anger I've seen expressed at the government's rejection of income tax rises. Not only are such people out of step with Brits, but I also suspect they may be people who are relatively insulated from the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Since Labour's 2024 Budget, there's been a 150k drop in overall UK payroll.
Until recently nominal wages had continued to rise, part of a longer term trend in wage growth more or less since covid.
But wage growth started to reverse over the summer, according to PAYE data
Until recently nominal wages had continued to rise, part of a longer term trend in wage growth more or less since covid.
But wage growth started to reverse over the summer, according to PAYE data
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Since Labour's 2024 Budget, there's been a 150k drop in overall UK payroll.
Until recently nominal wages had continued to rise, part of a longer term trend in wage growth more or less since covid.
But wage growth started to reverse over the summer, according to PAYE data
Until recently nominal wages had continued to rise, part of a longer term trend in wage growth more or less since covid.
But wage growth started to reverse over the summer, according to PAYE data
I really feel this misreads what is actually going on, over determined (as ever by liberal/ left obsession with policy.
Policy isn't necessarily the glue that holds a voter base together, what's likely more binding for Reform voters is a shared sense the system is rigged.
Policy isn't necessarily the glue that holds a voter base together, what's likely more binding for Reform voters is a shared sense the system is rigged.
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I really feel this misreads what is actually going on, over determined (as ever by liberal/ left obsession with policy.
Policy isn't necessarily the glue that holds a voter base together, what's likely more binding for Reform voters is a shared sense the system is rigged.
Policy isn't necessarily the glue that holds a voter base together, what's likely more binding for Reform voters is a shared sense the system is rigged.
Gilt markets will spike if UK changes leader latest.
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Gilt markets will spike if UK changes leader latest.
*record scratch* *freeze frame*
"Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here."
"Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here."
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
*record scratch* *freeze frame*
"Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here."
"Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here."
And the far right reaction to the Southport killings seems to have led to our society becoming a much more dangerous place.
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
And the far right reaction to the Southport killings seems to have led to our society becoming a much more dangerous place.
699 followers on this awful websites geddin.
November 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
699 followers on this awful websites geddin.
Eg - I'm just curious as to what they achieve by obsessing with what these people say?
If you want to say something about last night, say something. Set your own terms of debate, but maybe reflect on what you, or anyone else, gains, by centering this group of highly online and radicalized thugs.
If you want to say something about last night, say something. Set your own terms of debate, but maybe reflect on what you, or anyone else, gains, by centering this group of highly online and radicalized thugs.
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Eg - I'm just curious as to what they achieve by obsessing with what these people say?
If you want to say something about last night, say something. Set your own terms of debate, but maybe reflect on what you, or anyone else, gains, by centering this group of highly online and radicalized thugs.
If you want to say something about last night, say something. Set your own terms of debate, but maybe reflect on what you, or anyone else, gains, by centering this group of highly online and radicalized thugs.