@pheadtony.bsky.social
Near Bristol UK.
Likes: well behaved politicians, bikes, football (#LFC)
Dislikes: dishonesty, populist nonsense
Likes: well behaved politicians, bikes, football (#LFC)
Dislikes: dishonesty, populist nonsense
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🌟 Porthcawl Town Council Christmas Lights Switch-on
📅 Saturday 6 December, 1pm - 5pm
📍John St, Porthcawl
Enjoy the festivities at Porthcawl Town Council’s Christmas light switch-on event.
🔗 www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/le...
📅 Saturday 6 December, 1pm - 5pm
📍John St, Porthcawl
Enjoy the festivities at Porthcawl Town Council’s Christmas light switch-on event.
🔗 www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/le...
December 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🌟 Porthcawl Town Council Christmas Lights Switch-on
📅 Saturday 6 December, 1pm - 5pm
📍John St, Porthcawl
Enjoy the festivities at Porthcawl Town Council’s Christmas light switch-on event.
🔗 www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/le...
📅 Saturday 6 December, 1pm - 5pm
📍John St, Porthcawl
Enjoy the festivities at Porthcawl Town Council’s Christmas light switch-on event.
🔗 www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/le...
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And here is the Monday after that Mini Budget (26th September 2022)...
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
And here is the Monday after that Mini Budget (26th September 2022)...
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Fun to look back at how the Truss-Kwarteng mini-budget was covered in the immediate aftermath...
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Fun to look back at how the Truss-Kwarteng mini-budget was covered in the immediate aftermath...
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Anyway, here are some front pages from the day after the most disastrous fiscal event in the UK since Robert Peston started a run on Northern Rock...
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Anyway, here are some front pages from the day after the most disastrous fiscal event in the UK since Robert Peston started a run on Northern Rock...
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Real ones remember the Foie Gras Ghanaians
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Real ones remember the Foie Gras Ghanaians
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And 47% of the “welfare bill” is on the State Pension. I really wish those two things were decoupled and reported separately.
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
And 47% of the “welfare bill” is on the State Pension. I really wish those two things were decoupled and reported separately.
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Indeed. And labelling it “welfare” let’s wealthier older people and media blame younger people who have never had if worse in terms of a social contract/opportunity
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Indeed. And labelling it “welfare” let’s wealthier older people and media blame younger people who have never had if worse in terms of a social contract/opportunity
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They say the same about their excessive use of NHS services too.
November 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
They say the same about their excessive use of NHS services too.
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True... I've seen numerous comments about "paid in all my life, It's owed to me" etc.
"Benefits" seems to be a dirty word. Which is WRONG.
In full these are "Benefits from living in a society"
Pensions ARE a Benefit.
"Benefits" seems to be a dirty word. Which is WRONG.
In full these are "Benefits from living in a society"
Pensions ARE a Benefit.
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
True... I've seen numerous comments about "paid in all my life, It's owed to me" etc.
"Benefits" seems to be a dirty word. Which is WRONG.
In full these are "Benefits from living in a society"
Pensions ARE a Benefit.
"Benefits" seems to be a dirty word. Which is WRONG.
In full these are "Benefits from living in a society"
Pensions ARE a Benefit.
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'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
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We are richer than ever and there are only two countries that are both as rich per person and as populous as the UK: the US and Germany. While America might be richer, we live longer and equally happy lives – and even the safest US state has a higher homicide rate than London.
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We are richer than ever and there are only two countries that are both as rich per person and as populous as the UK: the US and Germany. While America might be richer, we live longer and equally happy lives – and even the safest US state has a higher homicide rate than London.
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My lad just said to me “What time did Everton Kick off?” I said, “so far every 15 minutes, son!” 🤣🤣🤣
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My lad just said to me “What time did Everton Kick off?” I said, “so far every 15 minutes, son!” 🤣🤣🤣
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Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
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🔔 Reminder: Covid-19 was a leading case of death among US children and young people during the pandemic with 821 deaths in the year from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022 @jamanetworkopen.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 as the Underlying Cause of Death Among Individuals Aged 0 to 19 Years in the US
This cross-sectional study evaluates whether COVID-19 is among the top 10 causes of death in children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US.
jamanetwork.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
🔔 Reminder: Covid-19 was a leading case of death among US children and young people during the pandemic with 821 deaths in the year from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022 @jamanetworkopen.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Black Friday Realities...
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Black Friday Realities...
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This is how the Mail has covered a 70% fall in net migration.
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is how the Mail has covered a 70% fall in net migration.
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
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So my view is that the tax is good policy. There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is a good one. I wrote more about that in our Budget round-up: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/26/t...
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
So my view is that the tax is good policy. There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is a good one. I wrote more about that in our Budget round-up: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/26/t...
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A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
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Tony Smith on Ch4News saying international students should be limited because they’re “economically inactive”.
International students pay around £27k p.a. in fees to their universities, at least half again to landlords and they spend their parents’ hard-earned money in local shops.
International students pay around £27k p.a. in fees to their universities, at least half again to landlords and they spend their parents’ hard-earned money in local shops.
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Tony Smith on Ch4News saying international students should be limited because they’re “economically inactive”.
International students pay around £27k p.a. in fees to their universities, at least half again to landlords and they spend their parents’ hard-earned money in local shops.
International students pay around £27k p.a. in fees to their universities, at least half again to landlords and they spend their parents’ hard-earned money in local shops.
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Punch Drunk: my SKETCH of Rachel Reeves taking a post-Budget beating.
Punch drunk | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
There was a time when the morning after the Budget would see the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a victory lap of TV studios, explaining all the wonderful things they’d done before disappearing back…
thecritic.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Punch Drunk: my SKETCH of Rachel Reeves taking a post-Budget beating.
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Handy graph illustrating why twitter’s white flight narrative is not wholly accurate
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Handy graph illustrating why twitter’s white flight narrative is not wholly accurate
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The number of British citizens emigrating hasn’t increased, btw. Outward migration is up, but the increase is mostly non-EU migrants leaving the UK.
The methodology counting emigration of British citizens changed in 2021, which increased the number, and it’s been pretty much flat ever since…
The methodology counting emigration of British citizens changed in 2021, which increased the number, and it’s been pretty much flat ever since…
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The number of British citizens emigrating hasn’t increased, btw. Outward migration is up, but the increase is mostly non-EU migrants leaving the UK.
The methodology counting emigration of British citizens changed in 2021, which increased the number, and it’s been pretty much flat ever since…
The methodology counting emigration of British citizens changed in 2021, which increased the number, and it’s been pretty much flat ever since…
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New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same