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An exile from Twitter, of course. Blackburn Rovers, politics and trying to work out why nothing works any more.
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7. It is, however, completely contrary to the narrative from many politicians/media/thinktanks that recent work migration is a) mostly low-skill & b) has a large fiscal cost.

The post-Brexit migration system was far from perfect! But it was clearly an economic benefit, not a cost. ENDS
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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6. So the overall story is that high skilled/high paid workers are strongly fiscally positive, while medium/lower paid workers are (very broadly) fiscally neutral in the long run (although positive in the short run). This is no great surprise to those of us who've looked at the data..
December 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
indeed - if its not ignorance or incompetence (she is famously very poorly informed on issues, apparently relying on twitter and her echo chamber), which is also unacceptable, it's just spiteful hatred. And that much at least is bang on brand for a senior Tory
December 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Critics of disability benefits largely frame it as a concern for government spending but beneath it, there’s often a clear prejudice: disabled people should have miserable little lives (unlike hardworking, normal people).
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM