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Professor Peter Matthews
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Professor of Social Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies, University of Stirling he/him 🏳️‍🌈

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-1241
I only managed to go to the Laughing Duck twice before it closed, but really enjoyed it! Sigh...
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
And yet, 150 years ago, it probably would've covered a good chunk of those giant villas in Manningham, and a helluva lot of other homes in the Bradford MDC area
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Ooh, that hot pot looks like the sort of thing you could make and leave in the fridge or freeze for later 👍🏻
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
But they really do have diminishing marginal utility
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Yeah. That needs A LOT OF CONTEXT
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
that does make sense in the UK, as our land values are derived
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
There was a series about Aldi fairly recently, I think on channel 5. I'm not sure if it covered this sort of stuff!
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
And if they depreciated the value of their asset they'd have a bit of a shock when they realised how much it actually cost them
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
And asset-rich, cash poor Tory voters led to the Poll Tax which is why we're in this mess with property tax in the first place
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Reposted by Professor Peter Matthews
Doubtless the IFS will confirm in the coming days, but unless I'm missing something the student loan threshold changes for Plan 2 will mean that collectively, the subsidy in the long run on student loans for them has now shifted to below zero, ie the gvt is now set to make a profit.
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ha! I imagine that pays Business Rates. If they do implement it in Scotland, it'll be interesting to see what it raises
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
...the charge that was meant to subsidise low-income households. It wasn't right that energy companies were delivering social policy. That's government's job. The government is more efficient at doing it.
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM