British politico with a passion for American politics and the Anglosphere.
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I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it. Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words.
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Economics 101: Repeat after me:
A fall in the inflation rate does not mean prices are falling overall. It means prices are not rising as fast as they were.
But most previous prices rises are baked in and that prices are still rising.
Petrol prices at the pump are falling but that’s a global phenomenon and nothing to do with the government.
Food prices still rising — up 3.6% in January on a year ago. A slowing in the rate of increase but still an increase.
Got it?
The choices this Labour government has made means inflation has fallen today to its lowest rate in a year.
Lower food and petrol prices are helping ease the pressure on household budgets.
I know there’s more to do, cutting the cost of living is my number one priority.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Inflation is higher now than when Labour took office and is 1% above target inflation.
Lower inflation does not equal lower prices, as inflation is a measure of rising prices.
ons.gov.uk/releases/consu…
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Well we should all look forward to Keir Starmer’s reply to this devastating missive from David Wolfson. Looks like the PM has seriously misled Parliament. I doubt he’d dare to repeat his remarks outside Parliament.
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How do libertarians overcome the problem that, despite govt failing over and over again, most default to the romantic fairytale that the state is a benevolent, competent, public interest-driven entity?
Do we really have to plunge to Argentinian outcomes before the penny drops?
If struggling on assisted dying: wd you trust the Whitehall of 45 minutes, financial regulation, Iraq, Afghanistan, Brexit negotiations, 'Online Harms', covid & ukraine - with an NHS in meltdown & *already* encouraging families to put 'do not resuscitate' orders on healthy people - to figure out *in a few weeks* philosophical issues around death humans have struggled with throughout history then execute competently, honestly & with kindness?
If Yes, please go and work for the pro-ECHR campaign, we want all idiots assembled there
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I've been trying to ignore this from Carol Vorderman @carolvorders but it's now got over 12k 'likes', so here goes... 🤓
Both the figures and (far more importantly) the narrative is wrong.
Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks was £2,671.4 billion at the end of November 2023. (ONS data identifier HF6W.)
The same measure was £1,046.6 billion in May 2010. That was an increase of £1624.8 billion.
Cameron became PM on 11 May 2010 – so 4,962 days before the end of November 2023.
The average increase was therefore about £327 million per day, not £380 million.
Of course, that’s still an awful lot of money. But these figures are distorted by inflation – and Covid.
The more sensible way to look at the data is debt as a share of national income (or GDP). (ONS code HF6X.)
This is what I do in the chart below. This shows that the Tories inherited a rising debt burden from Labour after the GFC but this was levelling out by 2015, before the impact of the pandemic.
Ps. debt has risen since 2010 by a similar amount (as a % of GDP) in many other countries, including the US, Japan, France, and Italy.
We've had 5000 days of Tory Rule today 😳 I've done some maths
🔹Since May 2010, the
NATIONAL DEBT HAS INCREASED,
on average,
by a staggering
£380 MILLION A DAY
- EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR #5000DAYS
Which begs the question....
Where has all our money gone?
I wouldn't trust the Tories with my shopping list, let alone the economy 😡
FACTS
David Cameron became PM, after Gordon Brown, on May 11th 2010, 5000 days ago.
In June 2010 he said the national debt was £770 billion (other sources quote £903 billion, but I'll use HIS £770 billion for the calculation)
By end Nov 2023 the National Debt had grown to a colossal £2,670 billion (Source:ONS)
That's an increase of £1,900 billion.
Divide that by 5,000 days of Tory Rule and gross mismanagement.
It means an increase, on average, of c£380 million every single day for 5,000 days.
#GeneralElectionN0W
They always say never meet your heroes, but I doubt anyone ever regretted meeting Sir Bobby Charlton.
A true gentleman.
RIP
Sir Bobby Charlton RIP.
The saddest news.
The greatest English sportsman ever, world champion, European champion, league champion, FA Cup winner, Ballon d’Or, such a wise club director, a gentleman and a gentle man.
Thoughts with Sir Bobby’s family.
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Abominable.
The venue (Leith Arches) has cancelled our gig this Thursday following pressure from censorious activists
Is there an #Edfringe venue that believes in free artistic expression that will host us?
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Now may be the time to come back to Twitter. Thank you @elonmusk. #TwitterTakeover #ReaganThatcherSound
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🇺🇦🇬🇧New. Would you support or oppose Ukrainian refugees coming to the UK without a visa?
Support 77%
Oppose 12%
YouGov, today
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"How did a boy from Iraq who spoke no English come to this country and become Minister for Education? Because this is the greatest country in the world" - Nadhim Zahawi
#specawards
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Last night I went out out to @ManningsHotel for a scrumptious dinner with my dad and stepmum before they went off to @HallforCornwall to see @Fishy_Friends - I got my dad tickets for his birthday back in July and he said it was “well worth the wait, bleddy fantastic show” 😍 – at Bissoe, England
If 10 years ago you'd have told people that @nickclegg would be excusing all the privacy invasions of Facebook and calling it the Metaverse i'm sure it would have surprised even him.
Although he was always good at cringe-worthy videos.
I hope he finds his way back to values.
Not a single one of them right-of-centre! Unsurprising but still a shame. #bbc
Who will be the BBC's next Political Editor?
Jon Sopel is the early 3/1 favourite.
sports.ladbrokes.com/event/t…
If people are so upset about a comedian, can they not get his name right? Dave Chappelle is not called Dave Chappell.
Also, saw him last night live and he was even better than you'd imagine.
I hope @Netflix ignored that ridiculous wannabe walkout. He couldn't care less!
Without Twitter, all the people who need to be kept away from debates would still be stuck in a basement screaming at passing clouds furiously typing on MSDOS. #Newsnight