A lot of people finding out Lewis Goodall can be confidently wrong about stuff should have realised that a *long* time ago.
Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 4d agoLong covid is a disputed subject, at best.
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Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 4d ago
One of the things we have to relearn in the modern era is the correct level of consequences. No, of course Zack Polanski shouldn’t be arrested for briefly sharing a post which had a picture that correctly is seen as threatening Farage. Yes, he should absolutely be judged and found wanting on it.
An examination of pharmaceutical supply chains in post-war Vienna.
Peter Lucier@peterlucier.bsky.social · 3w agoThe itinerary for the boys’ trip to Holland may have been overly ambitious. Starring Sean Connery
"You'll never reach 25K followers with a very niche aviation site purely for obsessives" Prove this right or wrong by sharing or not as you wish.
What if Andy Burnham could raise £15bn – without a tax rise? There's one catch. He'd need to solve the UK’s biggest and least-discussed tax problem. Almost half of all small business corporation tax isn't being paid - and nobody knows why. Thread:
Things that some people simply refuse to believe even though they're true:
Dan Neidle@danneidle.bsky.social · 2mo agoUK tax has gone up significantly over the last 25 years But the tax paid by the average UK worker has not This apparent miracle was achieved by taxing “other people”: higher earners, capital, property, banks, etc The strategy has run out of road A 🧵 on what happens next.
Said it before and I'll say it again, you don't need to agree with Zack Polanski's politics to call out what is quite clearly in my view, antisemitic caricaturing. And no, saying this doesn't lend him any political credibility. It just means we should critique his views and actions not appearance
Ben Phillips@benphillips76.bsky.social · 3mo agoSharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.
Overall, the combination of tax rises and giveaways since last year’s Budget is progressive. Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
Not everything in the world is terrible - this is great
Henning Gloystein@hgloy.bsky.social · 12mo agoThe global share of combustion engines has plunged from 90% in 2019 to not much more than 50% in 2025. With #EV sales (incl. hybrids) to hit 20+ mln in 2025 we’ve reached levels forecast by the IEA’s most bullish scenario for 2030 in 2019-which was largely dismissed esp by the #oil industry.
Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
"The way to see off the populist right isn’t to cower in its shadow; it’s to step up and offer a compelling, positive alternative." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Brexit has been a resounding disaster. Starmer must find the courage to change course | Ed Davey
Poll after poll shows most voters think leaving the EU has been a failure. Closer ties with Europe would bring huge rewards, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
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Great video. Boils it down to the absolute basics. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
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