www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art... "Tough on crime; tough on causes of crime"- clearly longer sentences are not the answer
Why are prisons overcrowded? The crisis in numbers
Longer sentences and an increase in recalled offenders are part of the reason why an early-release scheme is needed
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I just can’t believe we’re seeing this sort of stuff from a sitting MP Just want to say to British Somalis that you are loved and I’m so, sorry this is happening.
These people are mad at Dr. Fauci because he told them to wear a mask during a deadly pandemic.
"Europe has never been serious about stopping migration", says Camilla Long in an entirely research-free piece. She claims that Spain/the EU are lying about the fact that most people in Ceuta have returned to Morocco. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Ceuta is what happens when you’re not serious about migration
Ursula von der Leyen doesn’t seem to care about the tide of people rushing the Spanish border. Voters in Britain will
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www.ft.com/content/655a... "roughly 8,600 “newly arrived” non-domiciled taxpayers in the period, while 9,000 people exited"
Data suggests fears of UK ‘non-dom’ exodus overblown
Number fell by just 0.5% in 2024-25, casting doubt on claims tougher rules would lead to wealthy people leaving
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www.ft.com/content/c887... "The reply is yes if historical precedent is the benchmark. It is also yes if you are rich. The response is no when comparing the UK with foreign peers, particularly continental ones"
Do Britons pay a lot of tax?
My theory is that the UK is a cultural piggy-in-the-middle between the main EU economies and the Anglosphere
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Chris Philp (Shadow Home Secretary) has now, finally, deleted this video. It contained a number of (obviously) false claims based on his "research" which (deliberately or through incompetence) misinterpreted Home Office visa data. x.com/CPhilpOffici...
Chris Philp MP (@CPhilpOfficial) on X
1,000 workers from Pakistan brought 6,000 dependants - a staggering 6 to 1 ratio Many “workers” ended up in vape stores or kebab shops Low-skilled workers and dependents are still flooding in - pressuring public services and housing We must end mass low-skilled migration
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www.thetimes.com/money/tax/ar... tax expert Dan Neidle said: “Low-paid workers in the UK are paying less tax than anywhere else in the developed world. That is a fact. It means we are becoming much more dependent on the country’s highest earners.”
The proof that top earners are already paying enough tax
The new prime minister is mulling over tax cuts for lower earners — but the numbers suggest it’s those on higher salaries who need a break
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www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... Interesting headlines: The rich asking to be taxed more!
Gary Lineker begs Andy Burnham: Tax us millionaires more
The broadcaster and more than 100 other ‘patriotic’ wealthy Britons tell the PM ‘we can afford it’ — but a minister says they are already welcome to pay more if they want
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Which is more dangerous: rogue US President or rogue AI bot? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.
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www.ft.com/content/d151... Interesting idea: Creating expensive apartments make available affordable housing through "filtering"
Why socialists should embrace luxury apartments
High-end developments can be more effective at unlocking affordability than social housing programmes
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"A closed country will be poorer. A country that underinvests will not grow. A state that refuses to reform tax will ration ambition. And a Labour government afraid to say these things will discover once again that caution, too, has costs." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Burnham must learn from Starmer’s mistakes: Labour was elected to transform the economy, not just stabilise it | Jonathan Portes
Devolution, tax, the EU and immigration: these are all opportunities for growth if Burnham abandons the excessive caution of the past few years, says economist Jonathan Portes
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www.ft.com/content/b77c... Complex analysis. For GrowthL No doubt IT in US has been a powerhouse, but this aspect of growth requires "hedonic" adjustments in prices (unreliable and uncertain). Leaving aside IT, relative growth of both blocs are similar. 1/2
Is the US or Europe better off?
Comparing the two economies is harder than it seems
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My son just told me is favourite sentence is: “I didn’t say we should kill him” because if you emphasise each different word it changes the entire meaning
(4/4). But politically one key advantage. As HO source implies, drives wedge between those who are (or claim to be) worried about benefit access & those who want "remigration", whose primary motivation is racism and ethnonationalism. The reaction to this will therefore be revealing.. (4/4)
Home Office floating "compromise" on "earned settlement" reforms - settlement/ILR after 5 years, but no access to benefits until 10 years. Some thoughts..(1/4) www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Incredible timelapse of the Aurora, captured by astronaut Sophie Adenot
EU’s border check needs complete ‘overhaul’, says Greek airports chief - can't agree more; it is a complete disaster of a system www.ft.com/content/83ae...
EU’s border check needs complete ‘overhaul’, says Greek airports chief
Exit-entry system is forcing some passengers to wait on the tarmac in intense heat, Alexander Zinell says
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Andy Burnham, please read this piece by @danneidle.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/money/tax/ar.... Get rid of Business rates, Stamp duty and Council tax, which are all Bad Taxes. Tax instead Not Property value, but tax Land value- an important distinction which will not discourage housebuilding
Andy Burnham’s land value tax is the right idea. Let me explain
If he has the guts this plan would fuel growth, kill off three awful taxes and make us all richer — even short-term losers like me
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www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... If we want to avoid the chaos that we have seen in US and worldwide caused by a President who acts like he is above the law, we must continue to call out wrongdoing. A Trump-like figure is the last thing the UK needs
George Cottrell failed to declare gifts to Reform office
The convicted fraudster nicknamed ‘Posh George’ used his own bank card to cover costs without the Electoral Commission knowing
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Yesterday the Telegraph reported on my comments about air conditioning. The comment section is quite something. I have apparently become a hero of the anti net zero crowd by saying something what I think is sensible about air con. Allow me to point out three ironies in this 🧵
Excellent piece by @econromesh.bsky.social, explaining with illuminating clarity that "In an age when authority itself is contested, economists need to devote as much care to how evidence is communicated – and why it should be trusted – as they do to producing it in the first place"
John Springford@johnspringford.bsky.social · 4w agoInteresting piece by @econromesh.bsky.social. I always thought the right frame was the trade-off between (formal) sovereignty and living standards, and we emphasised that from the start. But the Leave campaign was effective with 'wrong then, wrong now' and so forth 1/ blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
They could be on to something. Perhaps a whole Zombie government!?
Good guy Jude Bellingham puts his jacket over a child in a wheelchair before a game several years ago: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
"Badenoch said she would not accept candidates who believed in net-zero targets"- should the party leader select and shape the MPs in their own image and beliefs, whether that be net zero or another? What about the idea of a "broad church" www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Back net zero and I’ll reject you, Kemi Badenoch tells Tory MP hopefuls
Conservative leader says even former ministers could struggle to meet her requirements for candidates at the next election
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Ranked: The Richest Countries by Average vs. Median Wealth share.google/yoCDvlaQKkvN...
Ranked: The Richest Countries by Average and Median Wealth
Why does the U.S. rank 2nd by average wealth but just 28th by median wealth? See how the world's richest countries compare in 2026.
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www.thetimes.com/us/american-... Why is this guy still the US President??
Trump must pay E Jean Carroll $6m after court denies appeal over sex abuse
A federal judge ordered the release of $5.8m to the former magazine columnist on Wednesday after President Trump’s appeal was denied by the Supreme Court
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