Nick Gerrard
@crosstherubycon.bsky.social
Ex NHS finance. EU. Stoke City, SV98. Golfer. Nordic noir. History books. New European and Byline Times. Allotment. Barbican LSO, BBC SO.
And they scrapped the A12 widening scheme in Essex!!
There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer
Codswollop! AI could have written a better piece
Brexit is unworkable.
Tax reform is essential,
Positive immigration message necessary
No guts. No vision. No hope.
Codswollop! AI could have written a better piece
Brexit is unworkable.
Tax reform is essential,
Positive immigration message necessary
No guts. No vision. No hope.
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
And they scrapped the A12 widening scheme in Essex!!
There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer
Codswollop! AI could have written a better piece
Brexit is unworkable.
Tax reform is essential,
Positive immigration message necessary
No guts. No vision. No hope.
Codswollop! AI could have written a better piece
Brexit is unworkable.
Tax reform is essential,
Positive immigration message necessary
No guts. No vision. No hope.
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer
Codswollop! AI could have written a better piece
Brexit is unworkable.
Tax reform is essential,
Positive immigration message necessary
No guts. No vision. No hope.
Codswollop! AI could have written a better piece
Brexit is unworkable.
Tax reform is essential,
Positive immigration message necessary
No guts. No vision. No hope.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...
Tell the UK Government they must do better for nature!
I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...
Chances missed in a short-termist budget | Letters
Yep!
Yep!
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Chances missed in a short-termist budget | Letters
Yep!
Yep!
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Utter stupidity from the regulator.
Utter stupidity from the regulator.
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Utter stupidity from the regulator.
Utter stupidity from the regulator.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Putin would not now survive without constant war. The Russian economy needs to crash.
Putin would not now survive without constant war. The Russian economy needs to crash.
‘Putin’s whole life revolves around war – he is manipulating Trump’, ex-US aide warns
Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian...
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Putin would not now survive without constant war. The Russian economy needs to crash.
Putin would not now survive without constant war. The Russian economy needs to crash.
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"Labour has managed to squander its capital with immense speed, it's more than a little shocking."
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Labour has managed to squander its capital with immense speed, it's more than a little shocking."
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
The ‘they need us more than we need them’ negotiation approach still bollox!
The ‘they need us more than we need them’ negotiation approach still bollox!
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
The ‘they need us more than we need them’ negotiation approach still bollox!
The ‘they need us more than we need them’ negotiation approach still bollox!
Budget tax rises may be ‘fiscal fiction’ as pain delayed for election year, IFS warns
Starmer. Massive majority. 5 years to go. Blows it all.
No guts. No vision. No hope.
Starmer. Massive majority. 5 years to go. Blows it all.
No guts. No vision. No hope.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Budget tax rises may be ‘fiscal fiction’ as pain delayed for election year, IFS warns
Starmer. Massive majority. 5 years to go. Blows it all.
No guts. No vision. No hope.
Starmer. Massive majority. 5 years to go. Blows it all.
No guts. No vision. No hope.
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UKTBC Chair Andrew Lewin MP:
"The Brexit deal put up barriers with our closest and largest trading partners. We have 16,000 fewer businesses in the UK exporting to the EU."
"A surge in food prices, bureaucracy at the border and a hit to our economy of at least £100 billion."
"The Brexit deal put up barriers with our closest and largest trading partners. We have 16,000 fewer businesses in the UK exporting to the EU."
"A surge in food prices, bureaucracy at the border and a hit to our economy of at least £100 billion."
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
UKTBC Chair Andrew Lewin MP:
"The Brexit deal put up barriers with our closest and largest trading partners. We have 16,000 fewer businesses in the UK exporting to the EU."
"A surge in food prices, bureaucracy at the border and a hit to our economy of at least £100 billion."
"The Brexit deal put up barriers with our closest and largest trading partners. We have 16,000 fewer businesses in the UK exporting to the EU."
"A surge in food prices, bureaucracy at the border and a hit to our economy of at least £100 billion."
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*GARGANTUAN* 💥
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
*GARGANTUAN* 💥
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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Tory immigration policy - ruinous, prejudiced madness.
Tory Brexit ideology - ruinous, prejudiced madness.
Why Labour is killing itself and the country to try to soothe the unsoothable rightwing media is beyond me. Tell the goddam truth. Publish the damage. Only then can you start to fix it.
Tory Brexit ideology - ruinous, prejudiced madness.
Why Labour is killing itself and the country to try to soothe the unsoothable rightwing media is beyond me. Tell the goddam truth. Publish the damage. Only then can you start to fix it.
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Tory immigration policy - ruinous, prejudiced madness.
Tory Brexit ideology - ruinous, prejudiced madness.
Why Labour is killing itself and the country to try to soothe the unsoothable rightwing media is beyond me. Tell the goddam truth. Publish the damage. Only then can you start to fix it.
Tory Brexit ideology - ruinous, prejudiced madness.
Why Labour is killing itself and the country to try to soothe the unsoothable rightwing media is beyond me. Tell the goddam truth. Publish the damage. Only then can you start to fix it.
Debenhams boss could receive almost £150m if he turns around struggling retailer
Is it any wonder that the shops (still empty in Colchester) went bust!
Is it any wonder that the shops (still empty in Colchester) went bust!
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Debenhams boss could receive almost £150m if he turns around struggling retailer
Is it any wonder that the shops (still empty in Colchester) went bust!
Is it any wonder that the shops (still empty in Colchester) went bust!
Reeves should have included more tax reform in budget to help growth, IFS thinktank says – UK politics live
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Reeves should have included more tax reform in budget to help growth, IFS thinktank says – UK politics live
news.sky.com/story/tuesda...
A better headline would be, “Brexit Continues to Destroy UK Economy. Johnson, Farage in the dock”.
A better headline would be, “Brexit Continues to Destroy UK Economy. Johnson, Farage in the dock”.
Thursday's national newspaper front pages
Sky News takes a look at the headlines on Thursday's national newspaper front pages.
news.sky.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
news.sky.com/story/tuesda...
A better headline would be, “Brexit Continues to Destroy UK Economy. Johnson, Farage in the dock”.
A better headline would be, “Brexit Continues to Destroy UK Economy. Johnson, Farage in the dock”.
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Budget 2025.
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Budget 2025.
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lib Dem leader Edward Davey calls for a national investigation into Russian political interference in British politics:
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
"Given Reform won't, he must. So will he know launch a national investigation into Russian infiltration into our politics?"
Starmer: "Reform is riddled with pro-Putin propaganda"
So OBR says 440,000 fewer electric cars as a result of the budget. Yet fuel duty frozen again. Where’s the incentive to go electric?
Labour: no guts; no vision; no hope.
Labour: no guts; no vision; no hope.
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
So OBR says 440,000 fewer electric cars as a result of the budget. Yet fuel duty frozen again. Where’s the incentive to go electric?
Labour: no guts; no vision; no hope.
Labour: no guts; no vision; no hope.
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When you hear what Rachel Reeves has in store in the Budget, remember that there were ALWAYS other choices.
Labour have deliberately and consciously chosen to ignore the fact that Brexit is draining up to £90 billion a year from the UK economy.
That's a gap no amount of taxation can fill.
Labour have deliberately and consciously chosen to ignore the fact that Brexit is draining up to £90 billion a year from the UK economy.
That's a gap no amount of taxation can fill.
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
When you hear what Rachel Reeves has in store in the Budget, remember that there were ALWAYS other choices.
Labour have deliberately and consciously chosen to ignore the fact that Brexit is draining up to £90 billion a year from the UK economy.
That's a gap no amount of taxation can fill.
Labour have deliberately and consciously chosen to ignore the fact that Brexit is draining up to £90 billion a year from the UK economy.
That's a gap no amount of taxation can fill.
Budget 2025: key points at a glance
Fiddling at the edges while the UK economy burns. Brexit. CGT, tax allowances, banks, etc. About as radical as a dead chicken.
Fiddling at the edges while the UK economy burns. Brexit. CGT, tax allowances, banks, etc. About as radical as a dead chicken.
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Budget 2025: key points at a glance
Fiddling at the edges while the UK economy burns. Brexit. CGT, tax allowances, banks, etc. About as radical as a dead chicken.
Fiddling at the edges while the UK economy burns. Brexit. CGT, tax allowances, banks, etc. About as radical as a dead chicken.
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Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
I enjoy a smorgasbord as much as the next person, but the Labour tax and spend smorgasbord budget is now beyond a joke. Weeks of ‘up’, ‘down’, ‘around’ and ‘loop the loops’. The whole tax system needs RADICAL reform to make it simpler and fairer.
No guts. No vision. No hope.
No guts. No vision. No hope.
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I enjoy a smorgasbord as much as the next person, but the Labour tax and spend smorgasbord budget is now beyond a joke. Weeks of ‘up’, ‘down’, ‘around’ and ‘loop the loops’. The whole tax system needs RADICAL reform to make it simpler and fairer.
No guts. No vision. No hope.
No guts. No vision. No hope.