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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 18h

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US? Brian Potter tentatively blames more big SUVs www.construction-physics.com/p/why-are-so...

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 15h

Kemi Badenoch has a brilliant idea – will Rachel Reeves steal it? www.independent.co.uk/voices/kemi-...

Kemi Badenoch has a brilliant idea – will Rachel Reeves steal it?

The struggling Tory leader ‘won’ the conference season with her headline-grabbing pledge to abolish stamp duty – as a difficult Budget looms, the chancellor must find a way to respond, says John Rento...

www.independent.co.uk

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 22h

Lampoon. From French lampon, from lampons (let us drink), imperative of slang lamper (to gulp down), from laper (to lap up). Earliest documented use: 1645. #etymology wordsmith.org/words/lampoo...

lampoon

noun: A biting satire directed against a person or institution; verb tr.: To ridicule or satirize.

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 18h

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US? Brian Potter tentatively blames more big SUVs www.construction-physics.com/p/why-are-so...

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 20h

I saw this and immediately thought, this film has got me written all over it.

Photo of a piece of cling film which I have written the word 'me' all over.
Sorry.

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 22h

Lampoon. From French lampon, from lampons (let us drink), imperative of slang lamper (to gulp down), from laper (to lap up). Earliest documented use: 1645. #etymology wordsmith.org/words/lampoo...

lampoon

noun: A biting satire directed against a person or institution; verb tr.: To ridicule or satirize.

wordsmith.org

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

Good comment from Tanaquil2

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

The View from Westminster newsletter has gone out. Free sign-up here www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely. I score only 6 and 10

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch has a brilliant idea - will Rachel Reeves steal it? www.independent.co.uk/voices/kemi-...

Kemi Badenoch has a brilliant idea - will Rachel Reeves steal it?

The struggling Tory leader ‘won’ the conference season with her headline-grabbing pledge to abolish stamp duty – as a difficult Budget looms, the chancellor must find a way to respond, says John Rento...

www.independent.co.uk

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

From the archive, 5 years ago: #Top10 TV Shows That Lasted Longer Than the Events Portrayed independent.co.uk/voices/tv-sh...

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

From the archive, 3 years ago: #Top10 Extinct Boys’ Names independent.co.uk/voices/top-1...

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

Good comment from Tanaquil2

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch has a brilliant idea - will Rachel Reeves steal it? www.independent.co.uk/voices/kemi-...

Kemi Badenoch has a brilliant idea - will Rachel Reeves steal it?

The struggling Tory leader ‘won’ the conference season with her headline-grabbing pledge to abolish stamp duty – as a difficult Budget looms, the chancellor must find a way to respond, says John Rento...

www.independent.co.uk

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eastlondongroup.bsky.social @eastlondongroup.bsky.social · 1d

Good afternoon, Lena @lenadour.bsky.social & its my pleasure, thank you. Yes, Albert Turpin was a keen observer of his surroundings in his beloved Bethnal Green. Here's his slightly later painting of "Re-building St Matthew's Church" which must date from between 1958 & 1961, I believe. #AlbertTurpin

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Scottish Social Attitudes report a dramatic dip in British identity in Scotland in 2024

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

From the archive, 3 years ago: #Top10 Extinct Boys’ Names independent.co.uk/voices/top-1...

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 1d

From the archive, 5 years ago: #Top10 TV Shows That Lasted Longer Than the Events Portrayed independent.co.uk/voices/tv-sh...

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 2d

I persuaded him to wear a badge too. I told him it is not too late

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to Alan Johnson for a wonderful conversation at Henley Literary Festival about Harold Wilson. I wore my AJ4PM badge

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 2d

Clue: it will not be from those imaginary spending cuts made up yesterday

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch promises to abolish stamp duty. Hurrah. But where is the £12bn a year coming from?

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 2d

Another odd line in the speech: “Over the next decade, Rachel Reeves is going to double the deficit with her borrowing and tax doom loop.” Really? obr.uk/economic-and...

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 2d

We need an annual tax on residential property (council tax surcharge) above a certain value

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, stamp duty is terrible, leading to misallocation of housing, but simply abolishing it would leave expensive property chronically undertaxed

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