Odd that the cut of the cash ISA level to £12,000 to encourage younger people to buy shares is being reported as a bad thing. Over time you're going to make more money investing in the stock market than by sticking cash in the bank.
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Odd that the cut of the cash ISA level to £12,000 to encourage younger people to buy shares is being reported as a bad thing. Over time you're going to make more money investing in the stock market than by sticking cash in the bank.
Along the same lines as my tweet about the tide turning against Farage, this could be the Arsenal team that wins the Champions League.
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Along the same lines as my tweet about the tide turning against Farage, this could be the Arsenal team that wins the Champions League.
I famously know nothing about cars. How are they going to calculate this pay-per-mile for electric vehicles? Surely people will lie if it is self-reporting?
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I famously know nothing about cars. How are they going to calculate this pay-per-mile for electric vehicles? Surely people will lie if it is self-reporting?
Outrageous bitchiness at the despatch box from Badenoch. This should be the end of her.
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Outrageous bitchiness at the despatch box from Badenoch. This should be the end of her.
Even more reason to abolish the OBR now.
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Even more reason to abolish the OBR now.
So much has been pre-announced that the Budget speech is only going to last five seconds. “A penny on beer and fags. See the media for the rest.”
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
So much has been pre-announced that the Budget speech is only going to last five seconds. “A penny on beer and fags. See the media for the rest.”
Many years ago, when the boy was learning French at school, I set the dishwasher to speak French. It just asked me to “Vérifier l'arrivée de l'eau”.
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Many years ago, when the boy was learning French at school, I set the dishwasher to speak French. It just asked me to “Vérifier l'arrivée de l'eau”.
“The problem with those food waste bags that decompose is that sometimes they decompose before you’ve filled them.”, he says, scooping a mound of rotten vegetables and teabags from the kitchen floor.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“The problem with those food waste bags that decompose is that sometimes they decompose before you’ve filled them.”, he says, scooping a mound of rotten vegetables and teabags from the kitchen floor.
I probably shouldn’t say this but I get the feeling the tide is turning against Farage.
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I probably shouldn’t say this but I get the feeling the tide is turning against Farage.
I’ve been to the Kentish Town Recycling Centre twice today. People get OBEs for less.
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’ve been to the Kentish Town Recycling Centre twice today. People get OBEs for less.
10 years since Blackstar. Goddamn, you’re looking old.
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
10 years since Blackstar. Goddamn, you’re looking old.
We lived through this and some people think things are bad now.
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We lived through this and some people think things are bad now.
I can’t get over how good Lambrini Girls were last night in London. If you get a chance to see them, take it.
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I can’t get over how good Lambrini Girls were last night in London. If you get a chance to see them, take it.
Petition to rename either the EHRC or the ECHR because it’s just too confusing.
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Petition to rename either the EHRC or the ECHR because it’s just too confusing.
The CEO of WH Smith resigned yesterday and the share price went up 7%. That’ll look good on the CV.
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The CEO of WH Smith resigned yesterday and the share price went up 7%. That’ll look good on the CV.
Lambrini Girls were magnificent at the Forum tonight.
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Lambrini Girls were magnificent at the Forum tonight.
I shall be going to the Electric Ballroom.
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I shall be going to the Electric Ballroom.
I see from your screen grabs that Starmer’s social media team is still posting on X to a hostile reception. I’d like to know the thinking behind their not posting on here at all.
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I see from your screen grabs that Starmer’s social media team is still posting on X to a hostile reception. I’d like to know the thinking behind their not posting on here at all.
Two emails from the Co-op today. The first trying to sell me insurance, the second a funeral plan. What do they know?
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Two emails from the Co-op today. The first trying to sell me insurance, the second a funeral plan. What do they know?
At least everyone has stopped talking about the bloody budget.
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
At least everyone has stopped talking about the bloody budget.
Not sure this was the headline Mahmood was after.
More children to face deportation under government's asylum crackdown
More children to face deportation under government's asylum crackdown
More children will face deportation under Labour's plan to crack down on asylum seekers, the Home Office has announced.
news.sky.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Not sure this was the headline Mahmood was after.
I can think of someone I’d like to fall out of the Overton window.
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I can think of someone I’d like to fall out of the Overton window.
I stand by this list, compiled in 1988.
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I stand by this list, compiled in 1988.
My brain automatically sees Bob Dylan as Bob Vylan now. It’s probably what they’d both want.
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My brain automatically sees Bob Dylan as Bob Vylan now. It’s probably what they’d both want.
Trump is expecting the BBC to make a payment of a few million to stop him suing like US media firms did in similar situations. But the BBC can’t do that with our money without causing uproar. This is going to get interesting.
November 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump is expecting the BBC to make a payment of a few million to stop him suing like US media firms did in similar situations. But the BBC can’t do that with our money without causing uproar. This is going to get interesting.