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They’re more likely to consider residence regimes and whether jurisdictions recognise things like trusts over the fixed level of tax, which is the important point here although admittedly not as interesting or as fun as self righteously swearing at strangers on the internet.

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 1d

Yes that’s all a great BSky post and I’m sure it’ll bang but it wasn’t the point I was making and doesn’t really disprove that there are plenty of favourable jurisdictions worldwide for high net worth individuals.

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 1d

This just isn’t the case and still doesn’t get around point 2.

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 2d

You can tax the top .5% more but 1) that’s a highly mobile group who can and do move jurisdictions to mitigate this sort of thing and 2) it won’t actually generate that much. Raising substantial amounts means implementing broader measures that hit big swathes of the population.

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 2d

Income Tax is ~30% of the UK tax take and is by far the biggest revenue generator (VAT’s #2 at ~19%). If you want to raise meaningful revenue that actually enables you to do big things, you have to look at IT.

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 2d

Who asked this and was it a newsroom bet because it’s a bizarre question

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 2d

Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, rules out metal detecting arches at stations, pointing out that with the number of stations and entrances to each it's basically impossible. She says that overall, UK trains are a pretty safe place to be.

Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 3d

‘Everyone on this train looks terrified’ I note as I board wearing a stab vest and screaming

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 3d

I mean really good grief.

Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 3d

Love to open The Times and see the latest PR push by a gambling industry resistant to paying more tax while it rips wages out of communities.

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah normally I do find failures more interesting than bragging but in this case he’s saying ‘We started with the assumption that scale and budget would drive success and didn’t alter that strategy for 15 years’

Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s 5 things I learned from my 💫 enormous career failure 💫 yes I’m open to opportunities

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 7d

LinkedIn gonna LinkedIn but it’s still insane to me that someone would enthusiastically admit to tanking an entire division on a professional platform.

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 9d

One of the dozens of campaigns globally that isn’t inspired by an American.

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 12d

Never not on.

#CelebrityTraitors

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 12d

Remember Hoyle kicking off a few years ago about Chancellor Sunak heavily briefing media pre-Budget rather than announcing policy in the Chamber and luckily that put the practice to bed and nobody mentioned it again.

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 13d

This man just wants to play murder mystery and you’re ruining it

#CelebrityTraitors #TheTraitors

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Rob @robsnottweeting.bsky.social · 13d

Jonathan Ross: I’m trying not to draw attention.

Also Jonathan Ross: dresses as a snake
#CelebrityTraitors #TheTraitors

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