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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 2h

lol here’s the full OBR book someone pressed publish early here’s the budget obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...

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November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM

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Tim Harford

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Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about the weird hollowing out of the UK tax system, how it compares with Scandinavia (vastly MORE progressive), and the strange reluctance of anyone in politics to talk about this truth.
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Britain’s tax system combines the worst of the US and Scandinavia

[FREE TO READ] The UK’s experiment in eating the rich while shrinking the state has left everyone worse off

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November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Tim Harford

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If you're seeing the news about @rutgerbregman.com and are more interested in his ideas than the latest dust-up, I strongly recommend one of his books. Any of his books - they're all good, but my favourite is Humankind, which is fierce and optimistic:
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Humankind: A Hopeful History

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November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM

Tim Harford

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Great piece by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about the weird hollowing out of the UK tax system, how it compares with Scandinavia (vastly MORE progressive), and the strange reluctance of anyone in politics to talk about this truth.
on.ft.com/4abEiUj

Britain’s tax system combines the worst of the US and Scandinavia

[FREE TO READ] The UK’s experiment in eating the rich while shrinking the state has left everyone worse off

on.ft.com

November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Tim Harford

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The Drunkard's Walk - How Randomness Rules our Lives. (Fun book by Leonard Mlodinow, finally emerged from bookshelf deep-freeze.) amzn.to/3LXTcUl

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

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November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM

Tim Harford

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I've just been sent an advance copy of @stewartbrand 's "The Maintenance of Everything". I LOVE it. He has such a distinctive voice and such a surprising set of observations and ideas.
Pretty-looking hardback: amzn.to/4rcKamp
Online draft: books.worksinprogress.co

Maintenance of Everything: Part One

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November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM

Tim Harford

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Taking a swipe at dating apps
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Taking a swipe at dating apps

Algorithmic dating, like online dating in general, has overpromised and underdelivered. Yes, that is the uninformed opinion of a centrist dad who has never tried online dating — but it is not merel…

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November 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM

Tim Harford

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Cautionary Tales - Kyoto: The battle that defined climate politics (with Joe Robertson)
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November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM

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Tim Harford

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The hall-of-mirrors economy: don't trade where you tweet!
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Don’t trade where you tweet

[FREE TO READ] Online conversations about hot meme stocks or cryptocurrencies are the source of some very bad decisions

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November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM

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Have I mentioned that Alphaville is setting up a Substack? 👉 on.ft.com/49pcgVk

FT Alphaville is finally getting a Substack

Stacking subs

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November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Tim Harford

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The hall-of-mirrors economy: don't trade where you tweet!
on.ft.com/48mNofD

Don’t trade where you tweet

[FREE TO READ] Online conversations about hot meme stocks or cryptocurrencies are the source of some very bad decisions

on.ft.com

November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM

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Tim Harford

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The Treasure Hunt That Broke America - Part 2 (Cautionary Tales)
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November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM

Tim Harford

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I've always been curious about what it would be like to play D&D with a a professional DM... Last week I got the chance!
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What’s it like to play with a professional Dungeon Master?

I’ve played tabletop role-playing games for forty years or so, but I’ve never played in a “professional” game. That changed last week when – as a guest of RPG Taverns …

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November 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM

Tim Harford

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Over a decade late, I know, but finally got round to reading Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, and it's really, really good - vivid, readable, loads of telling detail, deft drawing of connections and conclusions without overcooking it. Recommended. amzn.to/47THYZH

Steve Jobs

Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson ...

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November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM

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Chris Giles

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TBH

Not a popular thing to say, but the big problem with the UK direct tax system is that it taxes middle incomes too low, if we move from an income tax rate/ NI switcheroo to lower allowances, that is an improvement.

That is a big “if” though.

November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM