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Wise to the idea of the veil of ignorance.

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People like Farage tend not to be interested in investigating matters they know will produce embarrasing results.
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It's the uber-wealthy that wanted Brexit, because the EU were working toward a tax system the wealthy couldn't duck out of.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Anyone who says wealth taxes will drive people away is really saying "only tax the poor, because they can't leave".

It's the philosophy of a serf economy.
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The undeserving poor, and the deserving rich.

And who spends lots of their spare cash advancing that toxic narrative?

Well, it ain't the poor.
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
As Gary from Gary's Economics has noted, there are three types of economists: Traders, academics and commentators.

The academics and commentators are never punished for being wrong.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I implore the police to investigate the trecherous little...

I think it's a bit late for polite questioning by the media.
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The world's saddest man.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's the Telegraph's function to cultivate fear and loathing and amplify division.

When that's your job, lies are your friend.

They're not interested in the truth.
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Do any politicians?
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Remind you of anyone?
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Imagine how awful it is for people still in the Labour party, who kept the faith all this time, then finally, come the glorious day when they get power...

this.
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Labour's massive tragedy is - the people they're trying to appease don't understand anything complex.

So it's a massive fail on more than one level. It's wrong, and they know it's wrong, but the morons they want to keep from howling at the moon won't understand how wrong it is.
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Filling the public sphere with vile lies is a form of politics.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kNc...
Politics of lies
YouTube video by Abradacamera2
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Jobs for the boys though, come on, be fair.

Thatt's always a source of joy as a Tory achievement.
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Streeting's what you get if you slightly over-inflate Darren Grimes.
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
All part of the plan for the uber-wealthy.

They're delighted with the progress.
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Politicians have zero interest in a resolute democratic process.

Any system you create, they'll seek to game.

Actually seeking to discover what the majority of people really want? Eww, no, how ghastly.
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And you've only just noticed this?
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Zero empathy.

Total psychopath.
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM