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Ian Beestin @ianbeestin.bsky.social · 4h

“When you take over the world, remember how polite I was”.

A fellow train passengers justifies her position on saying “please” and “thank you” whilst using #ChatGPT

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · 5h

So sorry to hear this news. Ed was such a colourful personality and added greatly to the diversity of thought at IFS. He leaves a legacy and will be sadly missed.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 1d

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 4d

@joxley.jmoxley.co.uk is always good, but this - on post-literate political communication - is really, really good. www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk/p/playing-po...

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · 5d

Agreed - personally I think the chance of a big cut in the cap on lifetime lump sums without transitional protections is close to zero!

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · 6d

TBF, I don’t think they are doing any kite flying. I think the media do it all for them. And unless they start ruling things out (in which case the challenge is ‘you didn’t rule out Y so you must be going to do Y) then there’s not much they can do, short of a 5 year promise to leave things alone

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks for sharing, that’s a really thought-provoking article. It’s given me the idea for a bit of research!

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · 12d

Apparently HMRC have taken down *thousands* of dodgy websites linked to these scam texts about WFPs!

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 18d

Lib Dem Tim Farron MP: "I'm a proud patriot, but I am no nationalist...You can tell the difference.

"Patriots love their country. Nationalists hate their neighbours. I am a patriot."

He says he's ashamed racists have tried to steal the flag.

Farron hits out at the "poison of nationalism".

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · 20d

Very much agree with this - defections in themselves don’t change a lot, but they are a strong signal of the relative health of the ‘ceding’ party and the ‘receiving party’!

John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 20d

NEW BLOGPOST

Tory-Reform defections are increasing, and the Cons should be worried. Not because of the value of the "talent" they are losing, but because it's market signal that they are no longer the party to build a career with on the right.

open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...

Crossing the Reformicon

Why Tory defections are starting to matter.

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · 21d

My view would be that you can’t look at cost in isolation - after all if the headline cost of the pension is going up because wages are growing in real terms, then so is the tax base to pay for it? Personally I’d move to an earnings link once we’ve reached a target level - eg 1/3 of average wage

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Sir Basil @sirbasil.bsky.social · 22d

Reminds me of this gag-

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · 23d

Average earnings up 4.7% in latest ONS figures - this is likely to drive the 'triple lock' increase next April. New state pension will be less than £1 per week under the income tax threshold in 2026, and will exceed it in 2027.

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Rory Martin @roryjoshuamartin.bsky.social · 29d

Tweaking NI thresholds to make employing part time workers vastly more expensive is one of the craziest things a party of labour could possibly do. Single mums, full time students, all the workers who efficiently fill gaps, punished.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 29d

Few things make me feel as nuts these days as having conversations with friends in aid about how global humanitarian aid has effectively been destroyed - which is going to kill millions, and is already killing them - then shifting back to normal discourse, where basically no one talks about it.

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · Sep 9

My column this week for This is Money responds to a reader who used ChatGPT to answer a question about pensions and IHT. The answer is 'kind of' correct, but the reader had drawn the wrong conclusion! www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensio...

Has AI worked out my inheritance tax correctly? STEVE WEBB replies

According to AI, the pension will not be 'part of the estate' because it is in trust. So it can't be used to pay off the debts of the estate.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · Sep 6

Looks like an additional round of ministerial announcements - mostly ministers of state - has just landed: www.gov.uk/government/n...

Ministerial appointments: September 2025

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.

www.gov.uk

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hope you had your mobile phone with you @torstenbell.bsky.social …!

Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · Sep 6

We are out talking to residents year round - it’ll never be true you just see me and the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team come election time. Sketty door-knocking last night and…

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · Sep 6

Great that Radio 4 Moneybox and BBC Breakfast are continuing to raise awareness of unclaimed Home Responsibilities Protection!

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

If you do find your name, go here to file to get your money!

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pensions Minister Torsten Bell has always been one to watch for swift promotion ….

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 3

Timeline cleanse

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Stuart McDonald @actuarybyday.bsky.social · Sep 3

Can the UK pension system adapt to an ageing population?

In Episode 6, I talk with former Pensions Minister @stevewebb1.bsky.social about:

🕰️ Future of the State Pension & Triple Lock
👥 Retirement for today's workers
🏠 Housing costs for future pensioners
💔 Widowhood

🎧 www.lcp.com/en/podcasts/...

Retirement in an ageing society

This week, Stuart McDonald chats with Steve Webb, former UK Pensions Minister and Partner at LCP, about how demographic change is reshaping pensions and retirement.

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Steve Webb @stevewebb1.bsky.social · Sep 1

I used to get the same with my Amazon recommendations!

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Mike Harrison @higheredactuary.bsky.social · Aug 29

Who’s talking PENSIONS?!

Please share the starter pack and encourage more debate here!

@stevewebb1.bsky.social @sarabenwell.bsky.social @stephawthorne.bsky.social @henrytapper.bsky.social
@marymcd.bsky.social @daviesofbrixton.bsky.social @josephinecumbo.bsky.social @prospectpension.bsky.social

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