Ben A
@ukbababa.bsky.social
Finds things like yield curves interesting, needs to get out more
Yarvin’s ideas and delivery are generally indistinct from those that might be screamed into your face outside a tube station by somebody already onto their third bottle of Buckfast
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Yarvin’s ideas and delivery are generally indistinct from those that might be screamed into your face outside a tube station by somebody already onto their third bottle of Buckfast
I suppose there’s nothing to stop them expanding product types whilst limiting eligibility based on income… especially as consistency doesn’t seem to be a high priority for this govt
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I suppose there’s nothing to stop them expanding product types whilst limiting eligibility based on income… especially as consistency doesn’t seem to be a high priority for this govt
Isn’t the 12 month period where she can’t face a leadership challenge up? Maybe she’s just making the most of her remaining time in post…
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Isn’t the 12 month period where she can’t face a leadership challenge up? Maybe she’s just making the most of her remaining time in post…
They heard the uproar made about Agricultural Property Relief removal and thought ‘sounds fun, let’s do fifty of those’
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
They heard the uproar made about Agricultural Property Relief removal and thought ‘sounds fun, let’s do fifty of those’
TBF the BBC have managed to mitigate this by making their election coverage unwatchable
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
TBF the BBC have managed to mitigate this by making their election coverage unwatchable
Surprisingly unpainful IME.
But perhaps I’m comparing favourably to the channel islands where you seemingly need to provide all documents transcribed using quill on
vellum and under wax seal.
But perhaps I’m comparing favourably to the channel islands where you seemingly need to provide all documents transcribed using quill on
vellum and under wax seal.
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Surprisingly unpainful IME.
But perhaps I’m comparing favourably to the channel islands where you seemingly need to provide all documents transcribed using quill on
vellum and under wax seal.
But perhaps I’m comparing favourably to the channel islands where you seemingly need to provide all documents transcribed using quill on
vellum and under wax seal.
Still, I reckon another asylum crackdown will solve it
November 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Still, I reckon another asylum crackdown will solve it
This is why, even if breaking the (dumb) manifesto pledge was unpopular, 100s of mini tax rises + ongoing visible decay in the public realm will be worse in polling terms over time.
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This is why, even if breaking the (dumb) manifesto pledge was unpopular, 100s of mini tax rises + ongoing visible decay in the public realm will be worse in polling terms over time.
I think there's something in this. The Tories' view was that immigrants should get nothing from the state for their taxes.
Labour have maintained this approach but also widened it to include anyone earning vaguely more than median income: "You're rich. Pay up and shut up"
Labour have maintained this approach but also widened it to include anyone earning vaguely more than median income: "You're rich. Pay up and shut up"
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I think there's something in this. The Tories' view was that immigrants should get nothing from the state for their taxes.
Labour have maintained this approach but also widened it to include anyone earning vaguely more than median income: "You're rich. Pay up and shut up"
Labour have maintained this approach but also widened it to include anyone earning vaguely more than median income: "You're rich. Pay up and shut up"
Need to get in the developers who own surprisingly spontaneously combustible Kent pubs.
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Need to get in the developers who own surprisingly spontaneously combustible Kent pubs.
Total Recall is either the thinking person’s dumb action movie or the dumb person’s clever action movie and I love it for that.
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Total Recall is either the thinking person’s dumb action movie or the dumb person’s clever action movie and I love it for that.
What's it in debt servicing costs? About £3ish billion?
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What's it in debt servicing costs? About £3ish billion?
Our local NIMBY group recently put out a leaflet objecting to the Local Plan because of a lack of school places and *on the same leaflet* pointed to their previous success in opposing a new school being built.
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Our local NIMBY group recently put out a leaflet objecting to the Local Plan because of a lack of school places and *on the same leaflet* pointed to their previous success in opposing a new school being built.
Relatedly, I imagine a lot of employees will be hearing from their employer shortly as to why pay rises this year are a lot lower and "well, they only raised *employer* NICs" will soon work even less than before.
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Relatedly, I imagine a lot of employees will be hearing from their employer shortly as to why pay rises this year are a lot lower and "well, they only raised *employer* NICs" will soon work even less than before.
"I'm really glad they didn't raise income tax" I say as my employer cuts my pension contribution and the heat pump I was about to buy goes up by £7,500.
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"I'm really glad they didn't raise income tax" I say as my employer cuts my pension contribution and the heat pump I was about to buy goes up by £7,500.
The most long-term (and worrying) part of this is it vindicates Hunt's approach: if you're definitely going to lose, set traps and salt the earth for your successors.
That doesn't seem like an entirely healthy development.
That doesn't seem like an entirely healthy development.
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The most long-term (and worrying) part of this is it vindicates Hunt's approach: if you're definitely going to lose, set traps and salt the earth for your successors.
That doesn't seem like an entirely healthy development.
That doesn't seem like an entirely healthy development.
In some respects I wonder if this is long-term worse. Truss: obviously mad, ejected quickly.
But if a centre-left govt with massive majority can’t touch the undertaxed median voter that doesn’t scream good news
But if a centre-left govt with massive majority can’t touch the undertaxed median voter that doesn’t scream good news
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In some respects I wonder if this is long-term worse. Truss: obviously mad, ejected quickly.
But if a centre-left govt with massive majority can’t touch the undertaxed median voter that doesn’t scream good news
But if a centre-left govt with massive majority can’t touch the undertaxed median voter that doesn’t scream good news
Yeah I do wonder if the £30bn needed becomes a bit more by the end of the day due to higher future debt servicing costs
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Yeah I do wonder if the £30bn needed becomes a bit more by the end of the day due to higher future debt servicing costs
It’s going to be the tax equivalent of a tub of Celebrations, but all of them Bounty
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It’s going to be the tax equivalent of a tub of Celebrations, but all of them Bounty
Reposted by Ben A
“We don’t want to do things that antagonize Labour MPs and voters”.
Guys that ship sailed. That ship disappeared over the horizon. That ship is docking in New Zealand.
You have 400 seats. Just do the policy that makes sense. Stop running away from shadows.
Guys that ship sailed. That ship disappeared over the horizon. That ship is docking in New Zealand.
You have 400 seats. Just do the policy that makes sense. Stop running away from shadows.
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“We don’t want to do things that antagonize Labour MPs and voters”.
Guys that ship sailed. That ship disappeared over the horizon. That ship is docking in New Zealand.
You have 400 seats. Just do the policy that makes sense. Stop running away from shadows.
Guys that ship sailed. That ship disappeared over the horizon. That ship is docking in New Zealand.
You have 400 seats. Just do the policy that makes sense. Stop running away from shadows.