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This thread from a tax lawyer is important reading. You’ll learn that Tory Chairman Nadhim Zahawi has been repeatedly saying things which have demonstrably not been true. There’s a word for that… twitter.com/DanNeidle/stat…
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There’s a nasty smell around Downing Street tonight; not sure if it’s the stench of corruption or what I just did in Rishi Sunak’s shoe…
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Happy new year / 新年快樂 to all those celebrating; the year of the rabbit is upon us!
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Do something with enough confidence and others will follow…
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Always ready for my close-up
(Video @LightHackers)
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It seems I’m living with a repeat offender… twitter.com/BBCBreaking/st…
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Conservative election slogan: Taxes are for the little people.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…
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Checking if it’s still January. Unfortunately it is. twitter.com/PoliticalPics/…
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Tory MP confirms the unreliable trains are good enough for you (the Tories recently extended Avanti’s contract) but not for Rishi Sunak
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Has your train been cancelled again? Not to worry, just get someone else to pay for a private jet for you:
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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Where I lead, others follow twitter.com/justin_ng/stat…
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Open for a surprise…
(Photo @imageplotter)
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Or a big Larry! twitter.com/LightHackers/s…
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Bless his optimism for thinking this will improve the situation. And for thinking that one soapbox will be enough…
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Clarkson enters the tricky “find out” period. twitter.com/manori_r/statu…
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“Crime and why I didn’t deserve the Punishment” twitter.com/henrymance/sta…
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Taxes matter. They pay for the public services we all need. If your elected representatives don’t readily pay what they should, then I’d suggest not electing them to represent you again. twitter.com/AArmstrong_say…
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Words matter. If your elected representatives use language that demonise others, and refuse to apologise when they’re challenged on it, then I’d suggest not electing them to represent you again. twitter.com/AuschwitzMuseu…
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Most people “fund their lifestyle” with their salary. Johnson’s was £160,000 including free accommodation. Why did he need a foreign businessman writing cheques for him? What was he expecting in return? twitter.com/Gabriel_Pogrun…
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Where in the Daily Telegraph offices do we think Rees-Mogg was when he wrote this article? twitter.com/Jacob_Rees_Mog…
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Everybody knows that politicians don’t answer the question that they’re asked, but Sunak can’t do it convincingly so keeps getting pulled up on it. Here’s the latest example: twitter.com/STVNews/status…
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Knowing Boris Johnson the “safe seat” will have a whoopee cushion on it… twitter.com/hzeffman/statu…
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I have good news and bad news about my friend Schrödinger's cat…
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 15 year old tabby. Living with my fifth Prime Minister. Unofficial. A subpar odyssey.