Chris Thompson
@ThompsonCST
Trying to do the right thing by helping others. Living and telling a few stories along the way.
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More government accountability is needed.
We’re sleep walking into a disaster on all this I fear.
Tyres on EVs last around 30% less time than those on ICE cars.. All about weight. Also of course leave a lot more micro plastics behind them as result (or so a tyre man tells me..). Maybe it's just a different kind of pollution.
Yikes! 😬
Consequences and incentives. Much more in real terms btw. 50% plus.
Does somebody at the DOJ want to tell me why my American Airlines booking information and flights in July 2019 are part of the Epstein files (attached to a grand jury subpoena)? As the flight itinerary includes my maiden name (and I did book this flight) why was the DOJ…
This is an exceptional book that more people need to read!
Expect more of this (houses for sale at £1.95m)
NEW According to the latest @ONS figures, 693k people left the UK in the year to June. That is the single biggest outflow of people from this country in more than a century 👀
The welfare bill is, give or take £10bn, now much the same as the income tax take. Pretty much every penny in income tax paid by these working people Reeves care about so much... goes to a welfare recipient.
New Kitchen Porter wage breakdown 12.71 per hour 45 hours per week =29.7k + 8k service charge (taxed) 37,740 +15% NI Contributions = 5661 +5% Pension = 1887 Paid by company £37,289 Total wage £45,289 People still question why a burger is over £20
Just 1 day to go! What’s likely to be in store? 👇🏼
Big changes could be coming in the Autumn Budget 2025. We’ve broken down the 10 key tax proposals being discussed from higher-value home charges to frozen thresholds and pension shifts. Get the full picture:[hubs.li/Q03VBC_X0] Follow us for live updates. #AutumnBudget2025
![WellersSME's tweet image. Big changes could be coming in the Autumn Budget 2025. We’ve broken down the 10 key tax proposals being discussed from higher-value home charges to frozen thresholds and pension shifts.
Get the full picture:[hubs.li/Q03VBC_X0] Follow us for live updates. #AutumnBudget2025](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6hOE9zXUAAf1CI.jpg)
British boxing icon Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46. The multi-time world champion leaves behind a fantastic legacy. Rest in peace.
Here's some facts; - There are 5.6 million small businesses in the UK. - SMEs account for 99.9% of the business population. - Total employment in SMEs is 16.7 million (61% of the total), - Annual turnover from SMEs is estimated at £2.4 trillion. - 90% of new…
"Comprehensive, multi-layered & filled with rich detail & contemporary eyewitness accounts, many translated into English for the first time. A riveting & timely read from one of our finest young historians." Lovely to see this #EagleDays review in the @Daily_Express/ @DailyMirror
Please do visit the amazing @AcesHighGallery on 1 June to join myself & the fantastic @blackrauthor for a live conversation on #EagleDays! There will also be a book signing & a uniquely curated exhibition of Battle of Britain artwork. Not to be missed! 🥰 aces-high.com/events/view/ea…
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Capital Economics calculates that the £10bn of fiscal headroom Rachel Reeves gave herself in the Budget last autumn is likely now just £1bn, thanks to no growth and rising borrowing costs. Brace yourself for more tax rises to come.
L.A. Fire Chief Kristin Crowley warned Mayor Karen Bass (D) last month the $17+ million she cut from the department's budget "severely limited the department's capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large-scale emergencies, including wildfires"
Quite!
Fury fought a terrific, disciplined excellent fight and still couldn't win. That tells you how great Usyk is. #boxing #UsykFury2
Bank of England refuses to cut interest rates because inflation rising again. Downgrades growth outlook for the last three months of this year to zero, from previous prediction of 0.3 per cent. Cost of ten-year borrowing for the Government at just over 4.5 per cent, over double…
The UK is paying £1 billion to turn off wind farms because the electricity grid can't cope, wasting a record amount of power trib.al/A1cQJDt
If you want to raise tax revenue easily you tax people when they have money. Farmers don't have money when they inherit farms. So why tax them then? Makes no sense. If you must have their money Rachel Reeves, get it when they actually sell open.spotify.com/episode/3iqVoe…
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