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Over last half decade the Conservative Party has invented an entirely new political strategy which I would call the “boomerang wedge”. It consists of raising the salience of an issue you think will embarrass the opposition and then discovering that you can’t cope with it yourself
"[D]ebanking was down at the bottom of the priority list we put to respondents. Its domination of the news cycle was not a reflection of its importance to voters," notes @RMCunliffe. newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…
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But the number of season tickets sold has fallen from 700m to just 210m! Because even those commuting are now TWATs - going in mostly on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays.
The Conservatives are going to be pretty upset when they realise the rest of the Civil Service will one day be working for Keir Starmer, too.
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This is the Apennine Colossus. It is 442 years old and nearly 40 feet tall. Here is its story...
Abandoning IR35 changes. Hurrah. A tax evaders charter costed at £2 billion is not going to happen
Dividend tax stays 1.25% higher from April. Very interesting.
Jeremy Hunt decides that "salami slicing" the mini-Budget is disastrously failing to calm the markets: big new tax rise and spending cut package now being brought forward to *this morning*. Statement expected at 11am, Commons statement 3.30pm
🏠NEW🏠 Interesting stats from @richard_donnell at Zoopla - Housing market demand down 20%-plus in past weeks. 15% fewer sales. - Sellers cutting asking prices. - Every region of GB affected. Now seeing first compelling signs of mini-budget/interest rate impact on housing market
Rumours are flying around that the Treasury is planning to cut R&D to balance the books. This would be completely inconsistent with any intelligent growth plan.
- Markets are frantic - Govt u-turning on everything - @theIFS warns its fiscal plans don’t add up - The @bankofengland governor is dropping bombs - Jacob Rees-Mogg says the current market chaos has nothing to do with the mini-budget WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON Where to begin? 🧵
‘Benefits claimants aren’t who you think they are’. Many work in jobs and/or have major home responsibilities. You have no idea when you might need help. Attempts to ‘other’ claimants to argue for benefits reductions despicable. @thetimes thetimes.co.uk/article/im-a-m…
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A message from Tory conference: Don't get sick Don't be disabled Don’t be on low pay with kids to feed Don’t rely on Universal Credit or public services If you do, get ready to pay for £43bn in tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest the most. [THREAD] mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
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