
Will
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Will
@willbxtn
Dad, Spurs fan, Bavarian beer enthusiast. Recently ADHD diagnosed. Opinionated about IR/Security/Economics/UK politics/anti-NIMBYism. Pesky Lefty-Liberal type.







The London Stock Exchange is dying. We have dropped out of the top 20 IPO markets, falling behind Mexico. In 2006 London raised $51bn, this year it was $248m. A 99% decrease. Some thoughts on why this matters and how we change course 🧵







"Being with Burnham in Manchester, it was striking just how at home he seemed. Everywhere we went, people stopped him in the street as if they knew him. Boy done good. Our Andy." Isn't he from Liverpool?


This is because James Bond is European






UK spends 5.7% of GDP on pensions. Germany 10.4% Spain 11.9% France 13.9% Italy 16% Even with an ageing population and maintaining the triple lock, the OBR forecasts that UK pension spending will only reach 7.5% of GDP by 2074.


How did the man who despicably celebrated the Charlie Kirk assassination get into Oxford with grades materially below the entrance criteria?


When we win all the endonyms are going to go: no more Türkiye, Kyiv or Kolkata x.com/maxtempers/sta…


34% of American families take home more than $150,000 (£115,000) each year. By comparison, just 2-3% of British households earn £115,000 or more.


The median household in the United States has $8,000 in their checking account, owns their home, and has a net worth of $193,000.












