David Frodsham

This should be everyone's New Year's resolution: (from @newscientist)

@timatkin @Masterofwhine I was blown away by these two beauties recently

Totally agree @Masterofwhine

@johnsweeneyroar Now I understand why the famous beanie is orange!

On the doorstep, people say that the Tories have failed the country nationally and Labour have failed Sutton Coldfield locally with the £1 billion Birmingham City Council bankruptcy, the 21% rise in council taxes and the cuts to services. Special needs, parks, bins, libraries: cut to the bone. @AndrewmitchMP's championing of Rwanda has cost the British taxpayer nigh on half a billion quid. Labour's Birmingham City Council has gone bust for a billion quid. Vote @libdems in Sutton Coldfield and save money. Vote for me and I will fight for you.

@CleanPowerDave Why does the graph show two UKs?

7. This means solar+rise from 12% of global electricity generation in 2022, to 25% in 2028. And much much higher in some countries...

Awesome new @IEA flagship report out on renewables. Here's what I found most interesting... 1. The renewables forecast was upgraded by 33%💪 ---- 90% from China, due to more certainty on their renewables strategy ---- 90% from solar, as boom continues to surprise

@RichardGCorbett The wrong questions continue to be asked in these surveys. #Brexit was about sovereignty vs. economics & immigration vs. individual freedoms. Q1: was the gain in sovereignty worth the economic price? Q2: was the EU immigration reduction worth your loss of freedom of movement?

Not a single field where Brits believe Brexit has benefited Britain

@AdamBienkov The really wealthy families don't pay IHT because it is such an easy tax to get around. Lowering the rate to (say) 25% and closing the loopholes would increase the amount raised.

A reminder that fewer than 4% of estates require any inheritance tax to be paid at all. A massive subsidy for the already wealthiest families.

@RestIsPolitics Do you think IHT should be reformed, left as it is, or abolished?

Last call for questions, reply below 👇

@JolyonMaugham The danger for Labour is that abolishing non-dom without reforming IHT will create an exodus of wealthy tax payers. The correct approach is to reform IHT, reduce the rate, close the loopholes... and watch the tax-take from IHT increase.

@darrenpjones The indefensibility of a £7b tax break for the rich needs to be balanced against the damage the current IHT regime does: driving the super-rich abroad, distorting investment and discouraging long-term family businesses. Labour should propose reform as an alternative to abolition.

A year ago Liz Truss trashed the economy with unfunded tax cuts. Now Rishi Sunak is doing what Liz Truss wants. Abolishing inheritance tax - which 96% of people never pay - is an unfunded tax cut of £7.2bn per year. The biggest threat to the economy is the Conservative Party.

@thatginamiller @BBCPolitics @VoteTrueAndFair It's even more surprising that no-one is advocating rejoining the single market. At the time of the referendum (and more so now) the Leave sentiment was about sovereignty not trade and personal rights

What is wrong with the main opposition parties? Even a poll on the Daily Express shows 84% for a 2nd referendum versus 16% Yougov poll 61% for rejoining v 39% The True & Fair Party @VoteTrueAndFair is now the only real #RejoinEU and conviction political party! #GeneralElectionNow trueandfairparty.uk

Re-joining the European Union is "off the table", Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says bbc.in/3sVSzRy

@greenmattbfd @GreenPartyMolly Is there more recent data? The article is 3 years old with the most recent data being from 2019.

@British_Airways I tried one last time and it worked on the website. Thank you if that was you, Abbie!

@DavidFrodsham Hello there. Please try again via this link: ba.com/complaints. Abbie

It is impossible to submit a claim for compensation on your website due to a cancelled flight @British_Airways - your website crashes every time I try to claim. How else can I get you to attend to this???

@British_Airways I've tried Safari on Mac, Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Mac. Different errors with different browsers, but none of them works.

@British_Airways It doesn't work. The page "Complaint or claim details" select "Delays, Cancellations..." then "Cancelled Flight" "Make a Claim" and "The compensation..." Pressing Continue just returns to the Complaint or claim details page. URL is #pageTitle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">britishairways.com/travel/custome…

@British_Airways I've tried both PC and mobile without success, but I'll now try with Chrome and let you know. Thanks, Abbie.

@DavidFrodsham Hello there. Maybe try on a different browser and see if this works for you? Abbie

@British_Airways Sadly not. I can try again if you think the website has been fixed, but I have tried most days for the last couple of weeks.

@DavidFrodsham Hello there. Have you managed to get this sorted? Abbie

Outrageous FX rates from @BancoSabadell mean you will be overcharged by 5% compared with @Wise when you pay by credit card in Spain - always pay in euros!

@Andreasthlm1 And this is the first tweet of yours that I’ve seen for ages - they are messing with the system it seems

@DanNeidle In your plan to lower the rate and close the loopholes (wouldn't that be grand) how feasible would it be to get non-residents (UK nationals living abroad) and non-doms (non-UK nationals living in the UK) to be subject to IHT on their worldwide assets?

Who pays inheritance tax? And does it matter politically? Some charts:

@Masterofwhine It’s really very simple. A quart is a quarter of a gallon, and a gallon is either 4.5 litres or 3.8, depending on… anyway it’s either rather more than 1.1 litres or rather less than 0.9 liters (sic) depending… Clear now?

American measurements are insane. Wtf is a quart?