@RobertJenrick This is honestly such a stupid policy, why not just lower taxes or increase the thresholds. How on earth are you going to administer this nonsense?
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Englishman living in Scotland. That counts as abroad right?
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Under Reform, hard work will be rewarded.
No tax on overtime.
You keep the extra money you earn. Not Rachel Reeves.
Simple.
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🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage has pledged to scrap income tax on overtime above 40 hours a week for anyone earning under £75,000
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@NobleFrancis @iAmJoshHunt @GreatBritishTT Do you think we'll see a return of Help to Buy? Possibly a vote winner for Labour considering how poorly they are polling.
We at least need some de-regulation in the house building sector?
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@iAmJoshHunt @GreatBritishTT … so each policy has other effects. Also, they are focused only on that issue so bigger, important problems are ignored until people above them tell them something needs to be done on it so they are reactive and only act once it has become a problem & in the media already.
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The maths no longer stack up for construction
Ashley Osborne | PRSim | AngelBrics | LEXIT 🇦🇺@proptechpioneer
Not good signs for a construction led recovery
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@AlexMacLeod9 @IainCathro @theSNP You also lose your personal allowance once you earn over 100k taxable income
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Rabbitohs forward Jai Arrow has announced his immediate retirement from the NRL on medical grounds following a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease (MND). nrl.com/news/2026/05/2…
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Big milestone for #BRES. Beehive maiden JORC adds 21.3M tonnes @ 6.58% TGC, taking total Orom-Cross to over 60 Million tonnes.New Beehive deposit looking great. Another update on DFS optimisation update before end of May.
Blencowe Resources Plc (LON:BRES)@BlencoweRes
#BRES Beehive maiden JORC = 21.3Mt @ 6.58% Inferred, takes total to 64.3Mt (+168% since Stage 7) 🔹 c100m depth continuity 🔹DFS optimisation update due before end-Q2 🔹Strategic/offtake/funding talks continue blencoweresourcesplc.com/2026/05/18/bee…
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It's pretty cool that UK tax is optional now
Ex-deputy PM & housing minister doesn't bother paying stamp duty or CGT, no fine
Green party leader skips out on council tax for a few years, at worst it's a £70 fine
I feel a bit of an idiot paying mine in full all these years tbh!
Angela Rayner@AngelaRayner
I welcome HMRC’s conclusion, which has cleared me of any wrongdoing. I have been exonerated by HMRC of the accusation that I deliberately sought to avoid tax. When purchasing a home of my own with a mortgage, I did not own any other property and had no personal financial interest in the court-instructed trust set up to manage my son’s financial award. I was advised by experts that I should pay stamp duty at the standard rate. I set out to pay the correct amount of tax. I took reasonable care and acted in good faith, based on the expert advice I received, and HMRC has accepted this. I have always sought to act with integrity, and I believe politicians should be held to high standards - that is why I resigned from government and cooperated fully with HMRC. I wanted to ensure that I paid every penny that I owed, and have done so. I am relieved that my family can now move on - and that I can get on with my job.
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Congrats on the 'exoneration' Ange
HMRC: 'We investigated our boss's mate and found nothing wrong after she paid the bill late.'
The rest of us get penalties, interest, and court. You get a glossy statement and a leadership launchpad.
Two-tier tax system, two-tier justice.
Absolutely sick of the state of this Labour shitshow!
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@David90shaw Because an alternative, further left leaning leader, is far far worse!
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Why does Wall Street desperately want to keep Starmer in power? Dimon said the quiet part out loud today, praising Starmer and Rachel Reeves for pushing Britain back into the arms of the EU. Starmer has completely lost the British voters, his Cabinet, and his unions. But the global financial elite will do absolutely anything to protect their favorite puppet.
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🚨 BREAKING: The globalist mega banks are officially stepping in to save Keir Starmer. JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon just issued a direct threat to the UK, warning he may pull the plug on a massive multi billion dollar London headquarters if Starmer is ousted. This is pure financial blackmail. 🧵👇
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The real world: Polanski apologised and admitted he lived on the boat. It’s over.
But back in toytown:
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@TightFive_Rugby Cipriani right up there, although not necessarily through injury
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Who is the ultimate ‘What if’ player in rugby history?
Someone who was incredible talented, but didn’t live up to their potential because of injuries…
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A very nice divi arrived from #PGH today.
If the company hits it's targets of more than doubling EBITDA by 2030 this is surely not a bad place to park a few quid, with a very tasty dividend to boot while you wait.
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The bond market continues to act as an important check and balance on policy nonsense in the UK. Yields are elevated, but this is only an amber warning.
Markets want pro-growth, anti-inflation policies and would react badly if the government were to lurch in the other direction under new leadership.
To get growth back on track, the UK needs a sensible energy policy to increase supply and decrease prices, a light-touch approach to labour market and product market regulation, a 'say yes' attitude to planning law, and somewhere in the range of 4–5 percentage points off both tax and public spending as a percentage of GDP.
None of this is impossible, nor is it a lurch towards some kind of radical, unfettered free-market capitalism – and it should be quite achievable by a centre-left government with such a large majority.
If potential challengers to Starmer had serious policy solutions, they would be coming out forcefully to make their case. The silence is telling.
#gilts #ukeconomy #ukmacro #starmer #reeves #burnham #rayner #streeting #bluelabour #keir
Fraser Nelson@FraserNelson
Regicide is a dangerous game to play if you're on the fiscal brink - and UK is more exposed now than under Liz Truss. comment.press/brown
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Side note.
To the Labour MPs who shout “Liz Truss” whenever the economy is discussed, should note that the UK 10yr bond yield under Truss peaked at 4.7%
This morning, because of Reeves’ and Starmer’s ineptitude the 10yr bond yield is 5.02%
Labour crashed the economy.
James Cleverly🇬🇧@JamesCleverly
Starmer cannot survive this, and doesn’t deserve to. He did not have a plan for government. He had no mandate for winter fuel payment cuts, working tax increases, business tas increases, huge benefits increases, family farm tax etc. His political and personal judgement is shockingly poor. He thinks the rules don’t apply to him, he blames everyone else but takes no responsibility himself. Hence the list of people that he appointed and then fired, Mandelson being just the highest profile. The chaos within the Government, the Labour Party, and the country are his fault. Whether he stands down today, or clings on for a while longer, it is clear he won’t lead Labour into the next General Election. Whoever takes over needs to put the country before party and sort this Starmer created mess out.
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So Polanski did indeed fail to pay council tax on his main residence. Clearly he wasn't bothered about failing to contribute to the cost of local services.
It's another example of 'Rayner's Rule:' that those who are most keen on forcing the rest of us to pay lots more tax don't think they should pay much tax themselves.
And when they're found out it's always 'a mistake.'
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