james stuart duffin

UK banks poised for bumper bonuses. Good news for some. Banks could reduce profit margins, pay more on savings, but don't. Banker bonus cap abolished, capital requirements being reduced, recklessness enriches. What would the next bailout cost? ft.com/content/e560a9…

Tories say Zahawi peerage request turned down before defection to Reform UK - Tantrums and Entitlement ! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This is a case of consumers no longer believing the hype ! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🆕 We've just issued our report on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill. Find out more by reading the report: ow.ly/j9ZK50XMr5F

TFN is @scvotweet's magazine for the #VoluntarySector In the latest mag we confront the funding conundrum: are big players taking all the cash? We hear from Stuart Duffin @adreferendum The Centre for Social Justice @csjthinktank and others Read it here: okt.to/x7cy0t

Telling of today’s morals! "A jail sentence doesn't matter anymore," David Patrick Columbia, the founder of New York Social Diary, told the Daily Beast newsite in 2011, after Epstein's first conviction. "The only thing that gets you shunned in New York society is poverty."

AI sees humans as rational economic actors, and its early promises of benefiting humanity quickly switched to creating marketable products. (November in the archive.) mondediplo.com/2024/11/12arti…

@ScotRail It is almost a year now since waiting area has been closed at Falkirk High. Temperatures reaching -4 and nowhere for customers to shelter, particularly when trains are cancelled. Do you care ?

Isn’t it obvious that it is - hardly an expert opinion ! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🔥 Well well well. Scandal erupts, CEO flees the sinking ship & pension pot upgraded. At least the executives are comfortable. On a par with @NHSTayside thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/537450…

Pure greed- sad but not surprising ! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

My first ever !

#BBC has made editorial mistakes - for decades. Recently, trying to be unbiased it’s lost the plot. BUT there’s a bigger agenda that wants to close it down. It’s our BBC & those of us who believe in public service broadcasting need to stand up for the #BBC - warts & all.

The former Apprentice host says ‘you’re fired’ - and out go the DG and News CEO - over a dumb, moronic Panorama edit. Why on earth didn’t the BBC simply apologise when this first came to light. Whole thing seems bizarre

Extra-ordinary remuneration packages for management roles; lack of ability to be agile; poor outcomes; and Boards who lack scrutiny and judgement are all part of the mix too!

UK billionaire wealth is growing by £35 million every DAY. While 7 million households can’t afford the basics — like food and energy. I’m calling on the Government to tax wealth at the Budget to tackle the cost-of-living crisis. Sign my open letter: 🔗 bit.ly/TaxWealthAutum…

💡Unite's report finds that energy companies made £30 billion profit in 2024. £500 of the average household energy bill goes on pure profit. About a third. Why is the government not looking at this? #profiteering

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth says forming a “progressive alliance” with the SNP would leave the UK Government unable to “ignore” Wales and Scotland. On a trip to Edinburgh to meet with John Swinney, he spoke with our Scotland Political Editor @ginadavidsonlbc

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This is not a good look for Labour - bringing it into VAT rules will deliver good funding, which could support the NHS- powerful lobby at wok though, I presume ! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…