David Tillo

The govt's Student Loan Plan 2 repayment freeze in April 2027 must be reversed. It isn't moral. I'm concerned that my debate with Kemi Badenoch this morning distracts from the most immediate problem. In April 2027 Rachel Reeves will freeze the Plan 2 student loan threshold until 2030 which by then will increase graduate repayments by £300/yr more. This is effectively a unilateral negative breach of the student loan contract. Students were told the threshold would rise with average earnings. No commercial lender would be allowed to do this. The govt shouldn't do it either. Changing the terms of future students loans is a political decision - people may not like it but it is transparent. Negatively changing the terms of contracts already signed, and long in place, is a breach of natural justice.

@OliDugmore If she is bringing the thresholds in the two plans in line with each other she should consider doing the same thing with interest rates?

Rachel Reeves admits it. She says that student debts are not loans to fund university study. They are designed as a tax for other public services, thanks to their insane interest regime. At least she’s honest!

Acabada de sair. Parece que o eleitorado de centro/direita está mesmo a concentrar votos em Cotrim. Imagina!

Normal service is resumed.

“Sir, this is an executive order banning clients from sending data in a PDF”

My colleague Daron Acemoglu wins Nobel prize in Economics! ... ... so very happy for him! Congratulations! @DAcemogluMIT (congrats also to the other winners Jim Robinson and Simon Johnson)

Easy name to remember.

@goncalo_nspinto Porra 😂😂😂😂

🗓️💸Depois de quase dois anos de obras e 76 milhões de EUR torrados dos contribuintes, está pronta uma faixa BUS que não consegue ser utilizada por nenhum autocarro em Portugal (porque precisa de portas à esquerda) 🚰Mas pronto, temos direito aos "alguidares" do Siza Vieira

Vingegaard walking past the Quick-Step team bus after today’s win #TDF2024

Marginal rates *matter*. If you're trying to persuade a doctor to work more days, or a surgeon to take more hours, then they'll want to take home more than 29p in every £.

However, there are amazing charities and initiatives out there trying to change this! Future Frontiers is one of them - providing coaching and guidance to students in a critical stage of their education journeys. Would love to count with your support! justgiving.com/page/david-til…

Unlike in the 42km distance I and others will be running this year, in life, we don’t all start from the same position. Where we start has an impact on how far we go: for example, family income and education levels are the greatest predictors of labour market outcomes.

Dear Twitter/X/whatever this is called nowadays: I’m running a marathon in May and I’m fundraising for an awesome charity called Future Frontiers. justgiving.com/page/david-til…

@cgpliberal O paper diz respect o a um *temorary VAT cut* - não é claro que as conclusões são aplicáveis a um corte permanente noutro setor?

Funcionou. Agora é fazer o mesmo com o IVA da construção para ajudar a baixar o custo da habitação.

Se tem uma carreira em empresas da área que vai tutelar, tem conflitos de interesse. Se tem uma carreira em empresas de áreas que não vai tutelar, não percebe nada do assunto. Se tem uma carreira na política, é um boy do partido. Afinal, quem pode ser ministro neste país?

Fds

#Enlargement works: Montenegro finally sitting as peer with the other EU leaders.

Redação da sic a decidir as eleições:

Love at first bite: how Britain fell for a little Portuguese custard tart l via ⁦@guardian⁩ theguardian.com/food/2024/mar/…

@SICNoticias Boa ideia - os outros de sistemas de saúde na Europa agradecem!

🔴Pedro Nuno Santos: “Temos de formar mais médicos, estamos a pagar por decisões antigas de diminuição de vagas nas faculdades de medicina”