Whig
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@vulpine2020
Whig; limited government; freedom of exchange, expression; personal liberty. Apologist for wheat. Pronouns: ‘Your Eminence’
I’ve never seen this picture before. Thank you @richardmarcj
Stonehenge tunnel officially scrapped - after more than £179,000,000 spent on plan lbc.co.uk/article/stoneh…
In a world with no Great Famine, Ireland’s population today could easily be 15-30 million with HUGE implications for British and European history.
This is the root of our problem. Voters have an almost comically unrealistic sense of what the government can afford. With taxes already at a 75-year high, we still need to borrow £150 billion a year, and to spend two thirds of that servicing interest on older borrowing.
Taraf al-Ghar (طرف الغار) A national public space for all to enjoy which has and always will embrace our shared and connected histories and named after a place with an Arabic name in modern day Spain. Eid Mubarak ❤️
Taraf al-Ghar (طرف الغار) A national public space for all to enjoy which has and always will embrace our shared and connected histories and named after a place with an Arabic name in modern day Spain. Eid Mubarak ❤️
EXCLUSIVE: Sir Keir Starmer has been told that he may have to “rethink” the government’s borrowing rules to fund a potential cost of living bailout amid mounting concern about the impact of the Iran war on household finances. The Times has been told that there was a discussion about the government’s fiscal rules at Cabinet on Tuesday. Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, suggested that they may need to be reconsidered if prices continue to rise and a major package of support is needed. Nandy, who is aligned with the soft left of the Labour party, has become the first member of the Cabinet to suggest that the government’s fiscal rules may need to be relaxed in response to the crisis. Ministers are increasingly concerned that the conflict in the Middle East will lead to long-term economic scarring and push up the cost of food, heating and mortgage payments for millions of families. The cost of food is expected to rise particularly sharply as a result of fertiliser shortages and the impact of increased transport costs The Treasury stands by the fiscal rules, saying they have helped bring “stability to the public finances, investment to our infrastructure and reform to our economy”. It points out they were a manifesto promise thetimes.com/article/83d4c6…
The A303 Stonehenge tunnel has been scrapped after years of planning. £180 million. Gone. Not a single mile built. Not a single benefit delivered. Just taxpayer money burned. Who is actually held accountable for this?
"It's a long war strategy" @ProfessorPape argues that focusing on the destruction of Iranian hardware is a fallacy that mistakes tactical success for strategic victory when Iran’s true objective is a long-term asymmetric war designed to impose unsustainable costs on the West.
