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@NiallFraser8 How does one get to be an adult and have such fundamental misunderstandings of how the world works.

The problem with Offord's bragging about his assets is that he made his money BY using money. Fundamentally wrong and unjust in my view.

@bbcdebatenight Reality just doesn’t ever make an appearance in these people’s thought process. Madness.

"Your generation face this problem because we’re part of a system... it only works for a small number of super rich elites" The SNP's Jack Middleton says society “doesn’t work” for young people, pledging help towards home deposits and rent caps #bbcdn

@MacRumors I was hoping to buy one in the next 5-10 years when the price, battery life and weight got to an acceptable point! Hopefully they revisit when the tech allows - it’s got awesome potential!

Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop macrumors.com/2026/04/29/app…

@Proudcumbrian @FleetsAndTweets @Morrisons @LaFamigliaRana That’s not what the description of the image shows clearly.

@FleetsAndTweets @Morrisons @LaFamigliaRana It's a ragu. A meat based sauce made with minced meat. You would not expect to find chunks of meat in it. No mention of taste in your rant.

Hey @Morrisons please stop selling @LaFamigliaRana foods. I needed something quick for dinner so I bought this. The box photo of the food is 100% false advertising. 3 tiny cubes of beef. This is just oxtail soup with pasta.

SpaceX just tied Elon Musk’s comp to achieving a $7.5T market cap and building a 1M person colony on Mars A Delaware judge 20 years from now: this was really easy to do and we will take his comp back

@scottishgreens He’s paid more tax than your leadership could in 1000 lifetimes. Bunch of spongers.

Tax 👏 The 👏 Rich 👏

@Malcolm_Offord The entire exchange with @Ross_Greer was eye opening. They don’t want success for the Scottish people as an absolute core belief. It’s something to be demonised and discouraged. Taking from the system is more virtuous, in their eyes, than paying in.

I want Scotland to be rich. The other parties do not. It’s as simple as that.

@FGrampia @JimSpenceDundee I would agree

@m_azzd @JimSpenceDundee A fettered capitalism with properly taxed corporations and high wealth individuals. A soft socialism perhaps, but mixed. All vital services should be state-owned imho. Privatisation has been a disaster in the UK, all of it is failing, too expensive or both.

I’m intrigued by this story. What assets are acceptable to own….and how many……what level of wealth differential is acceptable…is any wage or wealth differential acceptable if so where do we set it ? Should a lottery winner be allowed their unearned wealth ?

@FGrampia @JimSpenceDundee Sure, but this isn’t what you said originally.

@m_azzd @JimSpenceDundee Inequality is inextricably linked to capitalism. Capitalism creates inequality, ergo inequality is also linked to hardship and environmental damage.

@FGrampia @JimSpenceDundee It also ignores the fact that capitalism is the greatest poverty eradicator in human history. What alternative system do you suggest?

@FGrampia @JimSpenceDundee This article does not suggest that inequality causes hardship and environmental damage. It is saying it is a symptom of capitalism, along with haddship and environmental damage.

@FGrampia @JimSpenceDundee Inequality does not cause hardship and environmental damage.

@JimSpenceDundee Inequality is increasing, we should be decreasing it instead. It causes hardship and environmental damage. The richest have too much, the poorest not enough. Tax loopholes should be closed and everyone should pay their fair share without avoiding tax. That doesn't happen. Simple.

@DMScotPol Not everyone in Scotland hates aspiration, success and contribution.

Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord does his man-of-the-people bit by declaring he has 'six houses, five cars and six boats' on #STVdebate. Novel approach

And there it is: the 10-year UK gilt yield is currently trading above the 5.00% threshold.

@Dennynews Utterly incredible! Contributed more to the country than the other candidates would manage in 100 lifetimes. Could be on a beach with a pina colada and yet he wants to serve his country further. Hats off to the man.

Malcolm Offord tells the STV debate he owns "six houses, five cars and six boats". He adds: "I've paid £45 million in tax... I don't say this to boast". Incredible.

Hello Julia, sans aucune ironie, c'est top que tu prennes le temps de te renseigner. Mais le problème quand on lit Marx aujourd'hui, c'est qu'on prend pour acquis sa prémisse de départ, alors qu'elle a été démontée scientifiquement il y a plus de 150 ans. Toute la pensée de Marx repose sur la théorie de la valeur-travail. L'idée que la valeur d'un bien vient de la quantité de travail nécessaire pour le produire. Si tu acceptes cette prémisse, alors oui, tout son raisonnement tient. Le capitaliste "vole" la plus-value du travailleur, l'exploitation est mathématique, la révolution est inévitable. Sauf qu'en 1871, trois économistes (Menger en Autriche, Jevons en Angleterre, Walras en Suisse) découvrent indépendamment la même chose : la valeur n'est pas objective, elle est subjective et marginale. Un verre d'eau dans le désert vaut une fortune. Le même verre à côté d'une rivière ne vaut rien. Le travail incorporé est identique. Donc le travail ne détermine pas la valeur. C'est le consommateur qui valorise un bien selon son utilité marginale dans un contexte donné. Exemple concret : tu peux passer 1000 heures à tricoter un pull moche que personne ne veut. Selon Marx, ce pull a énormément de valeur (beaucoup de travail incorporé). Selon la réalité, il ne vaut rien. Parce que personne n'en veut. À l'inverse, Bernard Arnault crée des milliards de valeur non pas parce qu'il "exploite" mais parce qu'il a su anticiper et organiser des désirs humains à grande échelle. La valeur est créée par la coordination, pas extraite par le vol. Cette découverte (la révolution marginaliste) a invalidé tout l'édifice marxiste. Pas pour des raisons idéologiques, pour des raisons scientifiques. C'est pour ça que plus aucun département d'économie sérieux au monde n'enseigne Marx comme un cadre d'analyse valide. On l'enseigne en histoire de la pensée. Maintenant, le truc important. Si ton intention en lisant Marx c'est d'aider les pauvres (c'est une intention noble), alors tu vas être surprise par ce qui suit. Regarde les chiffres de la Banque mondiale. En 1820, 90% de l'humanité vivait dans l'extrême pauvreté. Aujourd'hui, moins de 9%. Cette chute historique ne s'est PAS produite dans les pays qui ont appliqué Marx. Elle s'est produite dans les pays qui ont libéralisé leur économie. Chine post-1978, Vietnam post-1986, Inde post-1991, Pologne post-1989. À chaque fois qu'un pays libéralise, des centaines de millions de gens sortent de la pauvreté en une génération. À chaque fois qu'un pays applique Marx (URSS, Cambodge, Corée du Nord, Venezuela), c'est la famine et les goulags. Ce n'est pas une opinion, c'est l'expérience la plus massive jamais menée en sciences sociales. Plusieurs milliards de cobayes humains, sur un siècle. Donc paradoxalement, si tu aimes vraiment les pauvres, la position la plus cohérente n'est pas d'être marxiste. C'est d'être pour la liberté économique. Parce que c'est empiriquement la seule chose qui a jamais sorti massivement les gens de la misère. Pour creuser, je te recommande trois lectures qui vont changer ta vision : "La Loi" de Frédéric Bastiat (court, lumineux, gratuit en ligne) "La Route de la Servitude" de Hayek "Économie en une leçon" de Henry Hazlitt Bonne lecture, et vraiment chapeau de chercher à comprendre plutôt que de rester dans tes certitudes. C'est rare.

@BritCits @CptHastings1916 ‘No other professions can’

@CptHastings1916 No reason to wait to call out an obvious wrong. Theres no reason for MPs to drink in the workplace. No others professions can. And more so, no reason for taxpayers to subsidise the booze. There’s plenty of pubs and bars in Westminster where the MPs can go to

If you join an institution that has existed for the better part of a thousand years you should wait more than a month before moaning about the customs of the existing members.

@MiltonicMindset @BenedictSpence Don’t see any problem with this. But there are some safety critical jobs that it shouldn’t be allowed and they aren’t. Don’t think our drinks at lunch culture will or should change though.

@BenedictSpence I’m a teacher. Should I be able to drink at work? It was done regularly up until a couple of decades ago? Should we return to a couple of cheeky pints at lunch, before going back to teach afternoon lessons - or are the milk and apples only for the pigs?

Mass deportations from the UK, but just for people who don’t think you should be allowed a pint at lunch.

@ftukpolitics She’s made it clear that by ‘growth push’ she means higher taxes and spending.

Rachel Reeves set for new growth push after May elections ft.trib.al/Zklazmg

@OrevaZSN Surely capitalism is the only form of society that allows all these things. What else you got in mind?

I just really, really hate the concept of capitalism. I don’t want to work my job every day. I want to make art. I want to be in my garden. I want to feel something.