
Jon Hicks
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@TJ69B You'll get economies of scale and standards. However, there'll be a race to the bottom, profits over quality of service. I have heard many stories of useless management companies. It'll be exactly the same. In a world where property isn't scarce, *maybe* competition would emerge.
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Who can afford better lawyers to kick out tenants? Who are less likely to care about their property long term?
Jon Hicks@JonKula
@dshensmith @AngelaRayner I see a future where landlords are all large corporations. A good or a bad thing for renters?
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@MorgothsReview Early filming for S6 has already taken place. So, hopefully he's on the clear.
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@VinnieSull1van @JeremyClarkson @Britains___Pubs @PubHistoryTours I strongly believe his latest project (the farm, the beer, the show) are a net benefit to society as a whole.
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Current pub topic: Clarkson 🚜
People say @JeremyClarkson bought a farm (on which he works hard) to avoid inheritance tax. But, so what if he did? What possible reason could anyone have to blame him for caring more about his family and legacy than the government?
And, even if he did, he's raised more awareness for farming than the government or press ever would. So, unless you're in line with the many forms of governmental unfairness, what possible problem could you have with what he's done?

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@ListerLawrence The V90. Had one as a courtesy car recently (not the cc). Biased XC90 owner, admittedly. Modern Volvos are bloody decent vehicles, especially in the premium trims.
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You're in the market for a slightly raised 4x4 estate car with plasticy bits bolted on. Not as good as a proper 4x4 and about £10k more than a normal estate car - but quite rightly - Cool AF! 😎
Which one are you having?
Volvo V90 CC
Audi A6 Allroad
Subaru Outback
Mercedes E-Class All Terrain




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I don’t believe in privatisation without genuine free market competition (which we don’t have in our water industry). But…
We simply cannot afford the cost of nationalising the water industry, or the astronomical cost of upgrading the water network, which the taxpayer will have to fund if we bring it back into state ownership.
You cannot promote a policy of nationalisation, without explaining how this will be paid for (which will cost in excess of £100bn, btw!).
So which services does Zack Polanski suggest we cut in order to fund this?
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@dshensmith @AngelaRayner I see a future where landlords are all large corporations. A good or a bad thing for renters?
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@AngelaRayner Many landlords are selling properties because of this. There will be fewer available, at a higher rent. How has that helped renters?
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Proud to have introduced our Renters’ Rights Act to improve the lives of millions of renters across the country. 🌹
The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes
Landlords pause rent rises after tenants get more rights #Echobox=1781538809" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/money/mortgage…
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@ThatJohnJones I grew up watching a fair bit of TV. Mostly Disney classics like The Sword in the Stone and Robin Hood. No Pixar in the 80s. Did no harm. My kids can watch stuff like this - anything with a story they can follow. I love seeing them laughing at Shrek and Woody. On a TV, socially.
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When I was a kid, there were a couple of kids at school whose parents banned them from watching TV – any TV.
So, while I watched episodes of Horizon, The Computer Programme, Tomorrow’s World, The World at War, countless programmes about art and culture, and Top of the Pops and the Old Grey Whistle Test, … they didn’t.
I will always feel sorry for them for missing out. Because, they really missed out.
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Anyway, capital gains should be taxed like ordinary income.
Hank Green@hankgreen
Anyway, capital gains should be taxed like ordinary income.
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@MarkKeenan5 @mattzarb Yeah, indeed. Or east/west Germany. People need to read some history. And study basic economics.
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Most people would have a better quality of life under communism and that is no longer even a controversial statement
Callum Lyon@CallumLyon
The UK economy basically works like this: Get paid £2,000. Give £900 to a landlord. Give £200 to the council. Give £150 to energy companies. Give £300 to supermarkets. Give £300 to car insurance and fuel. Spend the rest surviving until next payday. Then get lectured by someone who bought their house for £37,000 in 1988 about how you need to stop buying coffees and cancel subscriptions.
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@TiffanyFong Some people think the economy is a zero-sum system so they see unfairness. It's not their fault they're ignorant. Well, maybe it is their fault.
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@almu1968 @MrFamilyOffice Oh I've seen siblings fall out because the responsible one has, in the eyes of the selfish ones, blown the inheritance on later-life care for their parents. I guess they'd rather have had a nice holiday, new car, house extension. It's sad.
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@JonKula @MrFamilyOffice I have known women who gave all the money they inherited from their husbands to their children, with the implication that those children will care for them. Still ended up in cheap nursing homes while neither kids nor grandkids could be arsed to visit .
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“My grandmother recently passed away and left her entire £800,000 estate to my parents.
My parents are already comfortable – they own their home and have good pensions.
I am currently renting a tiny flat in Bristol and desperately want to buy.
I asked my parents if they would pass some of the inheritance straight to me for a deposit, but they said they want to use it to buy a holiday home in France and ‘enjoy their retirement’.
Is it unreasonable of me to feel completely betrayed? Surely that money would change my life, whereas for them it’s just a luxury?”

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@Heccles94 You're an uneducated buffoon if you think he has that much "money". Work this though...You also think we should give tax rebates to people who lose money on investments or asset depreciation?
Maybe we just tax them when they realise their gains? We could call it capital gains.
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@RebeccaCNReid I've worked with so many people who insist on using apostrophes when pluralising abbreviations. More who do than don't. I get why; visually it seems clearer. It grates though.
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@compliantvc What if his companies halve in value tomorrow? You want to issue him a refund?
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@ItsJamesHall I was thinking because you get to invest the saved tax (because you'll pay income tax later). I'm a fan of a 50/50 ISA/pension split, but for no other reason than to preserve some liquidity.
With interest rates on the rise, paying mortgage off looks more and more attractive.
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@JonKula Good option financially. Issue is liquidity, if liquidity is a good thing (ie. you'll spend it if you can). Then it might be a more sensible option.
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Over 20 years, paying an extra £500/month off your mortgage (at 4.5%) instead of into a Stocks & Shares ISA (at 8%) leaves you £100,000 poorer.
The “safe” choice is quietly costing people a fortune.
Is there any situation where overpaying your mortgage before maxing investing actually makes sense?
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@PolitlcsUK How did you all think they were gonna age check children? They obviously have to age check everyone.
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🚨 SUMMARY: The UK's social media ban for children from early 2027:
- "User-to-user" apps where people create, share and interact with content (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, X, Facebook) will be banned for under-16s
- WhatsApp, Signal and YouTube Kids will be exempt
- Under-16s will also be banned from livestreaming, messaging strangers on gaming apps like Discord and using disappearing messages
- 16 and 17 year olds will face nightly social media curfews and limits on infinite scrolling with more details next month
- AI "romantic companion" chatbots will be banned for under-18s
- Adults can still access social media through age checks like facial recognition, digital IDs, passports and credit cards
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