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At what point do we stop focusing on who needs to pay more tax and start asking where all of our tax money is going.
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Max Dowman serving a three match ban while both those Nyoni tackles aren’t even a yellow. Difficult not to despair really.
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Racks Sewell 4-2 Fisherman’s Arms
Barbteta tricks baby Aisthorpe and treats himself to a spot in the third round of the County Cup this morning down at the fortress.
Goals from MOTM @Danieltrott9, @CharlieDixon_10, @JoshTaskercw5v and Jonboy dump the fish out.
@Racks_GY
People on their knees but at least they’re all having a laugh on 100K a year
🚨 WATCH: John Healey accidentally says the Energy Secretary "opposed" the Jackdaw gas field
"Errr... approved"
#Budget
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Excellent article in the Wall Street Journal on Britain's unsustainable welfare spending:
— 7 million people (over 10% of the UK population) now claim at least one or more sickness or disability benefit. This is up 60% in the past 6 years.
— The UK will spend over £100 billion pound this year on sickness and disability benefits. This is projected to increase to £130 billion a year by 2030.
— No other Western country has seen such a rise in disability claims. In the US, 10.6 million people claim some form of federal disability payment, despite the population being 5x larger.
— 1 in 7 new cars sold in the UK are under the Motability scheme; however, only 10% of cars are modified for a disability. In one dealership, 25 out of 26 cars they sold in August were all under the Motability scheme.
— Charities, consultants, YouTubers and TikTokers have all sprung up, telling people how to maximise benefit access. Some of these videos receive hundreds of thousands of views. Over 1,000 people a day are signing on for PIP.
— According to a Government survey from 2024, 25% of the UK's working age population could theoretically be classed as disabled under the current criteria and access these benefits.
— A minimum wage worker who works 40 hours per week would take home around £1,880 per month after tax; however, if you are classed as too sick to work and claim PIP, you can take home £2,000 tax free per month.
wsj.com/world/uk/united-king…
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I’m old enough to remember that if an 11 year old went missing, it would be headline news. If they were found dead, it would be running news 24/7 on every television news slot and every UK newspaper for days or weeks. Now it’s just an afterthought. Barely mentioned, if at all.
Had to double check this wasnt a parody account ffs
You know that feeling when you book a flight for 50 quid and somehow it ends up costing 100?
Getting seats together, correcting a typo, another charge here and there, it all adds up.
When the cost of living is already squeezing people, those endless extras can feel relentless.
So we're changing the rules for you.
Parents won't need to pay a penny extra just to sit next to their own children.
You'll be able to fix any name errors on your booking free of charge.
And because the last thing you want once you're on the plane is more stress, we're working with the industry to make sure that disruptive passengers who have been banned from one airline can be banned from flying with other airlines too.
I know holidays are expensive and these are small things, but hopefully they'll make your trip just that little bit cheaper and easier.
That's exactly the kind of thing I want this government to keep on fixing.
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🚨BREAKING: The Trump Administration has invoked the long-unenforced Immigration Act of 1882 to prohibit entry into the United States of “any convict, lunatic, idiot, or any person unable to take care of himself or herself without becoming a public charge.”
Ultimately, this will allow the Trump Administration to deny green cards to immigrants who are likely to use federal welfare, food stamps, or Medicaid, and to revoke the green cards of immigrants who are currently using these programs.
The new rule is set to take effect Friday, September 18.
As a result, 5.6 million immigrants are expected to lose access to those benefits, and American taxpayers are expected to save $13 billion per year.
Follow: @MorseReport
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William Saliba has been named in the PFA Team of the Year for the past four consecutive seasons 💥
He's the only player to do so 😮💨
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The UK gets 8 bank holidays a year.
France gets 11. Italy 12. Austria 13. Spain around 14.
You work more days than almost anyone in western Europe, your pay buys less than it did fifteen years ago, and they keep moving the retirement age further away.
Who exactly is this arrangement working for?
