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George Currie retweeted
A reminder, Andy, of the Thatcher era:
• Income tax: 83% → 40%
• Basic rate: 33% → 25%
• Inflation: 21.9% peak (1980) → 2.4% (1986)
• Days lost to strikes: 29.5 million (1979) → 1.9 million (1990)
• Real pay for the average earner: up by a third
George Currie retweeted
I talked to Greg Sheridan of @australian (for the first time publicly) about becoming a lapsed atheist and embracing the Christian faith. I'm afraid it's behind a paywall (unlike Heaven), so here are the quotes in a thread: 1/17
George Currie retweeted
This beautiful couple Dmytro and Iryna died yesterday when they defended Kyiv from Russians. #StandWithUkriane
I’m in France at the moment and the frustration with the current approach is palpable from people I speak to. Let’s hope the UK does not purpose the same route. #COVID19 #France #UK
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If you’ve finished rereading ‘A Christmas Carol’ and don’t fancy the #Christmas T.V. schedule, why not read my Christmas Eve blog. Nothing to do with Christmas; it’s all #pensions, #Plato, and…wait for it…#TheMatrix!
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George Currie retweeted
Today, I celebrated Christmas early. The 25 homes I donated for homeless veterans were installed here in LA. It was fantastic to spend some time with our heroes and welcome them into their new homes.
Travelling to France tomorrow (obviously, I'm exempt from the ban on UK citizens). French bureaucracy is alive and well. 3 forms to fill in when 1 would have sufficed, and 2 have to be printed. Oh, and the C18 did not die entirely with the Revolution.⬇️
Thanks @DouglasKMurray. My pre-Christmas weekend will now be spent re-reading my collected edition of Hitchens’ essays. Should be fun for everyone around me!
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It’s important to find out who in your immediate friendship group would be a useful ally in a zombie apocalypse.
I added a @spectator subscription to my existing @Telegraph subscription this morning. It’s fair to say I’ve now achieved peak conservative.
Just when it’s sinking in you’re going on holiday, you peruse the airport bookshop and discover that your job is stalking you…
George Currie retweeted
These silky sheets are actually a spider web. As happened last June in Australia, sometimes there are so many spiders making webs, the silk becomes like one gossamer blanket [read more: buff.ly/2UDXx4q] [Carolyn Crossley: buff.ly/3kdIybk]
Pensions people! The DC market is changing, and changing fast! Check out @LCP_Actuaries’s latest DC report to understand how things are shaping up. You know you want to! tinyurl.com/3h4n2tz2
Friday's sickening events made me reflect on my own decision to step back from politics. We need to find ways of having more constructive public debates in this country. The leaders of our political parties need to act accordingly.
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