Not your normal London Taxi Driver.
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A full 47% of the cost of a litre of petrol is imposed by the Government. Current average for regular unleaded is 174.81p, meaning 82p of that goes straight into the taxman's bottomless pocket.
I know people are worried about fuel prices. And I get it. You get to the pump, watch the numbers climb, and wonder why it's costing so much more than it used to.
The reality is that global events are pushing up costs, and families here at home are feeling the impact.
But I won't accept that there's nothing I can do to help.
That's why from today, you'll be able to see petrol and diesel prices on Google Maps, compare nearby stations and find the cheapest option before you fill up.
It's a small change, but if there's a practical way to help people keep more money in their pocket, I'll do it.
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Lisa Nandy has said that the social media ban for under-16s is just the starting point.
She praised Keir Starmer and Liz Kendall for beginning the process of increasing online censorship, and welcomed Andy Burnham’s decision to accelerate it.
At Labour Party conference, Nandy said the ban was “a staging post to what must be a very interventionist state, policing and regulating the online space so that people are safe”.
We should recognise that this is no longer just about protecting children online. It is about giving the state greater control over what we can and cannot say online.
We are living in Orwell’s 1984.
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The destruction of a proud nation that once punched above its weight like no other on the globe. Now locked into relentless decline by decisions and political culture of its own making. I fear there is no coming back.
Unfortunate truths about Scottish education:
The number of high-achieving kids has collapsed by 40% in the past 20 years.
PE is now the third most popular subject at Higher.
Just 40% percent of kids pass English and Maths at National 5 (ie, GCSE).
Scottish 15 year olds are more than a year behind English 15 year olds in Maths and Science.
"Knowledge" is a contested idea in Scottish education.
And the SNP government's response? The situation is "essentially stable".
Column on a great national disgrace. 👇
thetimes.com/uk/scotland/art…
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Only "tough" if you are working and trying to provide for your own family - it will be fine if you are on benefits.
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Last year’s increase in Capital Gains Tax resulted in a decrease in CGT revenue. Treasury took £13.6 billion in 2024-25 compared with £14.9 billion the year before. When you tax wealth it goes elsewhere….
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Don’t worry if your A level results are a bit disappointing. I got a C and two Us. And this evening I shall sit in my agreeable garden, drinking beer from my own brewery and eating food from my own farm. Prepared by my own chef.
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Tax the rich.
“New IRS data finds that the top 0.1% of taxpayers (roughly 154,000 returns) paid $440 billion in federal income taxes in their most recent year.
The bottom 80% paid $350 billion.
Meaning the top 0.1% paid more than the entire bottom 80% combined.” — h/t IRS, @Rothmus , @profstonge
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When you realise voting is rigged and a facade xitter.cf/limzerobe/status/20453…
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Remember, kids - the Truss mini budget sending 30 year gilt yields to 5% was a catastrophe. They're currently 5.8% and everything's fine.
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To the London black cab driver who found me bloodied in the chaos of central London and drove me all the way to Reading: thank you.
Thank you for cleaning my face. For the sugary tea at the BP garage. For delivering me safely to my friend's front door and refusing to charge me a single penny.
In the trauma of that day, I never asked your name. I don’t think I even thanked you properly, and I am so sorry for that. But I hope you know that I remember you every single year.
You were a hero when London needed one most.
#SevenSeven
#NeverForget
#LondonBombings
