Pension technology consultant and keen volleyballer. All views expressed are my own.
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Why? Sure, say you aim not to, want to lower, intend to cut spending etc but if some unforeseen event happens that needs funding then I’d hope gov spends the necessary money and if that has to come from taxes, so be it. Hard to predict tomorrow, let alone the next 4 years!
Rachel Reeves promises she will not raise taxes again
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There are more than 3 million lost pension pots brimming over with more than £30 billion just waiting to be reunited with their owner. Why? How to find it @Moneybox with Daniela Silcock @Pensions_Goth noon @BBCRadio4 tweet or email your experience or questions moneybox@bbc.co.uk
The main deductions here are simply things gov has said it is going to spend the money raised on. Arguing that the gov is going to spend the money raised is different to not raising any money.
🧵1/13: This is how @UKLabour's estimated £1.7bn raised from private school-VAT quickly becomes £0 ⬇️
Today, the OBR has revealed that Labour's estimate does not include any additional state spending resulting from the policy. That means it does not account for additional...
Don’t know about others but Thames water has done a fine job of making no profit on its own. Indeed, value written down to zero and deemed uninvestable by its shareholders hence needing to hike charges to survive
New commission may ban English water companies from making a profit dlvr.it/TFdfYs
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100% all of this 🧵. A couple of weeks ago I had a good chat with a senior gov MP about APIs and data infrastructure to improve public services through secure, privacy respecting data sharing. It can be done...
If you’ve not already done so @henryhtapper , you should read @Samfr failed state that echoes your sentiment and has some suggestions on how to start fixing things
Everything , everywhere - all at once - is the carrot the stick? henrytapper.com/2024/10/21/e… via @henryhtapper
I’m only an occasional London visitor but am always struck how poor mobile signal is when there. open.substack.com/pub/london…
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Our Director @PJTheEconomist has announced he is stepping down in Summer 2025, to move to @QueensCollegeOx.
The IFS would like to express its huge gratitude to Paul for his outstanding leadership as Director over the past 14 years.
Read more here: ifs.org.uk/news/ifs-director…
I’m not at retirement yet and pre retirement poor too. Not just L&G tbf. Industry talk of better education etc to support outcomes seems premature. Need to get basics much better first.
I am sorry but my experience of L&G at retirement bears no resemblance to what I am seeing at #plsaannual24
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If you fancy coming along, it would be lovey to see you. If you don't fancy it, why not retweet (in case someone you know does fancy it)? What I'm really saying is, please retweet – and please come. Thanks
I was one of them and you might think it’s impossible to make postcodes interesting but @Psythor proved you wrong.
Yikes. No pay rise and a needs improvement rating pretty devastating appraisal rating for most of us. Prison for the poorest performers would seem to justify significantly higher pay!
Didn’t realise it was back. Tonight’s bed time listening sorted
When trying to solve a problem “is like turning around an oil tanker”, that suggests it’s going to take a very long time. But how long does it actually take?
Story No.5 on this week’s @BBCRadio4 More or Less.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jppsl…
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In advance of the parliamentary debates next week on the introduction of a means test for the Winter Fuel Payment, the @UKHouseofLords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has published its report on the regulations and does not pull its punches! 1/
The “elephant” in the room?!?
Pictures show huge amounts of black smoke billowing into the air.
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Hey @easyJet how do I request wheelchair assistance at adb on Tuesday? Website/app end up pointing me to hire car page which isn’t very helpful. Thanks
