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If you lost a phone at the Panathaneic Stadium in Athens, it has been handed in at the Welcome desk.
Als u uw telefoon bent kwijtgeraakt in het Panathenaïsche Stadion in Athene, ga dan naar de welkomstbalie bij de ingang.
I'm closer to knocking Twitter on the head now than at any time in the last 15 years, so I might leave this as the last one - there is no situation in the world that can't be improved by listening to @neverstraysfar @nedboulting. Especially when he puts the Grandstand theme in.
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This morning's feeling is entirely predictable and expected. It's just a shame we had to have a week of relatively credible people arguing that the opposite was likely.
see this thread from seven years ago, and allow me to introduce multiple #Waymo vehicles acting it out instagram.com/reel/DByM7-6iU…
I think in that case I might have to start the Build Sustainable Infrastructure, Tax Wealth Properly, Get Back In The EU And Shut Up About Migration Party
So @JamesCleverly says: 'Vote for the thing you want, don’t vote against the thing you don’t want.'
And Greens say that too. Voting for what you want gets us elected.
#Budget observations part 1: if "the markets" flap when you cut taxes and flap when you raise taxes, it's probably the markets that are the actual problem.
#Budget observations part 2: I notice the 2022 version was "the Truss mini budget" and this one is "Rachel Reeves' budget" and it's almost as if the office matters less than the sex of the office holder when it comes to apportioning criticism.
untrained actual #Budget observations pt 3: decent stab at restoring investment after 10 yrs of stupid Tory games, could at a push have gone further and restored employee NI back to 10% at least, blaming Tories leaving things in a worse state than realised when manifesto written.
Inadvertently watching SpongeBob in Spanish and the theme tune from Terry and June starts playing. (A) I haven't had cheese and (B) I'm reasonably confident I'm awake.
could legislate against the umbrella company system which as far as I can see has zero benefit to anyone
Worth a moment for those who have no choice but to work for Umbrella Companies, and will therefore pay their own employer National insurance and thus will see a direct personal tax rise #Budget
Your annual reminder that you can't complain about governments not paying for things and also complain when they try to.
which is understandable but I think there was the opportunity for using the state of things to get personal NI back to a vaguely sensible level
Chancellor "I have made an important choice to keep every single commitment we made on tax in our manifesto, so say to working people I won't increase your VAT, National Insurance or Income tax"
So she isn't reversing the 2% Tory NI cut to employees, but shifting it to employers.
"Employers National Insurance will rise by 1.2% from April 2025, and they will start paying it at £5,000 (rather than £9,100)." #Budget
the last question is the most pertinent because a job interview should always be two-way. The candidate is exploring the employer as much as the other way round.
oh and presenteeism culture can be a block to actually getting things done
Confident position: there isn't a single video on Instagram where the person who didn't believe what happened next wasn't in fact fully briefed and rehearsed on what would happen next.
this must be a different Rachel Reeves
If the Conservatives rip up rail plans for the North, they may as well rip up their "plans" to level up.
Labour would deliver HS2 and the Integrated Rail Plan in full.
To do anything else would be a complete betrayal of the North. #PMQs
Quizzical Eyebrow retweeted
Forget the nonsense about reviewing costs on Phase 1 of HS2, today's real news is that this government has announced in no uncertain terms that it will not be progressing with Phase 2 to Crewe, Manchester or Leeds.
Craven. Short-sighted. Hugely damaging.
ALT The government has been clear it is not resurrecting Phase 2 of HS2, which was cancelled under the previous administration. The government recognises concerns about connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester, but its primary focus now is the safe delivery of HS2 between Birmingham and London at the lowest reasonable cost, and the Secretary of State has made this objective clear to HS2 Ltd.