Just Trump defaming the BBC. No word were changed.

I think it’s ok to edit a speech made by a crowd baiting anti-democratic authoritarian insurrectionist so as to explicitly show everyone what a crowd baiting anti-democratic authoritarian insurrectionist they are. Take off the shackles and play by their rules.

Everyone seems to have fallen back into the same old trap where the assumption is that the only way to govern is to spend more or to spend less. There are many areas of life where things could be improved without doing that. It’s just harder and doesn’t look as sexy on the six o’clock news.

I think the switcheroo tactic from NI to income tax would be a good move, even though as a retiree it would hit me.

On the plus side no party that expects to win a general election will ever again promise not to raise income tax, VAT and NI. Any party that does shouldn’t be treated as a serious candidate to govern.

The fact that it ever allowed third party access to book multiple tests in the first place is scandalous.

“AI based targets” By the people who brought you “Exam results Algorithm”. **shakes head in utter despair** www.gov.uk/government/n...

And at a stroke, the BBC story is off the front pages and the airwaves are full of people saying how much they support the government. Political journalists are so easy to play. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The BBC is probably the most trusted news service in the world. It’s one of the largest and most trusted in the US. So anyone wondering why Trump and his fascist outriders are doing what they’re doing need look no further than that for reasons.

I think this is right.

This is mental. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

A right wing government would see this as an opportunity to appoint the most right wing DG they could find. The government must take the opportunity to appoint the most left of centre person they can find. Be like them. Take your chances as and when they present themselves.

Distinct lack of consistency of thought. Or perhaps the words of a sociopath?

Maybe he could make Putin believe his nuclear arsenal was bigger than it actually is so he’d be happy to cut it.

Halfway through this Musk realises that everything he’s saying is true of himself.

Tesla should be careful because this gives the impression that their business is all about the vibe rather than being a technological leader. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hill I I’m currently dying on: In ten years time the curriculum review will be having less impact on children’s schooling than the pandemic.

I wouldn’t trust politicians who are A) this bad at maths, and B) clearly incapable of checking what they say against reality.

Every picture tells a story. Sadly no one is listening to the tale these two tell. It’s been put in the box “too difficult”.

Appears I’ve been vibe coding. Who knew I could do such a thing.

Today I have mainly been using ChatGPT to help me build a Christmas card database in Google Sheets. Finally able to ditch MS Access. It’s like working with a junior programmer. Incredibly efficient and effective.

The excuse for prison incompetence appears to be “there’s no wi-fi”. Use a wire then. I have a whole boxful they can come and choose from. Next excuse will be “they’re old buildings, hard to wire”. We have drills now. Just stop making dumb excuses.

Both these things can be true as drivers represent a minority of road deaths.

A “pay-per-mile” tax for EVs was always coming, because the tax loss from fuel duty will be so great, but this seems like a particularly regressive way of going about it. A better way would be use MOT data which all appears to be online now anyway to get a better mileage figure.

Some minor, mostly sensible, tinkering around the edges which is bound to cause some to react with apoplectic fury. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Because it’s far enough away that most US citizens won’t care.

See, I would have hoped that by now police would have systems that highlighted in real time the links between such offences and flagged them for some kind of concerted action.

It only really becomes a problem if and when they allow free and fair elections to take place and then seat the winning candidates in a sitting legislature.

Maybe he’s not bright enough to realise they’re designed to roll. #LowIQ

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The Potts tackle, which was penalised, was no different to the penalty which was disallowed. Ball first, then man.

It’s the news broadcasters I feel sorry for, having to turn a 3 minute press conference and a couple of early morning interviews into a 24hour news cast. I’m betting they’ll be representatives from Hornby being interviewed by 2:30 at the latest.

Elon will be pleased.

Some advice for Liverpool FC. Stop publicly mourning Diogo Jota every time you play. It’s not helping you. Your players are grieving enough as it is. A ritual reminder every game isn’t good for them or their state of mind.

They’d get a better angle for watching Spurs play if they put the cameras on the international space station.

It’s clear Phillpson wants to be PM but I don’t think her best route lies through a battle to implement a year 8 reading test. Labour are running out of voting blocks they can rely on and shouldn’t be seeking to alienate their loyalist one. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It never ceases to amaze me just how bad professional footballers (whose basic job description is “kick the ball towards the opponents goal) are at kicking the ball towards the opponents goal.

I would argue that the better improvement would be to offer single sciences rather than triple science. This is based almost entirely on personal prejudice, having taken Physics and Chemistry at GCSE. I had zero interest in studying Biology. This will help with the Physics teacher issue.

As an aside, this also gives lie to the “only white folk saved the world” nonsense. Reality is it was predominantly poor folk, whatever the colour of their skin.

How raise revenue. 1. Continue freeze on allowances (add a new age allowance to prevent state pension being caught). 2. Switch up to 5% from NI to income tax. 3. Tax capital gains as income. 4. Remove exemption for personal dwelling but give £1m lifetime allowance. 5. Reduce VAT threshold.

Best verse from any song:- “Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the queen Doing the werewolves of London I saw Lon Chaney, Jr. walking with the queen, uh Doing the werewolves of London I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's And his hair was perfect” Perfect in “The Colour of Money”

Something something vibes something. There, that’s it. That’s the post.

“privately” Presumably from all the wealth he’s personally created by his own efforts.

Oh no, poor man, he’s having to go and live in a different big house on a different royal estate with different servants. How terrible for him. He must have been really bad to merit such a horrible punishment.

Where do I sign?

I bet the Telegraph, the Times, the Mail and their VAT-tastic correspondents will be all over these school closures.

The budget seems quite easy to me. Voters who are going to hate labour if they raise taxes already hate them. The government can either fiscally limp on for the next three years plus, or they can raise enough in tax that the economy ceases to be an issue for three years. Take the hit now.

If you earn £1m you take home over a half of it. Having over half a million pounds put in your bank account each year is not a burden. Share out the income more equally, remove the burden of low pay, and you automatically bring more equality to the tax system. Poverty is the real burden, not tax.

I bet they were black chairs.

He should get a twenty pound note and the address of the nearest homeless hostel. Anything more is taking the piss.