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It's 3-4 years until the next election.

HMRC/FCA announcement on this just out ahead of the budget... Essentially, if you take out a lump sum, it can't be undone and there's tax consequences.

First family of three people came to UK to claim asylum under UK-French deal on safe routes for returns, after first 4 people returned to France. If this pilot can scale up in coming weeks/months, has potential to become the orderly + humane alternative we need to dangerous journeys+smuggling gangs

Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall

Just posting through it I see...

Ah man.

It just straightforwardly *insane* how much political chatter in the United Kingdom is about the next general election, an event that is a long way in the future, and how basically none of it is about 'uh, this policy agenda doesn't look adequate to the scale of the inherited problem'.

Well, well, well... (Obviously, the cost of the thing is far, far less important than the horribleness of the policy.)

Prof Alan Gamlen uses latest data to run education session for anti immigrants & racists marching under a false assumption we have mass migration📖 “Net migration has been dropping precipitately”✅ “It’s now at about the level we expected it to be before the pandemic”✅ #Abc

Look, if you're going to make up a big number at least make it somewhat realistic.

Any chance of it being brought forward to tomorrow morning?

My statement formally recognising the State of Palestine.

In which, remarkably, while talking about the fiscal bind, and even after Jeremy Hunt goes on about acting in the interests of the country, no one brings up the TWO NI cuts carried out largely if not solely for narrow party political ends. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

What the fuck...

Beth Mooney appreciation post. That was wild. #AUSvsIND

Amazing stuff.

That was fast.

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Jfc

Country's gone.

This could have been a long email.

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faintly ridiculous that @timharford.ft.com has to spend his time pointing out the obvious, but here we are on.ft.com/3VWYtgs

*screams*

Total bullshit, this. The U.K. government should (it won't) step in.

Yeah....so....don't do this. This is wildly irresponsible reporting.

Lol

More politicians calling people "cookers" pls.

ABC’s John Lyons has fired back at Donald Trump’s “absurd notion” that asking legitimate questions could damage relations b/w the US & Australia “If our job as journalists is to hold truth to power, then surely asking legitimate questions politely…should be acceptable”🔥💯 #Abc

Maybe everything is going to be ok....

Wot.

Good thread.

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LIBSPILL!!!

Least we're getting all the most unsurprising news early this week.

10/10

I'm ready to be hurt again.

Bloody hell...

Australia casually chasing down 281 in India. You just love to see it. #IndvsAus

Omg

I know it's only four months since the election...but jeez. #Auspol

Isabella Higgins has completely roasted Jacinta Price the “amateur” on #ABCInsiders for her “racist” remarks against Indian ppl, Says she might be able to “destroy” things like #TheVoice but is a flop when it comes to “selling a vision”🔥💯 Totally correct.

Shot, chaser Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

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He's clearly really keen to go back in.