Isabel Paterson
@IsabelPat1886
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Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions.
Joined January 2024
I have invested $200M into the UK in the last five years. If @RachelReevesMP implements “Exit Tax” all that funding will go overnight. That is countless jobs, companies and people who will lose out. Rachel, you have managed to steal our hopes, our dreams even our growth,
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Yet another post for school choice as a right not a privilege. No child should be forced to attend school with peers that disrupt class because "getting up is a struggle".
Tackling the behaviour crisis in Scottish schools by focussing on the shape of the school day is a spectacular way to miss the point. Children mess about when we let them, when the boundaries are vague or ambiguous, and where consequences are trivial. This is like trying to lose
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The @BBC is finished. The only people now defending it are those on the payroll. Left-wing bias, transgender obsession, unethical journalism, paedophiles, unaccountable - British taxpayers shouldn’t have to fund this, it should be a subscription model and/or fully commercial.
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The FOUR biggest lies the government tells you (Warning) ONE, that they care about people. NO. They care about tax & compliance NOT you TWO, work hard and you'll be rewarded. NO, work hard taxed HARDER (don’t work, get benefits) THREE, save & your pension will retire you. NO,
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This is correct. As somebody hit by the stupid 100-125k tax rates, it's highly likely I'll now ask for a 4-day week. Why wouldn't I?
Not sure about this! They're set to tax not just the pension contributions made by approx 1/3 of workers, but the employer contribution - so an extra £460 on £25k of saving at £125k salary, but *£3,450* on the company bit. It's a huge deterrent to save. (1/2)
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Want an excellent summary of all that is wrong with the Schools Bill and the changes to the Curriculum? By @Mouhssin_Ismail “The tragedy is that it need not be this way. The blueprint for excellence already exists, and we have seen it work.”
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All of the hard-won progress of the past decade is being dismantled, not with a single blow but brick by brick.
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POV on PS VAT - "why are you so cross?" If state school kids from top 2 deciles were taxed £3k each, it would raise serious £6bn,and more if some of them switched into private school. Wishing to fund better state ed from those with broad shoulders, why didn't they do this?
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Dear young, ambitious Brits, If the UK government introduces an exit tax I would HIGHLY recommend you leave the UK to build your wealth elsewhere. We live in a global economy and your best opportunities will probably take you far and wide. There will come a time when it makes
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A brilliant & damning analysis of the education vandalism taking place by Bridget Phillipson. From an outstanding teacher, who knows the magic formula needed to turn around the life chances of children in one of the most deprived areas in the country.
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All of the hard-won progress of the past decade is being dismantled, not with a single blow but brick by brick.
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"Every concession is proof you owe them more" Every activity you can think of has a purpose, and as soon as you concede that purpose in favour of "equality", you lose, and will keep losing. The purpose of education is not equality, but the education of children.
It will always be a bottomless pit of resentment. Socialists build their identity around envy and victimhood, so the grievance can never end. Every concession is proof you owe them more. Appeasement does not calm them. It confirms their worldview that your effort is unearned and
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Imagine my shock. The 20 complaints against the brave BBC presenter who rightly changed 'pregnant people' to 'women' have been upheld *Correctly* stating that only women can get pregnant is NOT a personal opinion. It's a FACT The BBC is beyond salvageable Scrap the licence fee
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Read my lips. I don’t want anyone paying a penny more in tax. Not income tax. Not wealth tax. Not “one-off” tax. Nothing. The problem isn’t that taxpayers aren’t contributing enough. The problem is a government that refuses to touch its biggest, most expensive commitments:
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Yet another argument for vouchers. Parental choice would not allow the inefficiency of "money tied up in empty classrooms". Independent providers, pushed by parents, would thin out those fixed costs. The state bureaucracy exists to protect them.
“The government’s spending plans mean it will struggle to narrow gaps in educational outcomes, address the crisis in the SEND system and tackle teacher shortages by the end of this parliament” ���@LauraTrottMP @CreEnglish
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The freedom to protest had a different meaning when we had a high trust culture, in which manners, family and friendship acted as informal constraints. Turn up, have your say, go home. Weekly Gaza protests took effective ownership of central London.
The govt's plan to restrict or effectively ban protests based on 'cumulative impact’ is frighteningly draconian & must be resisted. If passed, this legislation would give police power that could be used to ban any protest or picket in virtually any place. https://t.co/TLoLDsCE4U
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Absolutely right @LauraTrottMP The purpose of education is NOT social justice, nor indoctrinating 7 year olds about critical theory. It's educating kids.
Spot on!
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Like James, the mirror image of "no austerity" for Rachel Reeves, is austerity for working families. We've already cut out meals out. "the pub trade can cut its cloth" right? Next, it'll be those little weekend day trips, to save the (taxed) tank of diesel, and charity.
When Rachel Reeves increases your tax burden in the forthcoming Budget, exacerbating cost of living pressures for working people and families, what will you be cutting back on as you pursue your own personal austerity plan? For me, it will be the services supplied by local SMEs
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When Rachel Reeves increases your tax burden in the forthcoming Budget, exacerbating cost of living pressures for working people and families, what will you be cutting back on as you pursue your own personal austerity plan? For me, it will be the services supplied by local SMEs
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Showing off? maybe. Whatever. Somebody ask the Chancellor again which books she'd recommend. Starmer doesn't even have a favourite book. One of their many disqualifications for office, is they are so incredibly lightweight. Book recommendations welcomed. the end
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Piketty. OMG, but yes, I actually read that stuff. Most recently, and strongly recommended, The Price of Time. 5/
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Human Action The Anticapitalistic mentality Road to Serfdom Man, Economy and State Keynes' General Theory Hazlitt's full-length rebuttal of Keynes' General Theory Lord of the Flies (again, as an adult) All the famous "behavioural economics" stuff starting with Kahneman 4/
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