I am also on the other place now. You can find me at @layog.bsky.social

We really got 58mil people (pop of England), in basically a straight line, created the most economically powerful and important sub-region in the world, and then said its infrastructure network shouldnt progress beyond 1980

I have so many transfers I wanted to do and my team looked weak this GW. So I thought I’d FH to roll a week and build up an extra transfer… but it turns out using a FH chip uses up a transfer, so it was totally pointless. To make things actually sickening, after that Joao Pedro

And it’s not because we’re fielding weakened sides either. I think our management know how important a cup run could be for us, with the financial situation that we’re in.

Look at the state of that. I went to that Borehamwood game and it was one of the worst ever performances I’ve seen from a Wimbledon side.

I am getting absolutely sick of results like this. Do our players’ not get excited for a potential big 3rd round tie? Why do we have this habit of pitiful performances against lower league opposition in the cups?

America should be opening its borders to skilled professionals looking to flee poverty and despair in the United Kingdom.

@AJPendleton It’s not actually that good for the economy compared to public investment of the same amount Under the OBR’s models, debt financed social transfers increase gdp for 60p for every £1 spent in year one, investment spending increases gdp for £1 for every £1 spent in Y1. No magic

When the Elizabeth line was being built, there were thousands of opinion pieces on if its benefit-to-cost ratio was high enough, on if funding it was fair to non-London cities, on how it could go over budget, etc We are now spending the cash equivalent of an entire Elizabeth

Personally I feel the housing crisis is a tiny bit more of an obstacle to people of talent getting on in this country than Tom Parker-Bowles launching a soft drink, but that’s just me.

A distillation of why this rain-soaked island can’t grow or invigorate itself, you say

In the Republic of Ireland there are more day-to-day speakers of Polish than Irish.

We have strange double standards for MPs. We want them to be saints, but saints don’t necessarily make great legislators.

Great article - politicians cannot do much to prevent or make amends for individual tragedy, but we need them to work hard and take risks to solve the core political questions of the economy and public services

The GOAT and Maradona side by side ❤️

Unfortunately, apparently, the residents prefer Soho like this.

Productivity (GDP/hour worked) of Marseille is 36% higher than of Leeds.

"When asked who was the Portugese born winger who scored for Man United against Exeter City, what did you say?" "Bebé"

This is an amazing bit of spin. In fact, it’s just a lie. Let’s look at the survey results. 🧵

The fundamental problem: 58% of voters want public spending maintained or increased. 67% want taxes to stay at their current level or be cut. In reality, it’s a binary choice. Taxes go up, or spending is cut. That’s it.

Every millennial in your office right now