PoundsandSense 🇬🇧
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Pounds and Sense is a UK blog covering financial and other matters from a 50+ viewpoint. I'm Nick, a 3/4 retired writer & editor.
West Midlands, England
Joined December 2016
Today's update on the Daily Sceptic is here. Professor James Alexander reviews The Rest is Politics; Charlotte Gill on organisations fuelling open borders in Britain; and the Green Party's plan to punish men who correct women. https://t.co/35UUDu0RJo
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The Great British net zero con-trick of Drax: The Labour government are pushing through an extension that would give Drax an estimated £1.8bn in taxpayer funded subsidies on top of the £11bn it has already received when the Tory government were in power. Drax has burned an
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My latest cartoon for tomorrow's @Telegraph Buy a print of my cartoons at https://t.co/ILFJjPmKa5 Original artwork from https://t.co/bVPAkgEAU6
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The war dividend – how to invest in defence stocks as the world arms up
moneyweek.com
Western governments are back on a war footing. Investors should be prepared, too, says Jamie Ward
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You can get the Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy completely FREE on PC via the Epic Games Store You'll need to claim it by 4pm on Thursday 18 December, then it’s yours to keep forever, even after the offer ends. How to get it: https://t.co/SJJwMMDhJy
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This. Twitter is not the real world. The decisions to force mask wearing in 2020 and 2021 are being exposed as the unevidenced claims they always were.
I am currently at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton (visiting someone) and I am very pleased to report the distinct absence of masks despite the scaremongering, dystopian stories coming from the usual mouthpieces
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This might change your opinion of how good your foot hygiene actually is. 😊 Reading: Can You Wear the Same Socks More Than Once? A Microbiologist Explains https://t.co/SCeWB104GF via @PoundsSenseBlog
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A few months ago I published a guest post on the subject of how often you should wash your bedding. The article generated quite a lot of interest, so today I am publishing another by the same author:...
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Addressing the lurid claims of a 'super flu' season, Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson find themselves having serious problems reconciling the screaming headlines with the actual Government data.
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Addressing the lurid claims of a 'super flu' season, Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson find themselves having serious problems reconciling the screaming headlines with the actual Governm...
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'Is Putin coming to us, or are we going to him?' My latest cartoon for tomorrow's @Telegraph Buy a print of my cartoons at https://t.co/ILFJjPmckx Original artwork from https://t.co/bVPAkgE34y
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"Superflu" is peaking. It might have another peak later on but it is not doing anything unsual. https://t.co/W0sstotrdz
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It's that time again... our deals of the week are here! From freebies and discounts to extra cashback, you can find all the details for each deal here: https://t.co/NUw5CMPtgh
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My £10 pensioner's Christmas Bonus just landed in my bank account. Not going to knock it as every little helps at this expensive time of year. But if the amount had risen in line with inflation since it was launched in 1972, it would be £118 now!
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Today's Daily Sceptic update is here. Covid porn is back, says Sallust; Nicholas Tate on the French journalist exposing the scourge of anti-white racism that elites are trying to hide; and the EU is finally turning against the green agenda, says Ben Pile. https://t.co/35UUDu0RJo
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🚨| BREAKING — UK GDP down 0.1% in October 💥 4 straight months of zero or negative growth — the stagnation continues. Reeves 'recovery' is nowhere to be seen - and the poor economic performance will result in more borrowing. High taxes are killing growth.
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Miliband’s political legacy will be the collapse of the UK economy. “Miliband’s political legacy will be the collapse of the UK economy. We can't hide away from the hard truths here. The policies will lead to very high prices. They will probably lead to the lights going out. They
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Monzo and Zopa launch new cash prize draws. Current account customers could win up to £10,000 tax-free. Which? takes a closer look at what's up for grabs, plus checks how other prize draws compare. https://t.co/vrD91D5MWb
which.co.uk
Current account customers could win up to £10,000 tax-free
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Is the AI boom a bubble – and will it burst?
moneyweek.com
Another mega quarter for Nvidia appears to have alleviated fears of an AI stock market bubble for now
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We all owe a debt of gratitude to Sharron Davies for her tireless courageous campaigning to champion & protect our girls and women. Congratulations @sharrond62 on being made Peer
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