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It's easy to tax the rich. But do you have the courage to tax the poor? Fun piece on the logical consequences of MMT. Recommended!
Should we tax the poor more? This is the unavoidable conclusion of Modern Monetary Theory, argues @worstall
https://t.co/YcI8vXO6fL
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The advice on lockdowns might have seemed compelling, writes @MaxFromMax, but in a more substantial sense it was panicky and parochial https://t.co/7wY00swY9j
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‘Tis the season again, not to be merry, but to scream impotently into a pillow over the Hallett inquiry’s latest report into the UK’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much has already been written…
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Claudia Savage-Gore is approaching Google Classroom burnout https://t.co/BbLsuKMlRg
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So Hector has now been at his senior school for nearly a term … and he’s taking it all in his standard, nonplussed, emotionally avoidant stride
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“The British government’s approach to China,” writes @WMatthewsChina, “Is reflective of a worrying broader tendency to seek to avoid upsetting foreign powers as far as possible” https://t.co/zsqEDqV2Nl
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A little espionage here and there is to be expected in a world of great power politics. And in such a world, it is understood by most states — including those that do a lot of espionage — that one…
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Spending money is fun and collecting taxes is not, observes @worstall
https://t.co/LmCNscbSL0
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Modern Monetary Theory states that Rachel Reeves, in her second Autumn Budget, should raise taxes on the poor and lower them on the rich. As we know that is not going to happen, so much for Modern…
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My latest for The Critic, in which I consider the most recent Hallett inquiry report's startling claim that the first lockdown was 'inevitable'. 🤨 Spoiler: I do NOT agree 😬 Read it here 👉 https://t.co/y8CLq0qMbA
“Lockdowns … were a direct attack on life itself” — @MaxFromMax argues that lockdowns could and should have been avoided https://t.co/7wY00swqjL
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“Lockdowns … were a direct attack on life itself” — @MaxFromMax argues that lockdowns could and should have been avoided https://t.co/7wY00swqjL
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‘Tis the season again, not to be merry, but to scream impotently into a pillow over the Hallett inquiry’s latest report into the UK’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much has already been written…
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A woman’s right to prioritise her perception of herself is never a luxury, writes @glosswitch
https://t.co/sxwo2fT9M0
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Towards the end of 1984, there’s a scene in which Inner Party member O’Brien asks Winston Smith to state how many fingers he is holding up: “Four.” “And if the Party says that it is not four but five…
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To find the predecessors of modern virtue signallers, writes @jmc_fire, turn to Dostoyevsky https://t.co/tvkaTpJVIC
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Over the past decade or so, a very particular type of character has made its presence known in many of our offices and institutions, veritably tyrannising our lives. Countless numbers of us have…
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I wrote in @TheCriticMag about the continued inability of Britain to deal effectively with China - and about why a zero-tolerance approach to espionage, interference and transnational repression is essential even if it angers Beijing https://t.co/am6ikKvOJy
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A little espionage here and there is to be expected in a world of great power politics. And in such a world, it is understood by most states — including those that do a lot of espionage — that one…
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I wrote about the government's sometimes noble, sometimes infuriating, often deeply confused report on male health https://t.co/2JOVnVupRk
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The scariest words in the English language, claimed Ronald Reagan, are, “I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” Well, I’m not sure this is true. “Nuclear Holocaust” or “colorectal cancer”...
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A strategy for men’s health ends up being deeply muddled, argues @BDSixsmith
https://t.co/YVma0UIjR8
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The scariest words in the English language, claimed Ronald Reagan, are, “I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” Well, I’m not sure this is true. “Nuclear Holocaust” or “colorectal cancer”...
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The root of the problem with the British economy, writes @julianHjessop, is that successive governments have spent far too much https://t.co/d7ZvZhMoAx
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It has felt like an eternity, but Rachel Reeves will finally unveil her second Autumn Budget on Wednesday. In the meantime, the economy has stalled as growing uncertainty has weighed on spending…
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Merchants from all over Europe once came to Hungary to buy the most revered sweet wine in the world, writes @HenryGJeffreys
https://t.co/ebiXCzOC3a
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Bem József Street in the town of Tokaj was once the Hungarian equivalent of the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay.
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In which I come out as on the fence about the COVID business… oh, wait, no: lockdowns were an aberration. Please let them never happen again.
The Hallett inquiry has ignored the best arguments against shutdowns, argues @MaxFromMax
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Should we tax the poor more? This is the unavoidable conclusion of Modern Monetary Theory, argues @worstall
https://t.co/YcI8vXO6fL
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Modern Monetary Theory states that Rachel Reeves, in her second Autumn Budget, should raise taxes on the poor and lower them on the rich. As we know that is not going to happen, so much for Modern…
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From espionage to research, writes @WMatthewsChina, Britain’s approach to China is not fit for purpose https://t.co/zsqEDqVACT
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A little espionage here and there is to be expected in a world of great power politics. And in such a world, it is understood by most states — including those that do a lot of espionage — that one…
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The Hallett inquiry has ignored the best arguments against shutdowns, argues @MaxFromMax
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‘Tis the season again, not to be merry, but to scream impotently into a pillow over the Hallett inquiry’s latest report into the UK’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much has already been written…
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An extremely thoughtful and thought-provoking critique of lockdowns from the great and powerful @MaxFromMax. This really deserves to be read https://t.co/1YJIAhp1iq
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‘Tis the season again, not to be merry, but to scream impotently into a pillow over the Hallett inquiry’s latest report into the UK’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much has already been written…
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Delighted to see a v positive review of 'The Rage of Party' in @TheCriticMag from Gabriel Glickman. 'A book that captures the sheer energy, creativity and scurrility' of the era that will 'enthuse readers familiar with the period and captivate those who come to it anew':
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