From an England fan perspective, arguably the most frustrating World Cup exit I can remember because of the approach at 1-0 up.
90, 98, 06 played well, unlucky.
02 & 22 beaten by better teams.
2010 & 2014. Awful.
2018 young team, new era.
2026 12% possession/6 defenders.
Can someone tell me what I’m actually paying for?
My latest council tax bill has arrived. £330 a month.
For what?
We still have to pay extra just to have the garden waste collected.
The roads are knackered, the drains are blocked, and every time it rains the streets flood.
The local town is now devoid of shops because business rates and parking charges have made it almost impossible to trade and expensive for people to visit.
So where is the money going?
Councils spend tax revenue on vanity projects like cycle lanes that might see a bike once a decade and disability parking bays that sit empty most of the time.
Meanwhile the services we actually rely on continue to decline.
We are expected to pay more and more for less and less.
And at the same time we all see public money being spent on people who entered this country illegally and have never contributed.
So I’ll ask again.
What exactly are we paying for?
The whole system is broken.
#Vikings S Harrison Smith just came off the field in Minnesota to a rousing ovation.
14 years — all with the #Vikings.
Over 200 starts.
One of the more underappreciated players in the league.
This is well deserved.
Qualification secured for Connor Scutt! 🙌
Connor Scutt overcomes Karel Sedlacek to book his place in the last 16 for the first time in his Grand Slam career!
📺 https://t.co/INctXCEkdB
#GSOD | Group E
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
#AFCW | #RemembranceDay 🔴
Nelson's Column decorated for the Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar on the 21st October 1905, from my post on some of the stories of Trafalgar Square, including Coronations, British Housewives and Christmas Trees at https://t.co/5ZEz2AAzzF
164 TO WIN IT!!!! 🔥
RIDICULOUS FROM JOSH ROCK... 👏
A perfect finish to an incredible performance as he reaches the Betfred World Matchplay Semi-Finals in Blackpool, beating Gerwyn Price 16-11.
📺 https://t.co/ZboV9dF4Ji
#MatchplayDarts | QF
So you’re telling me that:
- Income Tax
- National Insurance
- Corporation Tax
- Capital Gains Tax
- Council Tax
- VAT
- Excise Duty
- Fuel Duty
- Stamp Duty
- Air Passenger Duty
- Insurance Premium Tax
- Green Taxes
- Gambling Taxes
- Plastic Bag Charges
- Carbon Emissions Levy
- Landfill Tax
- TV Licence Fee
- Congestion Charges
- Sugar Tax
- Now VAT on Private School Fees
STILL isn’t enough to fund public services, roads and schools?
Meanwhile, the government is:
- Freezing income tax thresholds (dragging millions into higher bands)
- Hiking council tax bands
- Raising Capital Gains Tax
- Upping employer National Insurance
- Killing off the non-dom regime
- Hiking Stamp Duty on second homes
- Freezing inheritance tax thresholds
- Planning cuts to pension tax relief
- Looking at scrapping or limiting your £20,000 tax-free ISA allowance (so even your savings aren’t safe)
Taxed when you earn.
Taxed when you spend.
Taxed when you save.
Taxed when you die.
How is this normal? 🤡🌍