carl packman

campaigner/writer. writing a phd on the ‘precariat’. 'b' in the alphabet mafia. he/they

[Responsible Credit @responsiblecred]

There have been recent calls for the FCA to review its creditworthiness and affordability rules but these regulations are not the problem. The cost-of-living crisis has made consumer credit unaffordable for many. Our blog https://t.co/nH22SajZQv

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

John Kelly said Trump used to speak admiringly of Adolf Hitler and would seek to govern as a dictator.

“It’s a far-right authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement characterised by a dictatorial leader, centralised autocracy, militarism".

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

another lefty, @piersmorgan?

@mehdirhasan

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Q: Do you think Trump is a fascist?

Trump’s Chief of Staff John Kelly: Well, I'm looking at the definition of fascism. It’s a far-right movement with a dictatorial leader and forcible suppression of opposition… So certainly in my experience, he falls into the definition of a fascist

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

“[the BoE] is now paying 5% interest on £700bn of bank reserves at cost to the exchequer of £35bn a year … [but not paying] one-third of the reserves … would save [the chancellor] just over £22bn a year … without the need for spending cuts or tax rises” https://t.co/wOe90Kx0dU

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

new paper finds that "self-disciplined behaviour indebted employees adopt to avoid losing income and defaulting does not only make them more risk-averse in their individual wage negotiations, but also makes them less willing to unionise." https://t.co/diBNeDcrBa

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

macron's party has taken to condescending the left, calling lucie castets' attempt to be prime minister a "publicity stunt" and saying she can't just "improvise parliamentary work". but she has a plan for france, whose state has the largest debt in europe https://t.co/GCQXATRM4z

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

@ali__samson how it’s going part two:

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

"To ... Thiel & Musk, bitcoin is both the technological & political expression of what they believe ... Thiel has even suggested that democracy is incompatible with capitalism ... the US Federal Reserve is the deep state in its most harmful form". sigh https://t.co/8W3OtTEiyf

[ali @ali__samson]

How it started. How it’s going

The ultimate.

[Kevin Smith @kevinjgsmith]

So important that these people get as much attention. Southport is full of good-hearted people.

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

one of the problems of housing as an asset, not a basic necessity, is that the moment it’s not giving the desired amount of profit to landlords they sell up and displace those renting from them. this trend has fucked a load of my friends in london already https://t.co/rbBs3XGqK6

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

when netanyahu congress that israel has taken more precautions to prevent civilian harm than any military in history he was lying. un reports contradict him. now an icc arrest warrant is out for him for war crimes and today the uk will not challenge that https://t.co/1CffvTLywa

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

@alixmortimer i hope not they’re better than that. i’m hoping it was a misspeaking:-/

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

honestly wtaf

[Michael Walker @michaeljswalker]

Lots of his ideas deserve the scorn, but I actually like this one! As electorate ages politicians will increasingly value comfort of the elderly over investment in the young. This would go some way to correcting that.

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

@alixmortimer exactly exactly exactly!!!

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

@ToneZoneMusic @hansmollman hahaha

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

no way

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

@carlgardner hahaha wow! was he always gunning for ambulance policy for the obvious gag?

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

@carlgardner i just think it’s odd to say i wont consider things outside this courtroom before justifying a sentence that is in part designed to scare other people wishing to do the same, and to be more of a deterrent to people he explicitly notes as being undeterred by criminal law

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

despite judge explicitly saying sentencing is proportionate to this incident & no other (para44), clearly it was considerate of perception of criminal law (not a crime) and made harsher ("exemplary") as a warning/deterrent. They're being made examples of https://t.co/D5rKnbycq5

[carl packman @CarlPackman]

@carlgardner tbf it says inside or outside the courtroom in 2024.