🇳🇴 Norway took its oil wealth and built the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund — investing in pensions, healthcare, and the future.
🇬🇧 Britain sold ours off in the 1980s, handed control to private corporations, and spent the revenues on short-term tax cuts.
🔴 Today, Norway has one of the highest standards of living in the world — while the UK is stuck managing decline.
🔵 Thatcher’s Conservative govt was responsible for handing over control of North Sea oil to private corporations, dismantling public ownership, and prioritising free-market policies over long-term public wealth.
Thatcher forfeited long-term public income from oil in favour of short-term privatisation proceeds and tax cuts.
🔴 Norway, by contrast, retained public control and built up the $1.6 trillion Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund from its oil wealth. The UK spent most of its oil revenues on general government spending during the 1980s, with little legacy investment.
For all the opposition fans who think the Glazers have spent money, YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS!
They have bled this club dry for 18 F*CKING YEARS and are going to do so for even longer because SJR has allowed them to stay!
#GlazersOut
Apocalyptic scenes in Greece
BUT LETS GET ANGRY AT @JustStop_Oil
These crazy climate change protesters!
With their glitter and their slow walking!
https://t.co/MHlWviMoVA
Thoughts are with those starting their post Glastonbury comedowns today, YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS. It will take somewhere between a week and month depending on your age and what exactly you may have consumed, but you will get through this.
Important announcement 🎺
In light of the tragic incident in Nottingham this week, we wanted to commemorate Barnaby and Grace who both played cricket.
So please join us in the 53rd over (Barnaby’s playing number) for a rendition of ‘Amazing Grace’ as requested by their team mates ❤️
We understand that members of the public may be concerned that officers are making arrests to prevent any disruption to the #Coronation
Of course people have the right to protest & express their views
Unfortunately we don’t care about those rights today. Compliance is expected
@heycallumwilson Have repeatedly written about it - to the point Man United fans are saying “you didn’t say anything about City/Newcastle”
https://t.co/vZotZRmvG5
Once in a generation player. Only love for @StuartWHOGG_
From tragedy as a young man to becoming one of the greatest players Scotland has ever had.
Once the World Cup final is over I will be getting absolutely monstered with you. I Ken that big felly.
Royal Blood tearing shit up at Glastonbury 2017.
Two masters of their craft utilising every sound they can squeeze out of that stage. An iconic Glastonbury moment 🎸🥁🔥
#Glastonbury#Glasto@royalblooduk @BenjiTalent