Joanna Slater

There are only two things I love in this world: everybody and television. Promoted by Tim Hall of 212 Barnett Wood Lane, Ashtead

[Joanna Slater @JoYearley]

Can confirm that running an election campaign while 5 months pregnant is significantly easier than running one with an 8 month old baby. I will say this: Mums involved in politics are hard workers 💪

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Okay no need to live tweet the Budget, when a fat finger at the OBR pressed "send" too early and we have the details!

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

NEW - we've data showing huge numbers of people reducing their income to avoid high marginal income tax rates. Not just at the £100k point (as previously reported). But at the £50k point:

[Mole Valley District Council @MoleValleyDC]

⚠️ The fire at the Material Recycling Facility (MRF) in L'head yesterday evening has been successfully resolved. Partner agencies are working to assess the impact. All waste collections continue as planned today and the L'head Community Recycling Centre remains open as normal. ✅

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

@DanNeidle is right. Campaigning for a wealth tax is somewhere between displacement activity and virtue signalling. There are so many things we could change and need to change in the tax system. But they would take a little more thought and a little more bravery.

[Joanna Slater @JoYearley]

I’m tax obsessed. Please please say Ms Rayner got some Capital Gains Tax advice at the same time as SDLT, because putting a house in a trust is *almost certainly* a disposal

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Looking increasingly like Ms Rayner didn’t actually obtain tax advice before this week.

[Joanna Slater @JoYearley]

Good to see VAT continuing to be the pub quiz favourite of the tax world. So unpredictable. So fun

[Robin Wigglesworth @RobinWigg]

Public service journalism of the highest order. https://t.co/Swr6CJCUnS

[Joanna Slater @JoYearley]

@jhallwood First time I’ve been pleased she’s from a political family with a sister in the chamber to help her

[Rebecca Paul MP @Rebecca_SPaul]

I’m devastated by the decision taken by Parliament this evening. I truly hope I’m wrong on this, because if I’m not, many vulnerable women and third trimester babies will be harmed.

[Jack Rankin MP 🇬🇧 @jackmrankin]

One for (grassroot) politicos

[Mole Valley District Council @MoleValleyDC]

We want to know of any issues in the district’s parks and open spaces we are responsible for maintaining. That could be a fallen tree or playground equipment that may need tending to. 🛝 It is quick and easy to bring it to our attention 👉 https://t.co/bt12EBz6Bx ✅ #ProudofMV.

[Surrey County Council News @SurreyNews]

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Sign up for Super Access: https://t.co/O9cB0fdDQ5

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

There are few worse ideas than creating a new tax-like thing that isn’t a tax, isn’t run by HMRC, but would require HMRC to hand over taxpayer data to a private company.

[Katharine Birbalsingh @Miss_Snuffy]

Why not pull the lever of banning smartphones to under 16s?

We have been campaigning for restriction of the internet for children for YEARS!

It is simple: support the parents: ban the phones.

[Nikki da Costa @nmdacosta]

Rebecca Paul quotes written evidence and asks why are we as a society happy to rely on charity shops selling second-hand clothes to fund palliative care whilst assisted dying will be fully funded by the NHS? Funding disparities undermine it being a fair choice.

[Helen Miller @HelenMiller_IFS]

As we've highlighted many times @TheIFS, the tax system has a damaging cliff edge at £100k. For some people with kids in nursery, earning an extra £1 can make you over £20,000 worse off!
Numbers thanks to
@StuartAdam_IFS & @ckfarquharson
1/n

[Geoff Norcott @GeoffNorcott]

Good to see the plight of young males getting its occasional moment.
So much of the chat is about toxic online influencers - it is undoubtedly relevant - but the bigger outcome on a boys life is education.
Lads have been falling behind academically for years, white working class boys more than most.
Yet media discussion largely stays in its safe space of discussing other media.

[Helen Whately MP @Helen_Whately]

Last year we launched WorkWell to support people back to work. Excellent article here describing how it’s working in Yorkshire ⬇️

https://t.co/OtMsHb3DnI

[Transform Leatherhead @Transformleath1]

The 2025 Transform #Leatherhead Forum is next week - Wed 12 Feb (7-9pm) at @Lhdtheatre 

Come along to find out the latest and ask questions; no pre-booking required; the event will be live-streamed and a recording published after the event.

https://t.co/DmCNxLmvZF

[Harry Wallop @hwallop]

Pub quiz question: who appears in all these films
– Two Weeks Notice (the lack of apostrophe still pains me)
– Zoolander
– Home Alone 2

[Joanna Slater @JoYearley]

@Halfords_uk hi. Is there an issue with your website at the moment? I am trying to checkout, but keep getting this respone