Joe Mason 🦄

Head of Physics. TF17. Interests include education and football (the British kind). Best before 9pm.

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"Job vacancies are falling — is this a sign of impending recession?"

A load of incoherent babble to justify moaning. Several complaints, often contradictory, and, once again, no solutions! https://t.co/056BfmrrEC

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A good amount of chuntering, but what is the solution? Have you any? https://t.co/E8lXbXHanB

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Are people wilfully misunderstanding "working people"? I've always understood it as referring to the portion of one's income which is derived from your labour versus anything else (interest, capital gains, rents, inheritance, etc). @UKLabour

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3) even if we make it to net zero, we will still need to remove carbon for a fair old while!

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Government pledges nearly £22bn for carbon capture projects - BBC News https://t.co/wOr2coKsyN

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2) it's a possible source of revenue both during capital setup (make the producers pay for the infrastructure to sustainably preserve their business) and ongoing revenue (make the users of the fuel pay for the cost of their pollution)...

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...This then has downstream consequences as it either becomes prohibitively expensive to use fossil fuels or the technology sufficiently advances to allow them.

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In sectors like teaching and healthcare, productivity can’t always be ‘boosted.’ Fair pay is about valuing people, not just output. #PublicSectorPay #BaumolEffect

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Should everyone earn their pay rise? - FT Edit https://t.co/UCpZiPUAyF

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Public workers aren’t inefficient—they’re essential! Let’s recognize the Baumol effect and ensure fair compensation for those who keep society running. #BaumolEffect #SupportPublicServices

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...by more than the 'winter fuel allowance' was worth.

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You talk about freezing pensioners being duty to the so-called winter fuel allowance but it was never a winter fuel allowance. They didn't have to spend it on fuel. Seen that way, pensioners will be better off this winter as the pension has risen...

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Some small businesses are calling for a lower rate of corporation tax. “It would give me the opportunity to hire more people and grow my facility,” said Jake Hand, who has 27 staff at Rapid Fusion, his 3D printer maker in Exeter.

I do agree with this - only people pay tax.

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What does the City fear most from Rachel Reeves’s budget? - The Times and The Sunday Times https://t.co/QEei3ftA8n

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Rob Lucas, chief executive of private equity firm CVC, warned that this could force individuals out of Britain: “We know people are very flexible — they can operate out of any jurisdiction pretty effectively.”

But their assets can't...

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Yes. It is awful that someone who didn't feel their needs were being met may have to return to that system. Isn't the real awfulness that there are thousands across the country who feel the same and have never been able to make the choice?

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I’m taking legal action over school VAT for my daughter’s sake - The Times and The Sunday Times https://t.co/ZwTTq1Thvn