Alexander Mangan

Critically left-wing, socialist (crank apparently), atheist, republican, science-fiction aficionado, homosexual. Aberystwyth 05-08. All the bad things...

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@AaronBastani @AndyBurnhamGM Sort out the fly-tipping, shop-lifting, revive trading standards etc...

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@AaronBastani I think a @AndyBurnhamGM government might revive Labour if they can manage to get a handle some a lot of law and order problems - avoid the temptation to create yet more offences (a temptation in government) and actually concentrate and resource on sorting existing offences.

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@AlvinMutyaba @AaronBastani Even at the £100000 (after this the PA drops steadily), and you have been paying 40% on all income over £50271, you effective overall tax rate is still only 27.4%

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@AlvinMutyaba @AaronBastani No you don't.

At the tax threshold of £50271, you pay £7,538.40 in tax and £3,016.02 in NI. Your effective tax rate is ((3016.02+7538.40)/50271)x100 = 20.99%.

That of course doesn't take into account any changes to your taxable income (pensions for example)

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@dai_alectic An absolutist approach might prove counterproductive to the good principle of policing by consent.

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@dai_alectic Sure. In 1988 when drafting, I imagine they just wanted to take a practical and enforcable approach to the law, especially considering Kirpan crime was low to non-existent and has remained so. While I may agree your argument, practically I still think the law makes sense.

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@dai_alectic In practice, I imagine police would exercise discretion and ignore someone with a kirpan, or a bread knife in a cafe.

While if they see a person with a machete or zombie knife, their policy would no doubt be different?

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@dai_alectic The act itself doesn't actually say "you can carry a kirpan"...

All it says is that certain religious or cultural reasons may form a part of a defence if you are charged for possession. I guess it depends on how the police choose to enforce this...

https://t.co/EhHLlZKqhQ

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@DanNeidle Arguably, the more rapid raising of the PA after 2010 has had the effect of undermining the UK income tax base particular in the context of slower wage growth.

Unwise that some are considering raising it even higher and it isn't surprising that both Hunt and Reeves have held it

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@TomBFlanagan I don’t rate Americans on this subject. They honestly think German food is better….

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@PoliticoTeacher Clear signal to the rest of the Labour party about which way the wind is blowing...

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@jessicaelgot They are now like the Lib Dems, a regional party. Strong (perhaps hanging on) in certain areas only.

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@DAaronovitch It wasn't so long ago that this Völkisch nonsense, being the sole preserve of groups like the BNP and NF, was widely lampooned and condemned.

[David Aaronovitch @DAaronovitch]

Just to remind you of where this is all going. Non white people (however British) contribute to the nation's 'suicide' merely by virtue of their skin colour, according to this leading ReformUK figure.

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@flying_rodent Polite society suddenly realised they shat their pants...

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@cezthesocialist On the left, one burger.

On the right, you could probably make several...

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@cezthesocialist If these polls say anything, it is that everyone is unpopular and some are more unpopular than others...

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@That_Green_Goat @Veritas_helper @ZackPolanski @ZiaYusufUK Indeed. The better percentage to use doesn't support his argument.

Black men have a rate of prevelance per 100000 that is 61% higher than whites.

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@DPJHodges The man was a shapeshifter while in the Conservatives, but now is a contortionist in Reform forcing himself into ever more radical and weird positions.

[Alexander Mangan @Mangan87]

@LoinDuTribu Frank Langella is brilliant.