Paul Barrett

Yorkshireman, FD, P/T Triathlete, Enthusiastic runner (11 x H/Ms,1 x 26.2) & golfer. Passionate One Nation Tory - supporter of Leeds Rhinos,Yorkshire CCC & LUFC

[Ilkley Golf Club @IlkleyGolfClub]

It was great to see a full dining room for the Valentine’s Carvery.
Well done, again, to Jaine and her team for such a fabulous meal.
Everybody ‘LOVED’ it
We're looking forward to welcoming members and guests to Mothers’ Day lunch on Sun 15th March.
#SundayLunch #IlkleyGolfClub

[Ilkley Golf Club @IlkleyGolfClub]

Two more of our juniors are joining Huey Cunningham and Evie Graves at universities in the US to perfect their golf.
Harry Richmond is heading to Hutchinson Community College in Kansas and Corey Canning is going to Chowan University in North Carolina.
Good luck to them all.

[Ilkley Golf Club @IlkleyGolfClub]

Once the mist lifted, it was a glorious day for golf at Ilkley today
Despite the torrential rain yesterday, the course was in great nick. Built on river sand, the course is extremely well drained, so it was dry. And with no temp tees or greens, golfers could play the full course

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

Usual misunderstanding of our finances - overall UK debt is still increasing and will do until we achieve a surplus rather than still continuing to borrow.

[OFFICIAL MAYE  @MAYEFANSPAGE11]

ONS: UK Borrowing fell to £11.6bn in December, a fall of £7.1bn from 2024, and well below analysts’ expectations.

That’s another Tory lie, “Labour is increasing the debt”, busted.

Reeves is really not getting the credit she deserves.

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

Disgusting money grab from Labour controlled @bradfordcouncil - in consultation the people of Ilkley said no overwhelmingly to this, but our opinion doesn’t matter.

[Ilkley Chat @IlkleyChat]

On-street parking charges change from Monday, 19 January 2026.
One hour free will still be available on Cowpasture Road, Kings Road and New Brook Street.
£1 per hour, with the charging period extended to 8pm.

[Ilkley Golf Club @IlkleyGolfClub]

#IlkleyGolfClub is well known for its stunning views and picturesque scenery
It was beautifully captured with this spectacular photograph of the sunset taken from the terrace of the clubhouse by our multi-talented front-of-house manager Jaine Collington
#GolfinYorkshire

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

Repost! Repost! Repost!

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

Repost!🙌🏼

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

Labour should stop interfering in the countryside- they don’t understand it and never will.

[Kevin Hollinrake MP @kevinhollinrake]

Out supporting the Sinnington trail hunt today in Kirkbymoorside.

This is a core part of our tradition here in North Yorkshire.

Labour proving time and time again, they simply do not understand rural areas.

[No Farmers, No Food @NoFarmsNoFoods]

Merry Christmas from the farmers.
🚜🎄🚜🎄🚜🎄🚜🎄🚜🎄🚜🎄

[FarmingUK @FarmingUK]

This is why we have to back British farming in 2026 more than ever 🚜 🇬🇧

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

What about the people in the private sector working this Christmas - says it all from the worst Prime Minister in living memory.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

This Christmas, a lot of people will be working hard to keep our country safe, often away from their families.

We invited public sector workers to Downing Street for an early Christmas dinner to say thank you.

[Fore Play @ForePlayPod]

This Lee Trevino interview is so good.

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

This is excellent and shows the wisdom and knowledge that is in the House of Lords.

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

Absolute disgrace on edge of Ilkley Moor - happens all the time and more since ⁦@bradfordcouncil⁩ closed local tips. Not sure what can be done as unlikely ⁦@bradfordcouncil⁩ will see sense. ⁦@_RobbieMoore⁩ has done his best but ⁦@UKLabour⁩ got it wrong.

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

Absolute disgrace on edge of Ilkley Moor - happens all the time and more since ⁦@bradfordcouncil⁩ closed local tips. Not sure what can be done as unlikely ⁦@bradfordcouncil⁩ will see sense. ⁦@_RobbieMoore⁩ has done his best but ⁦@UKLabour⁩ got it wrong.

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

This is excellent and shows the wisdom and knowledge that is in the House of Lords.

[Jon Moynihan @jonmoyni]

This speech, made this evening, may be of interest to those who prefer a fact-based, rather than an emotion-based, approach to the economy

[Ilkley Golf Club @IlkleyGolfClub]

It was an excellent turnout for the Men’s Prize Presentation evening with a great mix of members, from teenagers to octogenarians. It really did embody the camaraderie and friendship across all ages at the club.
Great fun and lots of laughs.
#GolfinYorkshire #PrizePresentation

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

@MartinSLewis - wouldn’t the easiest solution been the personal allowance = the state pension. Job done, all happy, no confusion.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

NEWS: The Chancellor @RachelReevesMP confirmed to me tonight in @itvMLshow that those whose only income is the State Pension will NOT PAY INCOME TAX - not just they won't do self assessment, there will be no tax to pay during this parliament.

This is important as the pension triple lock means the State Pension must rise by at least 2.5% each year. So from 2027 someone whose only income is the full new state pension will earn more than the personal allowance (the amount earnable each year before you pay tax) - so tax would be due.

Here is a transcript.

ML: Rebecca, says ‘does my 85 year old father, who's living with dementia now have to complete a tax return as his state pension will take him over the personal allowance?’
RR: So if you just have a state pension and you don't have any other pension, we are not going to make you fill in a tax return.
ML: Of any type or?
RR: Yes. And so I make that commitment for that, for this Parliament. You're right. 2027 looks like the time that it will, cross over. We are working on a solution, as we speak, to ensure that we're not going after tiny amounts of money.
ML: but people will have to pay the tax. They just won't have to do a return or will they not have to pay the tax?
RR: in this Parliament they won't have to pay the tax. You know, further out about to make any commitments, on that. But we're looking at a simple workaround at the moment.
ML: Okay. So I hadn't actually got that from budget. So that's really good to have clarity that they won't be paying the tax.

This is far more than was said in the budget speech which was just about not doing an assessment. I went on to ask about edge cases "those who have £50/yr of income" and she said she couldn't make the same promise in those cases, it was only for people with no other income.

[Paul Barrett @barrett_marcus]

The days aspiration in the UK died.

[Robbie Moore MP @_RobbieMoore]

The message from the Chancellor today couldn’t be clearer:

👉 Don’t save for your future or your pension – Labour will tax it

👉 Don’t take the leap of setting up your own business – Labour will tax it

👉 Don’t work hard to get that pay rise – Labour will tax it

👉 And don’t you dare die holding assets either - Labour will tax it.

Just about the only thing today’s Budget does properly incentivise…is not working at all.