J. L. J. Kennedy @daphneheard.bsky.social

Queer he/him. Opinions mine. Content, archive and book-shuffling northeastener on Thames. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

Some very wealthy people are arguing it’s unfair to close inheritance tax loopholes because they bought farmland specifically to avoid inheritance tax. What’s odd is that they’re making that case *out-loud*. And seem to think it’s an argument that will provoke sympathy.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

It's only a matter of time before we domesticate them

[The London Economic @LondonEconomic]

The boats have to pay a fee to cross 'Duchy beaches' 😱

[J. L. J. Kennedy @daphneheard.bsky.social @daphneheard]

This but before the start time at all, even a few seconds.

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Anyone who joins a zoom / teams meeting more than 3 minutes before it's scheduled start time clearly does not have enough work to do and should be flagged to management as underperforming.

[Clare Grogan @claregrogan2]

Warrior Woman ❤️ Rest in Love Janey
@JaneyGodley ❤️

[Andy Summers @Summers_AD]

Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of farm lobbying... 🙃

"Small farms will be broken up and they'll all be bought by big landowners, this is the end of farming as we know it."

Reality:
🤫big landowners* currently buying up farmland because they get unlimited IHT relief
😩 pushing up prices for everyone else including small tenant farmers who want to buy
🧐 actual small farms unaffected by this reform because £3m farm still pays no IHT in practice

Capping IHT relief is part of the solution for small farms, not the problem!

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

Cardi B, who is campaigning with Kamala Harris today in Milwaukee, is a policy nerd and an FDR historian.

I loved when her high school history teacher defended her on Facebook.

[Otto English @Otto_English]

According to the Daily Mail on 3rd May this year:

Jeremy Clarkson bought his 312-acre farm in 2012 for £4.25million so that:

"he would not be required pay death duties on the land"

#Budget2024

[brixton hatter @BrixtonHatter]

If Rachel Reeves had had the guts to raise fuel duty by 6p/litre she could have raised enough money (£3bn) to make every single bus journey in the UK free for everyone, every day, every year.

[Samuel West 💙💛 @exitthelemming]

When I quoted an opinion piece last week that said it was time to call Trump a fascist, the abuse I got back made me mute the conversation.

But there’s abuse and calling for people you disagree with to face a firing squad

[Alex Niven @Alex_Niven]

Unless the government is planning to close all the farms & make all the farmers redundant then no this is not remotely like the closure of the mines and in any case the closure of the mines was mercilessly applauded by the Telegraph and its readers at the time. Unbelievable cunts

[Alastair Wright @Pott_Shrigley_]

Turnips

[cam @camjmes0]

Helen Worth’s leaving do! Love the photo of Bet & Alec 🥲
#Corrie

[University of Glasgow @UofGlasgow]

It is an honour to bestow an honorary doctorate on the incredible Dr Godley.

We send all our love and support from UofG to Janey and her family ♥️

[JOHN NICOLSON 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @MrJohnNicolson]

I’m so proud of my university - the @UofGlasgow - for doing this : bestowing a doctorate on the remarkable @JaneyGodley

Janey is a force of nature: funny, clever & brave. Her #ovariancancer journey has been both heartrending to watch & inspiring.

Thinking of Janey & her family.

[Guy Lambert @GuyLambertUK]

I just saw an old lady collect a £30 scratch card win. Thrilled, she then gave £10 to a RNLI fundraiser.

This is how British society functions, with essential services funded by those with little.

Why is this ok but VAT on private schools or increasing capital gains tax isn't?