why absolute popularism is bad: voters can move a lot, especially on lower-salience issues. show them a party label and a statement and support can move by almost 70 points. if republicans lead while democrats just follows the polls, guess where we'll end up
I don’t condone disruptive behaviour or littering, but we need to acknowledge a broader reality: in major cities around the world, enjoying a drink outdoors in the sun is normal. Instead of resisting it, we should design for it: more public spaces, more bins, fewer problems.
This is the stupidiest, most envious piece I've ever read in @jacobin. Why not ask @garyseconomics to write a guest article than publishing this patently jealous random melange? Why are the English left so wedded to being irrelevant.
Gary Stevenson’s story of trading floor excess and moral turnaround is one of personality-driven critique, tailor-made for the British media’s idea of dissent.
Just don’t ask too many questions about Citibank — or capitalism. https://t.co/195wWZOe7H
The OBR was created by Osborne to hardwire austerity into decision making. It is good at estimating the costs of policies, but bad at assessing the benefits — and is allergic to fiscal multipliers
This creates a bias against the ambitious, transformative policies we need
On @LBC, SMF Director @theobertram set out our inventive ideas for the Spring Statement 🧮
✅ Raise Remote Gambling Duty to raise £4.4bn
✅ Vacant Property Tax to raise £10bn
✅ Tax on house flipping to raise £2.8bn
✅ Tax on non-resident home purchases to raise £6.7bn
If you're wondering why Belfast Bikes may have lower rentals than many previous years, this could be playing its part.
I used them for years, but I'm not putting down a £150 deposit to use them
Sinn Féin is simultaneously demanding Storm Éowyn compensation for those who suffered in RoI while opposing it for the same people in NI. The details of how this happened reveal ideological chaos and a party which can't handle the power it has at Stormont.
https://t.co/9EEIbYfIdi
5 years on and @deptinfra still dithering in pedestrianising Hill St.
If anything shows DFI’s loyalty to cars it’s this. It’s not a question of money - it’s a just few signs & bollards - it’s just they don’t want to do it.
From yesterday’s Tele ⬇️
People like George Monbiot who attack growth show the depth of the problems faced by the Left.
They cannot argue for nationalization of private capital b/c of Soviet experience.
They cannot argue for higher taxes b/c they are deeply unpopular.
Hence they attack an accounting concept: the GDP.
La socialdemocracia es más necesaria que nunca. Aquí y ahora.
No tengamos dudas, ser socialista es estar del lado correcto de la historia. Lo fue en el pasado, lo es ahora y lo será en el futuro.
#Seanad2025 - Nessa Cosgrove is the 11th candidate to be deemed elected on the Labour Panel, having reached the quota via the 7th sub-parcel of the Rabbitte, Anne votes. #SeeForYourself
Seanad 2025 Results Hub - https://t.co/fBJFrimsQK
NIE made £91.5 million in the last reported year. More than £30m was passed to ESB in Dublin as a dividend.
They, and not the taxpayer, can and should be compensating both business and domestic consumers without lumping it in to bills.