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[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

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In memory of my Grandfather, just one of the many to serve.
He never spoke about it as far as I know.
I have no photos of him.
He died in 1977.
Quotes above from Admiralty memos to or about him.
Cc: @LordRickettsP @britishmemorial #DDay80 #GoldBeach

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[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

I don't know much about D-Day - or what my Grandfather did as a Beach Master. But, considering his naval background and that he served in Arrowmanche until the port closed, I suspect he was involved in the running of the Mulberry harbour "Port Winston".
https://t.co/NMf7qJUDFq

[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

Just adding this to my thread from D-Day 2025.

[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

In memory of my Grandfather, just one of the many to serve.
He never spoke about it as far as I know.
I have no photos of him.
He died in 1977.
Quotes above from Admiralty memos to or about him.
Cc: @LordRickettsP @britishmemorial #DDay80 #GoldBeach

https://t.co/Qd6GSULhFd

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

I'll post that chart again because it's amazing. The green line soars upwards, as the overall level of tax goes up.

Tax on the average worker goes *down* (until recently!)

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

And by international standards, tax on low and average wages in the UK is really low.

[Ben Ramanauskas @BenRamanauskas]

Rather than trying to pick winners by giving taxpayers' money to firms with the best lobbyists, you could drive growth by helping firms in all industries by cutting taxes and red tape.

Start by abolishing the ridiculous steel tariffs.

[Tom Forth @thomasforth]

Because it has higher taxes to start with, having raised them in the 80s while Thatcher cut them, and used those higher taxes and lower debt to invest heavily in the foundations of growth such as transport and R&D giving it an economy that today is over 30% stronger than Britain.

[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

Briefly returned for D-Day 2026.
Logged off again same day.

[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

🗞️ Your #Business Ideas Worth Sharing newsletter - 28 September 2025
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[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

Logging out now. 10:03 Sunday 23 November 2025.

[Sam Dumitriu @Sam_Dumitriu]

I find the argument for a lower rate of VAT on hospitality strange.

Most campaigns for VAT zero/reduced-rating argue that their product is an essential, disproportionately consumer by people on low incomes, and that consumers will see the benefits.

This campaign however is calling for a VAT cut for something disproportionately consumed by the better off. But, they are also arguing it isn’t progressive because producers (bars/restaurants) will capture most of the cut.

I support a Kiwi-style flat VAT rate for everything, but some VAT reduced-rates are more justifiable (e.g. food to be cooked at home) than others. This isn’t one of them.

[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

I don't know much about D-Day - or what my Grandfather did as a Beach Master. But, considering his naval background and that he served in Arrowmanche until the port closed, I suspect he was involved in the running of the Mulberry harbour "Port Winston".
https://t.co/NMf7qJUDFq

[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

#LestWeForget #DDay80
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[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

#LestWeForget #DDay80

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[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

In memory of my Grandfather, just one of the many to serve.
He never spoke about it as far as I know.
I have no photos of him.
He died in 1977.
Quotes above from Admiralty memos to or about him.
Cc: @LordRickettsP @britishmemorial #DDay80 #GoldBeach

https://t.co/Qd6GSULhFd

[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

September 1945, the President of the Provisional Government of #France🇫🇷 awarded him "the Croix de Guerre for gallantry and devotion to duty...in Normandy".
December 1945, King George VI awarded him the OBE, Military Division, "for distinguished service during the war in Europe".

[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

He was Chief Staff Officer to Superintending Sea Transport Officer, North West German Ports, BAOR.
He served in Hamburg "from its capture in 1945 until March 1946" "under the most trying and dangerous conditions".
He helped reopen the docks, which the RAF destroyed in July 1943.

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Three ways to improve high streets by *raising* business rates:

1. Higher rates on long-empty shops, to force realistic rents

2. End exemption for charity shops.

3. Make landlords pay when candy/vape shops vanish with unpaid rates. They'll ensure rates are paid up-front.

[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

Tonight, I'm thinking of my Grandfather, Lieutenant-Commander Henry Owen Wilde, OBE, RNR.
He landed on Gold beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944, as one of the many Beach Masters.
He "served in Arrowmanche, until the port was closed".
He then "served in charge of Caen for some months".

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[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

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[Huw Sayer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @HuwSayer]

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