Would you sacrifice the character of your area to build more homes?🏠
@amolrajan and @bbcnickrobinson discuss what needs to change to make housing more affordable with economist Tim Leunig.
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'It tells a story about a country where social mobility is collapsing.'
Following a 'disturbing' report finding that only 10% of Levelling Up funds have been spent, Labour MP Liam Byrne explains to @carolvorders how the UK has become an 'inheritocracy'.
New study shows people in just this small part of Notting Hill received as much in capital gains as everyone in Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle combined. Our tax system is ridiculous.
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Succinct - Clear - Factual
We haven't got enough money to spend £1-£2bn a year paying Drs, but we can find £8bn a year to cut a tax that's only paid by the richest 4%
@BenKentish points out the flaw in the Govt’s claim that the UK can't afford a pay rise
The world is watching how @RishiSunak & @VictoriaAtkins are treating UK healthcare workers
And the world is doing a great job poaching us under their noses, offering us adequate compensation for the years of our lives we give up
Spotted in Waterloo Station, London.
Coming up on #BBCPM today at 5 – what is happening with government debt?
Join us to find out, after this interview on yesterday’s programme by @EvanHD with the Treasury Chief Secretary Laura Trott ⬇️
A joke for you…
Water company bosses, the chairs of Ofwat and the Govt’s Environment Agency walk into a bar
Over a private members’ club dinner, they discuss how to quell public anger over bill rises & sewage spills
Except…
It’s not a joke.
Anatomy of a Lie 3
A 🧵 re one of Ben's #Teesworks biggies, possibly the most long-running lie
And perhaps one of his stupidest
Ben claims the land was sold for £39 million, not £100
He says the report backs this
Is he correct?
Has he been maligned by the low claim?