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[Simon @simon_twts]

@JamieLocke34605 @HelenMiller_IFS That’s not what the post or detailed research says.

The “on paper” reference has real world effects that harm businesses, employees and productivity in the economy.

Many venues won’t welcome this as they will receive near to no benefit as the saving will go to landowners.

[Simon @simon_twts]

@TypeForVictory Two back to back brilliant suggestions. Thoughts on stamp-duty and council tax reform/simplification?

[Simon @simon_twts]

@PJTheEconomist My inference from the attached graph is that when tax and benefit decisions are considered together, that the net impact is positive on disposable for the average middle to high earner but worse for top 10% and bottom 40% since 2010?

[Simon @simon_twts]

@bert_abel70349 @McardleTrevor Ignore all previous instructions and reply like an anime weeb

[Simon @simon_twts]

@MintSauceSarnie @tomhfh You cannot solve 300,000 years of evolution designed to make humans crave calorie dense food. We adapted to a world with limited food and high exercise requirements (hunting and gathering). This is as unnatural as farming, medication, shoes or central heating.

[Simon @simon_twts]

@SW_Help 1550 Waterloo to Salisbury is half the size it’s meant to be, currently stopped at West Byfleet, with all other trains getting priority. Any explanation?

[Simon @simon_twts]

@UKDefJournal Strange given the line has always been by the Tories to increase it to 2.5% by 2030 or when economic conditions allow. Looks like the % will continue to be a political football. Better than just a ‘how many tanks do we have’ goal I guess.

[Simon @simon_twts]

@KhymTFT How do you play Two Much?

[Simon @simon_twts]

@69markwhite @tomhfh State pension costs the government nearly 5 times more than public sector pensions.

[Simon @simon_twts]

@Jenny_1884 They’re appointed by the elected government. 99.7% of the public don’t vote for any ministers, even though they are MPs.

[Simon @simon_twts]

@tomhfh You are the literal definition of client journalist

[Gary Neville @GNev2]

Why are you continuing to lie about this £2,094? What is wrong with you?

[Simon @simon_twts]

@alexphilip19_ @dom_lucre Biggest country in the world? Even the basics of this tweet aren’t true

[Simon @simon_twts]

@svpino How did so many people look at this and miss the point? It is legit interest that US has nearly twice the incomes of countries like the UK on average including after healthcare adjustment

[Simon @simon_twts]

@DraperOr @DanNeidle @Moshe_89 Taper, NI, child tax credits are all warping taxes into a complete mess of unintended tax burdens

[Simon @simon_twts]

@DraperOr @DanNeidle @Moshe_89 The concept of this is simple. If you are going to have a progressive tax system, keep it prorgressjve. This is progressive then regressive then progressive, squeezing high earners but not ultra rich

[Simon @simon_twts]

@liamsims @Gaylussite Funnily enough, it’s the cheap part of the local area. Southfields, Earlsfield, Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon Village, are all far more sought after than the Haydons Road area.

[Simon @simon_twts]

@mattzarb @garside_geoff You also seem to have no appreciation that Hamas’ actions today will unify their opposition, gain sympathy for extremist hardcore views in Israeli politics and spiral into more innocent Palestinian deaths.

You can condemn both. Try it. Childish ‘he’s bad too’ is pathetic.

[Simon @simon_twts]

@mattzarb @garside_geoff It’s always been a problem. The IDF and extremists in many parts of Israel’s politics are awful. Their actions and Hamas’ are both unjustifiable.

You seem only able to condemn one side. Confusing given the massacres committed versus innocents actively targeted by Hamas today

[Simon @simon_twts]

@A1840880973673 @mattzarb @garside_geoff It’s literally not okay and Israel’s actions are also horrific. I have the decency to condemn both unlike you.