Tom Martin

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@LBC @floschechter @BenKentish Shocking: until you realise the poverty metrics we use are really misleading.

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@BurnsideWasTosh Yes, everything was heaps better back then

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@yuanyi_z @JohnSimpsonNews So what specific cuts do you propose instead? It's easy to criticise and not propose an alternative.

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@stephensackur I agree with the sentiment but it's easy to criticise a cut without suggesting what the specific alternative should be. What do you propose instead?

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@danielcave_ Why does she not have a work pension?

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@faisalislam There has also been a huge overcorrection in building regulations reform as a result of Grenfell, well intentioned but totally flawed. Hence a collapse in home building in London. Government interventions have been a big net negative over the past decade on housebuilding.

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@ChrisCorney1 @back_the_BBC Cos 100k is a big number yeah? 😅

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@Sam_Dumitriu Sainsbury's got rid of the lids on loads of things and it's ridiculous. Tiny plastic saving for so much food spoilage.

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@jhansonradio Ideally we have faith in experts
https://t.co/gDmQL8MhEi

Failing that

75% of raised results aren't cancer.

False positive = invasive biopsy = overtreatment = incontinence & impotence

Yes there will be very sad missed cases, that doesn't mean universal testing is a net benefit

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@LukeTryl "Leader is really popular right after announcing all the populist stuff and before he has had a chance to deal with the difficult stuff"

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@worstall But what if the UK public want EU levels of public services for US rates of tax? And we've avoided tackling that question for 20 years by binging on debt?

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@julianHjessop @HelenMiller_IFS But it SOUNDS good, that's all that matters.

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@JohnHealey_MP Nice populist announcements of little significance in reality. Please please please tackle the structural issues we have that have strangled the UK's growth for the past two decade.

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@dc_lawrence Encapsulates everything wrong with governing in the UK: so much focus on nice soundbites to please people, nothing tackling the root causes of issues. We need supply side reforms: make it easier to build housing, infrastructure, start businesses, drive growth. I hope it's coming.

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@matthewsyed Indeed. We will only get out of this mess when we have a PM that is truly honest with voters. You cannot have European public services for the price of US taxes and generous servings of NIMBY empowerment and hostility to business.

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@Hossylass @Valen10Francois Shame you threw the word dickhead at me, was that necessary?

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@Hossylass @Valen10Francois Thanks for the respectful discourse! Have a lovely day.

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@BenZaranko Yes let's skirt around the difficult decisions a little more and work out how to load more debt onto future generations.