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Economist by trade. Will probably use this as a space for my unhealthy obsession with architecture and design

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@Hanley40 @SunilSharmaUK No. The accounts show he donated £3.3m in 2025. You are referring to an earlier pledge, not reality. Meanwhile, avoiding around £30m in tax.

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@riskanalyser @SunilSharmaUK If you did some research you'd know that was a 'pledge' and not reality. In 2025 his donations totalled £3.3m, while saving £30m by avoiding tax.

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@Heccles94 Harry is the ultimate capitalist. Troll people with obvious falsehoods, wait for people to correct him, earn money from X from his engagement farming. Then (hopefully) pay some tax and put money into his pension (ironically, very likely including shares in Tesco).

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@javarevisited @shazcodes And then he was later sued for not handing over the keys.

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@markwh2001 @BurnsideWasTosh Such an attitude of decline. The most ambitious and successful are typically those driving the country forward. Without them, the UK has some real problems. This who see 60% of their income wasted by the public sector are not going to stick around long - and then what’s left?

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@leaveonleft @LondonTrafficW1 @ReformedMr Bookmarking this for when you're wrong later this year.

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@Craig2660 So you're demonstrating that they know what they are doing. Could you imagine how well the country would be run if we put Next in charge. The UK would finally end its years of stagnation.

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@MatthewWielicki It's the frequency.

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@ScotNational The level of corruption in the Scottish government is astounding. Makes Westminster look positively progressive in its transparency.

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@echoesofworld Both top tier for their size. If you want a quieter life, Edinburgh. London for the buzz.

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@skinderdev @cb_doge It’s funny people believe this stuff. The data is technically correct but the definitions for each country are completely different and it isn’t like for like. If anything, it shows the UK is more concise at data reporting and transparency than most western nations.

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@paulpowlesland There's a 'something for nothing' attitude from the left these days. You see them dodging tax at scale. They defend shoplifters or those that jump the tube barrier. They never stop to think about who picks up the tab.

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@marcosagusstinn Definitely underselling the UK. Top defence power in Europe, largest tech and AI hub in Europe, 5th largest economy globally.

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@glindasucree @BossRule_12 Do you genuinely prefer the millennial grey? Interesting.

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@Heccles94 @ZiaYusufUK And yet gay and bi men support Reform more than any other party - likely because there's a clear clash of ideology between homosexuality and Islam.

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@f01re @FT For reference, Tesco net profit margin was 2.42%

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@f01re @FT I see this kind of comment a lot. It’s sad because it just shows how little is taught in schools about how business works. A huge business employing vast numbers can still fall into a loss when a margin is tiny. The chances are we are all paying into a pension including Tesco.

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@nadine79700 @TravelodgeUK @IslingtonBC You've got to laugh at people who pay £50 a night in central London and then expect to to be the Ritz. It's a cheap bed for the night, nothing more.

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@mwarp @historyinmemes I guess it’s kind of like how everyone calls it Big Ben rather than Elizabeth Tower.