What's happening in Dubai bolsters the argument taxes should be based on people's nationality, not just their country of residence (ie the US model).
If Brits living abroad can expect to be airlifted out by virtue of being British, they should pay some tax towards that.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If Brits living abroad can expect to be airlifted out by virtue of being British, they should pay some tax towards that.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK launches operation to support thousands of Britons in Middle East
Officials are understood to be working on plans to evacuate British nationals, should airspace remain closed.
www.bbc.com
March 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
“I feel liberated,” said a top banker. “We can say ‘retard’ and ‘pussy’ without the fear of getting cancelled . . . it’s a new dawn.”
Business in the age of Trump. Sounds liberating.
www.ft.com/content/cf87...
Business in the age of Trump. Sounds liberating.
www.ft.com/content/cf87...
Is corporate America going Maga?
Donald Trump’s election has accelerated a cultural shift in the nation’s boardrooms
www.ft.com
March 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“i don’t get why everyone hates this guy”
“this is too many reasons”
pick one bsky.app/profile/spig...
“this is too many reasons”
pick one bsky.app/profile/spig...
30 responses saying "I can't believe you don't understand Starmer's lack of popularity is down to this ONE thing" before giving 30 different answers. I stand by my point.
June 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
“i don’t get why everyone hates this guy”
“this is too many reasons”
pick one bsky.app/profile/spig...
“this is too many reasons”
pick one bsky.app/profile/spig...
a long, proud, unrelenting history of The Economist adoration of all thing airships. We are like the Sputnik News of the hot-air lobby, I tell you.
(I love these pieces)
(I love these pieces)
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I genuinely appreciate the admiration! Not hard to tweet "Starmer's out, and it's because he was useless" or "it's because of [cite your own pet cause]"
June 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM
You have to wonder what Mark Carney's other two wishes were after rubbing that bottle
April 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
VEEERRRRY punchy statement by UEFA on the reversal of the American red-card suspension. And quite right, too.
"We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision."
www.uefa.com/news-media/n...
"We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision."
www.uefa.com/news-media/n...
UEFA statement on the Balogun case
Statement on decision related to Folarin Balogun
www.uefa.com
July 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I once had an FT story entirely lifted by a tabloid - think it was the Express but my memory might fail me. George Parker half jokingly suggested I send an invoice, which I did on a lark.
Created a bit of a headache when they bloody paid up. Wasn't so much fun explaining to the managing editor...
Created a bit of a headache when they bloody paid up. Wasn't so much fun explaining to the managing editor...
August 31, 2026 at 8:25 PM
August 14, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Oh okay, so he's unpopular for a LOT of reasons, yeah it's a real mystery how that happened then
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30 responses saying "I can't believe you don't understand Starmer's lack of popularity is down to this ONE thing" before giving 30 different answers. I stand by my point.
June 22, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Oh okay, so he's unpopular for a LOT of reasons, yeah it's a real mystery how that happened then
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Courageous, anonymous abuse. It's the best kind. Keep at it.
June 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
based off their veeveesonas :3 bsky.app/profile/spig...
November 8, 2024 at 1:44 AM
based off their veeveesonas :3 bsky.app/profile/spig...
He somehow made it worse. He thought this threat would menace, but it only amplifies the weakness.
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Trump argues in FT interview that “people who are the beneficiaries" of the Strait of Hormuz should help keep it open
That's not a crazy point, until you remember why the Strait is closed in the first place. It wasn't Europe or Asia that did this.
www.ft.com/content/1ca6...
That's not a crazy point, until you remember why the Strait is closed in the first place. It wasn't Europe or Asia that did this.
www.ft.com/content/1ca6...
Donald Trump warns Nato faces ‘very bad future’ if allies fail to help US in Iran
US president tells the FT in an interview that China summit could be delayed
www.ft.com
March 16, 2026 at 9:58 AM
He somehow made it worse. He thought this threat would menace, but it only amplifies the weakness.
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“I feel liberated,” said a top banker. “We can say ‘retard’ and ‘pussy’ without the fear of getting cancelled . . . it’s a new dawn.”
Business in the age of Trump. Sounds liberating.
www.ft.com/content/cf87...
Business in the age of Trump. Sounds liberating.
www.ft.com/content/cf87...
Is corporate America going Maga?
Donald Trump’s election has accelerated a cultural shift in the nation’s boardrooms
www.ft.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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there's an implicit accusation here—don't you realise you're just as bad as the nazi's trying to get people killed?
& just think about it for a minute, how preposterous that is as a moral claim
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& just think about it for a minute, how preposterous that is as a moral claim
bsky.app/profile/spig...
A lot of people left X for Bluesky because of the tone of the discourse there (I wasn't one of them, as it happens).
But do be aware that angry lefties aren't above personal insults.
If your answer is "oh but you said something I disagree with online", it might be worth rethinking a few things.
But do be aware that angry lefties aren't above personal insults.
If your answer is "oh but you said something I disagree with online", it might be worth rethinking a few things.
June 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
there's an implicit accusation here—don't you realise you're just as bad as the nazi's trying to get people killed?
& just think about it for a minute, how preposterous that is as a moral claim
bsky.app/profile/spig...
& just think about it for a minute, how preposterous that is as a moral claim
bsky.app/profile/spig...
Getting called a slur for wanting to close out my savings account for having an insufficient interest rate sounds like Trump’s America, all right bsky.app/profile/spig...
“I feel liberated,” said a top banker. “We can say ‘retard’ and ‘pussy’ without the fear of getting cancelled . . . it’s a new dawn.”
Business in the age of Trump. Sounds liberating.
www.ft.com/content/cf87...
Business in the age of Trump. Sounds liberating.
www.ft.com/content/cf87...
Is corporate America going Maga?
Donald Trump’s election has accelerated a cultural shift in the nation’s boardrooms
www.ft.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Getting called a slur for wanting to close out my savings account for having an insufficient interest rate sounds like Trump’s America, all right bsky.app/profile/spig...
Egypt has never been so robbed since the British Museum left the country
July 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
i like their jammies i should draw them more bsky.app/profile/spig...
May 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
i like their jammies i should draw them more bsky.app/profile/spig...
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 AM
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming on August 18th on Blu-ray in the US from #WarnerArchive: #TheWingsOfEagles (1957)!
Commander Frank “Spig “Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works include John Ford’s They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckon “Spig” to action;
Coming on August 18th on Blu-ray in the US from #WarnerArchive: #TheWingsOfEagles (1957)!
Commander Frank “Spig “Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works include John Ford’s They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckon “Spig” to action;
July 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming on August 18th on Blu-ray in the US from #WarnerArchive: #TheWingsOfEagles (1957)!
Commander Frank “Spig “Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works include John Ford’s They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckon “Spig” to action;
Coming on August 18th on Blu-ray in the US from #WarnerArchive: #TheWingsOfEagles (1957)!
Commander Frank “Spig “Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works include John Ford’s They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckon “Spig” to action;
I found this an interesting way to push back against Trump bsky.app/profile/spig...
My first Charlemagne of 2025: Why Canada should join the EU.
It has space and resources, Europe has people. Let's deal.
(OK fine maybe we should just work towards a closer relationship of like-minded countries, especially in the age of Trump.)
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
It has space and resources, Europe has people. Let's deal.
(OK fine maybe we should just work towards a closer relationship of like-minded countries, especially in the age of Trump.)
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Why Canada should join the EU
Europe needs space and resources, Canada needs people. Let’s deal
www.economist.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I found this an interesting way to push back against Trump bsky.app/profile/spig...
Important context:
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Just for context, this wasn't last night, this is hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser after the 2002 Olympic women's hockey game. USA Hockey and the Canadian Hockey Association investigated the incident and said it was just a rumour but most Canadians had no trouble believing it.
February 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Important context:
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I disagree with this one too. If you were interested in such a theme in 2006, what an ideal book to read again, right now, during a putative crisis of globalisation, to learn more about how assumptions change, and to potentially revise your understanding of the world.
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- There are vastly more interesting things to put on bookshelves than books (4)
btw you should probably get rid of a lot of books on those shelves. By all means keep the ones that are meaningful to you. But that 2006 book by Martin Wolf on the future of globalisation? Why are you keeping that??
btw you should probably get rid of a lot of books on those shelves. By all means keep the ones that are meaningful to you. But that 2006 book by Martin Wolf on the future of globalisation? Why are you keeping that??
January 23, 2026 at 12:16 PM
I disagree with this one too. If you were interested in such a theme in 2006, what an ideal book to read again, right now, during a putative crisis of globalisation, to learn more about how assumptions change, and to potentially revise your understanding of the world.
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bsky.app/profile/spig...
they take turns carrying each other 😌
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June 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
they take turns carrying each other 😌
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