Scottish, Liberal, centrist Dad, do hard sums. FCA. Like:skiing, golf, personal finance, cycling, triathlon. Love @thetoughdoctor & my kids. https://teapawt.net/t.co/2hUQBRcHGD
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Sea lions are faster than humans on both land and sea, so if you face one in a triathlon, you really need to make up time on the cycling.
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Once more into the breach on UK bond market movements given today's spike in 30Y Gilt yields to >5.2%. Some thoughts on what this is telling us about the economy - at home & internationally (1/n)
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Liz Kendall as good as her word: she worked with them and identified a fair solution, which is not to hand out vast sums of public money
Just a reminder, @leicesterliz of what you promised. Hard to see how your statement refusing #WASPI women justice today is a "fair solution".
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It found a specific case of maladministration in communicating changes to state pension age. Some limited cases of hardship merit compensation. The finding has no implication for the wider & worthless WASPI claim that women born in the 1950s have suffered injustice. You havenβt.
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It sounds like you're really annoying to work with and that might be a factor here
Sooner? Allegations surface on Saturday. Resignation on Monday.
Remind me of the timeline fir Michael Matheson's resignation...
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Our initial reaction to the Scottish Budget: a statement with an eye on the election, but announcements without costs attached and no accounting for the increase in NICs are risky - and make us wonder if any lessons on financial planning have been learned
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Re tweeted by Kate Forbes.
For context, no Scot will be more than Β£14.51 a year better off.
Not sure that's "significant" and certainly not for the swathes of Scots paying thousands more in income tax than the rest of the UK.
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Scottish Nationalist Twitter: "Bloody Yoons"...
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Reaping what they sowed.
What an uplifting and glorious celebration nationalism is.
Perhaps, some are finding that the 'othering' those that disagree with nationalist have suffered for years isn't such a great (or fair) experience.
When did so many people move to a position where *not* communicating with those we disagree with was considered a good idea?
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With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, it is, for the first time ever, 100% state educated. (H/t Lewis Goodall).
Does that make it unrepresentative?!
"....so long as that doesn't include across borders. At least not our southern one."
βScotland is best served when we collaborate, when we build consensus and work together across sectors, across disciplines and across cultures.β
Today, First Minister @JohnSwinney set out his vision for Scotland.
Watch now.
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Over the last year, most measures of waiting times have worsened in Scotland, while most measures have improved in England.
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ALT Table showing waiting times are worse than pre-pandemic in both England and Scotland, but most have worsened in the last year in Scotland and most have improved in the last year in England
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Oh @KyleBrandt is gonna want to see this one! π‘
@Colts QB Anthony Richardson laying some wood! πͺ
