The smorgasbord of tax increases has just acquired its smallest and feeblest contribution, as a bottle of Yakult is quietly added to the buffet. (Am reliably told they excepted milk-based drinks because it looked silly taxing yogurt that advertised itself as healthy, silly though that is.) RE:
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FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social)
UK GOVT WILL REMOVE THE CURRENT EXEMPTION FOR MILK-BASED DRINKS FROM ITS SUGAR TAX FROM 2028
“Look like you mean it. Look down at the ground and say sorry.” RE:
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Financial Times (@financialtimes.com)
BBC apologises to Trump for edit of speech but refuses to pay compensation on.ft.com/4i2T4Pk https://on.ft.com/4i2T4Pk
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My Trade Secrets column today. How’s the EU’s big push for geoeconomic clout going? Not well. It’s used to dictating terms through its global role in consumer demand, but these are days when the control of supply (chips, rare earths) often matters more. 1/2 [Europe is falling short in its...](
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🎶🎶 Five Eyes, how did you close and fail?/How can the light that burned so brightly/Suddenly burn so pale?🎶🎶 RE:
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southpaw (@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social)
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not wan...
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If I were an American I would save money by simply buying lottery tickets with winning numbers and not those with losing numbers. RE:
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Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social)
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
My Trade Secrets today. If the Supreme Court rules against Trump's emergency tariffs he can replace them. The real impact is political. Tariffs are already unpopular & blamed for high prices; being ruled illegal won't help. But Trump needs them to raise revenue, so he's put himself in a corner.🍿🍿🍿 [The political risk to Donald T...](
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BRB, just going to source a deerstalker and a briar pipe and hang around in the background of Met police cordons. RE:
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Kate Messner (@katemessner.com)
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s Fr...
1. Clampdown on benefit cheats! 2. Clampdown on benefit cheats doesn’t work. 3. Blitz on red tape! 4. Blitz on red tape doesn’t work. 5. Go to 1. Currently we’re between 3 and 4. I’m confident we’ll be back at 1 by Christmas. https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreiaz3gnchopil2j7qolybt4ajmhy3jj7a3qqqqdtivjinltj44o4aq https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreicux5nyrzhg2zb4ku5fw7jays5igf43huntvqfozx76afyyugf2q4