Feature writer at The Telegraph, author of Looking for Eliza

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Me begging the British Museum to just let me look at the beautiful stitching on Halley's Comet for more than two seconds even though I'm not a member of landed gentry or a politician
Replying to @CanaryCaroline
This is particularly crazy. "We were brilliant, but hoi polloi lingered."
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Great piece on the disobedient body in the optimisation age
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Really interesting
For a while now I've been puzzled why Britain doesn't appear higher on international tax league tables. We know that Britain's income tax is predominantly paid by top earners, with the top 10% paying almost 60% of the bill. But is there more to it than that? 1/5
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'Kensington Interior,' (1912) depicts the hallway of 67 Ladbroke Grove, London, W.11, the house which belonged to Frank Emanuel's parents and where he lived from about 1890 until around 1920.
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leafarbuthnot retweeted
I’d rather the Conservatives were committed to fiscal responsibility.
Tories committed to pension triple lock, Conservative deputy leader Alex Burghart says bbc.in/4hoD37D
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Neat visualisation on rent control from John Burn Murdoch
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I've written, somewhat unexpectedly, about football - specifically Lord Pannick, the superstar barrister who is representing "Man City" in its appeal against the "Prem". It was a pleasure in fact to look at the career of this most illustrious advocate telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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cooking it
What's missing from this breakfast?
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What a fabulous shortlist
We got us a shortlist. NGL some *really* good books on here. thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk…
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can someone please sit him down and tell him very clearly why hub airports matter and why manchester won't cut it
Jesus Christ. Heathrow is a global hub airport with long-haul routes to the world’s high-growth areas, hugely valuable international freight and deeply constrained capacity. Manchester Airport is… not. lbc.co.uk/article/andy-burnh…
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Andy Burnham wants to scrap the triple lock. Sign the petition to help us stop him 👇 ProtectPensioners.com
Community note
Labour are not cutting pensions, they are reforming the triple lock. Pensions will still rise every year, either at 2.5% or in line with inflation. Whichever is higher. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Can a graph be attached to a small plane and flown over the country
Replying to @TomHCalver
The state pension is a benefit. You pay NI for the entitlement to access it, but the cash you get back does not come from your own contributions. Be thankful that it does not: the typical 60-year-old has paid in £134k in NI, but will get back £222k in SP payments. 4/5
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let the sun never set on their majesty
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EXCL: Ministers are being lobbied by the chief executive of a major British business to solve the NEETs crisis – by imposing a four-day week on top earners. The high-flying boss, who has close links to the Labour party, is convinced that forcing the best-paid employees to work fewer days could be the silver bullet for moving the one million youngsters not in employment, education or training into the jobs market.
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losing my friend that knows everybody at the party
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