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The retreat from pescetarianism.
American teens are becoming straight again, with - especially - female bisexuality in sharp retreat in the youngest cohorts.
via @jean_twenge:
generationtechblog.com
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This is, indeed, true. It's a bung for the middle classes like me. My recent inheritance was indeed reduced by the costs of end of life care. No, not a whinge, that's what the savings were there for. If all of those costs had been tax paid then my inheritance would have been larger. So, who are the people who will benefit from this? Middle class folk like me. Very progressive, eh?
The only beneficiaries of Burnham's socual care reforms will be the inheritors of housing assets. The least well off already get free social care.
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Oh, super. The OpCos can be brought back into public control when the franchises run out. Which is what is being done. The rolling stock cos will cost real money. Given that the buyout price will have to include likely future profits - that's how market prices work - why bother?
Rail operators are already being taken into public ownership. But so far, the rolling stock companies who own the trains themselves have remained privatised.
Changing this is key. The government should not just explore more public ownership, they should do it.
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Clear proof that you can be good at some things and a complete idiot in others. Let's artificially restrict the working hours of our most productive workers. That'll make us all rich, right?
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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The French government recently decreed that university cafeterias would have to charge only 1€/meal and, in a shocking turn of events, now students are being turned back after waiting in line because of shortages.
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They must have pretty high-flying jobs, given that they can afford to live in central London in their mid-twenties *and* to fill three vans with barrels of diesel.
Major update from counter terror police about RAF Fairford arrests - all UK nationals:
Male, 24, Resident of Borough of Camden
Male, 24, Borough of Westminster
Male, 25, Borough of Westminster
Male, 23, Borough of Westminster
Male, 24, Borough of Willesden
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Peter Hook has now seen this. So my only interaction with one of my lifelong idols is him watching me absolutely butcher Blue Monday on my fucking HOB. What a time to be alive.
I'm a bit bored, so I've spent the last 5 minutes trying to recreate the intro to Blue Monday on the hob. It's harder than you'd think.
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Is The Guardian paying JJ Cale royalties*? There's an ad floating around on YouTube for The Guardian. Which has very, very, JJ Cale vibes to the music to it. Circa Travel-Log times. I do hope they're paying royalties. For good folk like The G would never dodge that by copying the feel but with just enough change not to have to pay, would they?
*More accurately, his estate and or widow
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An apartment in Austin is now more affordable than the median US apartment.
It’s incredible what can happen when you build housing.
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The Laffer Curve in action. 🧵
1. Cigarette duty in the UK has gone up and up and up. Revenue has gone down, gradually and then suddenly.
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This is going to be funny. The train to No10 North is currently delyed by 45 minutes
Avanti to be nationalised 'to build railway that actually works for people' trib.al/XkP7vhL
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Education is best served by new signs rather than teaching children to be able to read signs.
Well done there.
Lucy Powell rebrands the Department for Education “the Department for Hope”
“My Department for Hope, this government of hope, will put the children’s hopes at the very heart of everything we do”
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6 months is not long term. Between usually to often just probate takes more time than that.
It’s not a silver bullet but bringing more empty homes back into use can help solve the housing crisis.
Today, we’re announcing strengthened powers for councils to take control of long-term empty homes and use them to house families in need.
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The Good Book even now contains useful advice for governance. "As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly" Your First Home is just Help to Buy again. And as stupid as Help to Buy again. We do not solve supply problems by subsidising demand. adamsmith.org/blog/as-a-dog-…
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