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phonakins 💜<p>What do you mean I'm disappointed in Jim's Election Budget? I thought I'd given up hoping for better from Labor by now. <a href="https://phonakins.com/2025/03/28/what-do-you-mean-im-disappointed-in-jims-election-budget-i-thought-id-given-up-hoping-for-better-from-labor-by-now/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phonakins.com/2025/03/28/what-</span><span class="invisible">do-you-mean-im-disappointed-in-jims-election-budget-i-thought-id-given-up-hoping-for-better-from-labor-by-now/</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canberra</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FoodBlogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodBlogging</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Welfare</span></a></p>
Police State UK<p>"It’s worth noting that, while governments have an obsession with efficiency, it’s still limited solely to cost-cutting. There seems to be little interest in, for instance, making access to <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a> payments more efficient, or <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a>, or <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childcare</span></a>, as any parent who has battled on their laptop deep into the night trying to conquer the tax-free childcare scheme knows. No, efficiency is only important when attempting to immediately maximise profit."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neoliberalism</span></a></p>
Police State UK<p>"In the UK, <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> is battling inefficiency, through a series of cuts to <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a> that are the biggest since George Osborne was chancellor."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/30/striving-for-efficiency-is-all-very-well-but-it-leaves-no-time-to-live" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2</span><span class="invisible">025/mar/30/striving-for-efficiency-is-all-very-well-but-it-leaves-no-time-to-live</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>There once was a leader named Keir,<br>Facing tariffs, he felt a bit of fear,<br>From across the big pond,<br>Comes a threat that's not fond,<br>He must stand tall and make his path clear.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Welfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benefits</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/29/keir-starmer-urged-to-get-tough-with-trump-as-us-tariff-threat-looms" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/29/keir-starmer-urged-to-get-tough-with-trump-as-us-tariff-threat-looms</span></a></p>
Guardian Limericks<p>There once was a man named Keir Starmer <br>Urged to stand tough against tariffs that harm 'er <br>Trump's threats loom ahead <br>Will he fall or be led? <br>Let's hope for a deal that will charm 'er</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Welfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benefits</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/29/keir-starmer-urged-to-get-tough-with-trump-as-us-tariff-threat-looms" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/29/keir-starmer-urged-to-get-tough-with-trump-as-us-tariff-threat-looms</span></a></p>
Wen<p>There are plenty of ways to get people into work but this unimaginative plan will make an unfair benefit system worse </p><p>I never thought I would see this in The Times and from this writer</p><p><a href="http://archive.today/2025.03.28-194652/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/labours-welfare-reforms-are-all-pain-and-no-gain-t0d89j90z" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.today/2025.03.28-19465</span><span class="invisible">2/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/labours-welfare-reforms-are-all-pain-and-no-gain-t0d89j90z</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Welfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Work</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CarrotNotStick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarrotNotStick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a></p>
Rupert Brackenbury<p>I keep thinking about how the average <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/beneficiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beneficiary</span></a> spends 50% of their income on <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/accommodation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accommodation</span></a>, which means the demographic costing our <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a> system the most is, in fact, private <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/landlords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landlords</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)The Starmer and Reeves double act is about to be tested <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-rachel-reeves-top-finance-manager-labour-uk-politics-welfare/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-rachel-reeves-top-finance-manager-labour-uk-politics-welfare/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/defensebudgets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Defensebudgets</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/interestrates" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Interestrates</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/negotiations" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Negotiations</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/parliament" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Parliament</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/elections" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/missions" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Missions</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/payments" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Payments</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/defense" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Defense</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/finance" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finance</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/history" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/welfare" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Welfare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/budget" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Budget</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/growth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Growth</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/policy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Policy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/rights" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rights</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/books" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/fuels" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fuels</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/space" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/data" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Data</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/feed" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Feed</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/tax" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tax</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/us" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a>
Police State UK<p>"We estimate there will be an additional 250,000 people (including 50,000 children) in relative poverty after housing costs in 2029/30 as a result of modelled changes to social security."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benefits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Welfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rachel-reeves-benefits-cuts-dwp-spring-statement-b2722212.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/rachel-reeves-benefits-cuts-dwp-spring-statement-b2722212.html</span></a></p>
Police State UK<p>"Impact assessments of the <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a> reforms ... showed an additional 250,000 people being pushed into relative poverty as a result of the cuts to the personal independence payment and incapacity benefit."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/PIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benefits</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/26/reeves-accused--balancing-books-back-of-uk-poorest-spring-statement" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/26/reeves-accused--balancing-books-back-of-uk-poorest-spring-statement</span></a></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Labour’s welfare reform headache is now a migraine <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/labour-welfare-cuts-headache-rachel-reeves-migraine/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/labour-welfare-cuts-headache-rachel-reeves-migraine/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/politics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/welfare" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Welfare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/budget" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Budget</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/growth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Growth</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/tax" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tax</a>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)From welfare cuts to Trump tariffs: 7 takeaways from the UK spring statement <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-uk-spring-statement-welfare-tariffs-growth/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-uk-spring-statement-welfare-tariffs-growth/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/artificialintelligence" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/financialservicesuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinancialServicesUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/centralbanker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CentralBanker</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/innovation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innovation</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/technology" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/elections" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/inflation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inflation</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/insurance" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insurance</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/services" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Services</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/bigtech" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/defense" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Defense</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/digital" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/finance" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finance</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/welfare" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Welfare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/budget" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Budget</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/growth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Growth</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/fuels" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fuels</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/trade" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trade</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/debt" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Debt</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/tax" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tax</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/war" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#War</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/us" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a>
CBC Edmonton<p>Province moves to cut investigations into deaths of young adults in care<br>Young Albertans who grow up in the province’s child welfare system age out of that programming at 18. Now, a new bill proposed by the Alberta government would mean investigations into deaths of young people who have aged out of that care — would only be done on a discretionary basis for those between 18-20. And for ...<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Edmonton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edmonton</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6693691?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/player/play/9.6693691?c</span><span class="invisible">mp=rss</span></a></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Spring statement: UK growth forecast halved in blow to Labour <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/spring-statement-uk-growth-forecast-half-blow-labour-rachel-reeves/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/spring-statement-uk-growth-forecast-half-blow-labour-rachel-reeves/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/financialservicesuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinancialServicesUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/energyandclimateuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnergyandClimateUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/centralbanker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CentralBanker</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/technologyuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechnologyUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/markets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Markets</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/welfare" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Welfare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/tradeuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TradeUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/budget" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Budget</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/growth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Growth</a>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Spring statement: Reeves’ eleventh hour blackhole <a href="https://www.politico.eu/podcast/politics-at-jack-and-sams/spring-statement-reeves-eleventh-hour-blackhole/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/podcast/politics-at-jack-and-sams/spring-statement-reeves-eleventh-hour-blackhole/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/politicsatsamandanne" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticsatSamandAnne</a>’s <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/britishpolitics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Britishpolitics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/welfare" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Welfare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/budget" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Budget</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/growth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Growth</a>
Andii אַנדִֽי<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@therightarticle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>therightarticle</span></a></span> <br>''The two measures will raise about £500 million by 2030. "<br>No they won't. That's money that simply won't ever become part of the economy. It won't be spent into local economies. It won't help pay wages or increase trade locally. It won't be taxed because it won't have ever existed.<br>It will not be raised. 'Savings' simply means, here, money never created.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a><br><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/03/25/dwp-cuts-latest/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/03/2</span><span class="invisible">5/dwp-cuts-latest/</span></a></p>
screwlisp<p><a href="https://archives.anonradio.net/202503260000_screwtape.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archives.anonradio.net/2025032</span><span class="invisible">60000_screwtape.mp3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/archive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archive</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/LispyGopherClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LispyGopherClimate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/weekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weekly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <br>- <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/climateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kentpitman</span></a></span><br>- Kent vs billionaires' <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a> payments<br><a href="https://netsettlement.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">netsettlement.blogspot.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>- "Shark restaurant" a simple, original sanity test of 32B high performance <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br><a href="https://codeberg.org/tfw/shark-restaurant-ai-sanity-test/src/branch/master/sanity-test.lisp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/tfw/shark-restaur</span><span class="invisible">ant-ai-sanity-test/src/branch/master/sanity-test.lisp</span></a><br>- My own <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/commonLisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commonLisp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> trajectory, upsides and downsides.<br>- More short live-action <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/McCLIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McCLIM</span></a> video requests noted.<br><a href="https://toobnix.org/w/qAnmJAKv1mhuwem7jJ1cJz" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toobnix.org/w/qAnmJAKv1mhuwem7</span><span class="invisible">jJ1cJz</span></a><br>- More lisp history from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@symbolics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>symbolics</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rzeta0" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rzeta0</span></a></span></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)No Plan B? Labour’s Project Growth still isn’t paying off <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-labour-party-project-growth-rachel-reeves-economy-public-services/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-labour-party-project-growth-rachel-reeves-economy-public-services/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/financialservicesuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinancialServicesUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/energyandclimateuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnergyandClimateUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/infrastructure" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Infrastructure</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/centralbanker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CentralBanker</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/technologyuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechnologyUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/investment" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Investment</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/austerity" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Austerity</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/industry" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Industry</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/pensions" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pensions</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/services" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Services</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/banking" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Banking</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/markets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Markets</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/welfare" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Welfare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/tradeuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TradeUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/budget" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Budget</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/growth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Growth</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/trade" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trade</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/debt" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Debt</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/tax" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tax</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/vat" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VAT</a>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1940838/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1940838/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> UK chancellor will double down despite growing opposition – POLITICO <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BritishPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EconomicGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EconomicPerformance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPerformance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FiscalMeasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FiscalMeasures</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KeirStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeirStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RachelReeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RachelReeves</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UkBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UkBudget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>UK chancellor will double down despite growing opposition – POLITICO <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/860793/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/860793/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BritishPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EconomicGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EconomicPerformance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPerformance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FiscalMeasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FiscalMeasures</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Growth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KeirStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeirStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RachelReeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RachelReeves</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Stability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UKBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKBudget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a></p>