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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 18h

When you find out who they are could you tell them that they’ve been doing the job for over 2 years now because I’m not sure they’re aware.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 22h

Man, if only there was a well understood acceptable loophole which existed to stop wealth 'being taxed twice' which ensures future generations can benefit from familal wealth accumulated when they actually need it...

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/gWAlC9oEsL... They will be running it again on 21 April.

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For organisations | Power of Attorney Awareness Day

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Sorry to keep inserting myself in this conversation. But the average age of inheritance is already around 60. Taxed or otherwise that money would be a lot better off in your pocket at 45. We should encourage people to give it up sooner! Abolishing IHT does the opposite.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think you misunderstand. I wasn't trotting out the standard 'only a small number of households pay it' line. I was stating that the behaviuor that we're seeing among households to get out of paying it (or reducing their bill) is good and the sort of thing a Conservative govt should want.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is a) tax efficient for these families and b) stimulates consumption which is good for well, everyone. Why would you want to introduce a policy that encourages people to hold onto excess assets in very unproductive ways?

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

So the thing about inheritance tax is that it doesn't really stand up to the argument of being better off. Obviously snark, you will be dead. But...what's actually happening now is that families are gifting more and earlier to benefit future generations rather than holding on to it.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

RIP to everyone's party infiltrated by the Trots but I'm different. Maybe even better organised than the Trots.

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The sweetest moment in every capital markets banker's career is the moment he gets to explain to a stroppy investor thatn if they don't buy it somebody else will.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Obviously don't know what the condition is but she can use the 111 service for an emergency presciprtion.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's true that they're not cutting benefits. Largely because they're not cutting the state pension.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And yet weirdly, by leaving now, this is the most selfless thing he’s done in years. He’s given that great generation of Portuguese players an actual chance to win the next tournament when a week ago it looked like they had no chance.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Agreed. This is a nothing story outside of terminally online, we no longer trust political institutions BlueSky.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There’s also no mechanism for him to intervene other than publicly calling the Premier League to drop the case. Labour are polling under 30% as it is!!!!

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Maybe. I just feel like that’s about as close to a no comment (on the case) as you’re going to get whilst being hyper sensitive to the politics of your seat.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Forget that he’s the PM for a second. It’s the issue which (AD involvement in Manchester) which probably affects a reasonably large proportion of his constituents. He’s got to have a view on that at least (to you initial post)

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s also just a very obvious nothing holding statement. Of course he’s not going to take a side on a case he a) hasn’t been briefed on (other things famously went on for him yesterday) and b) the outcome of it is still uncertain.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Big couple of days for people who think the UK has a President

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That’s not what the statement says though

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Real Rorschach Test of a statement. It’s the exact statement you’d want to make about a case which, until we’re told otherwise, is still ongoing. Imagine if they win an appeal and he stood up and said ‘hanging is too good for them’?

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My biggest statue bugbear around Westminster remains Robert Clive. Not that we haven't torn it down (we should) but that whenever there's tear it down discourse he always escapes it. We have literal left wing blue sky British Empire discourse in bronze form and no one says anything.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think America is basically too vast in terms of open spaces to reliably corral a group of middle aged shaggers to turn up at the same place time and time again.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Two of them are in your phone contacts. Two Of them are similar to the two in your phone contacts.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Such a cynic. Since 2018, the club has continued to create record breaking revenues as a product of the unwavering focus on constant improvement, in every aspect of the organisation, that has been in place since His Highness Sheikh Mansour became the Club’s custodian in 2008'

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When Zack finds out who the rich are...

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm not suggesting that you think that. I was just drawing on the the most obvious real world example of what most misconceptions about what the State Pension is are - i.e that its a big pot of money that you directly pay into and draw down on as your money and your right. It isn't.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

But you know full well that NI is not a hypothecated tax in 2026. There is not a big pot of State Pension Money that you pay into as if the government is running the world's largest state sponsored DB pension scheme. And to my original point, it'd be great if people saw it like the NHS!

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The point that it remains a free, non contributory benefit however remains. You are not actively paying into your own state pension pot. It's free money.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yes, which is why I clarified with full state pension entilement. Apologies.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You'd qualify through NI credits too.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A full state pension, sure. But you would e.g. qualify through NI credits too. It is an extraordinary state benefit and I can't help but think we'd be less protective of it uf people knew we're not actively paying into it.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Does it give you wiggle room in an upcoming difficult Budget to be able to say 'well this obligation isn't going to be as expensive over the next 5 years and well, this other thing isn't a thing yet'?

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Free. The State Pension is a non contributory benefit.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yeah, it's the IFS Double Lock model which is absolutely fine and still the equivalent of an annuity of around £250,000 at the point of retirement. For free.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There is a Power of Attorney Day which is run by the wonderful Carers UK and they are being ably supported by Standard Life's Think Tank (the two wonderful Catherines). But yes, agree it needs more momentum.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s worth it for the pasta party alone

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s 7k of running to begin with followed by a 23 stop crawl.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Why yes, I’m sure that the 300 Public Affairs Managers called Tom who are all ordering Guiness at the bar will make the Pullman a more pleasant experience than it usually is.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This would have been a bold ‘Did you notice?’ segment from the Athletic

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Because we're actually all reliant on the Thameslink, we have to do it at St Pancras which actually takes longer than the walk from Lands End to John O'Groats

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sorry, this is classic man spends his day on social media and get his brain polluted by bad faith actors. We have the tube in South London. We are a prosperous and proud people.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

They haven’t removed one of the bottles yet from Waddesdon Manor’s wine cellar. It’s still on display as being signed by Jefferson.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When we played Fleetwood in the FA Cup about 20 years ago am I right in saying that they were technically the home side but we had the game moved to our Highbury?

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When he was at Derby I genuinely thought he might have something about him but I think that was 30% ‘oh my god I’m in the same dressing room as Wayne Rooney’ and 70% Liam Rosenior.

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Simon Harrington @simonharrington.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Speaks volumes that one of the smartest players of the last decade has scored the most goals in his career against one of the dumbest clubs.

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