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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

If you think it’s not possible that Abu Dhabi money has corrupted referees, then I have a monorail to sell your town.

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The Simpsons: Lyle Lanley & The Monorail

ALT: The Simpsons: Lyle Lanley & The Monorail

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Liverpool defending very well again but we don’t have enough good passers of the ball to look effective as an attacking force. Will continue to be an issue until we play Nyoni regularly and/or recruit.

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Feel for any nice blokes out there called Tom Watson. Been a hell of a month for wankers giving you a bad name.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Breaking: Andy Burnham announces the end of 45 years of neoliberalism with a radical offering for the British people: 1. New Vending Machine Snacks 🔹Fruit leather 🔹Cut beans 🔹Christmas mints 2. New Activities 🔹Hall Passes 🔹Pineapple Bobbing 🔹A Playful Mirror Room

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There is no version of reality in which these assclowns will ever permit any kind of left wing opposition to this or any government again, certainly not without endless ridiculous bullshit and shenanigans. And that is unconditional, it is not at all contingent on anything that any of us do or say.

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

According to Suella Braverman not one of these ENGLAND players are English. FUCK HER 🖕🖕🏾🖕🏿🖕🏽🖕🏼

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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Same goes for the Chelsea years of cheating under Abramovich, which Chelsea are very lucky to get away with a light touch penalty because the new owners brought it up (which they legally were required to do). Taken together about 20 years+ of cheating under league’s nose. 13 PL titles between them

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 30/09/2026

There we go. The former Mayor of Manchester, who was very cosy with the owners of Manchester City who have been found guilty of the biggest cheating scandal in British football, would be "really concerned" if they sold the club www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Andy Burnham 'really concerned' if Man City owners sell up after rule breaches

The prime minister compares the allegations against Man City to the plight of his own club Everton.

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VƎX Werewolf @vexwerewolf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I do not think it is much of an exaggeration to say that British media is one of the least trustworthy institutions on the planet.

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James Nalton @jdnalton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Klopp's comments show he is the right leader for Germany at this time, before you even get to the football. This weekend's Morning Star column.

Morning Star newspaper page with the headline "Klopp's revolution is bigger than football"

"Germany boss has taken on the far right"

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

racists are usually also sexists

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If this Everton v United match was any lower quality then Nigel Farage would be signing it up as a Reform candidate.

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

When people ask ‘why don’t you have any respect for the police?’. Yeah, it’s a real mystery.

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A crowded Liverpool restaurant. Alexander Isak rises to go to the bathroom. As he walks through, he spots Thierno Barry at another table. Their eyes meet. Isak points. Barry pats his chest. It’s all on us to keep scouse football afloat.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

While millions won’t get access to this treasure, the billionaire tech bros class get free VIP access. End Rip Off Britain. Send Palantir packing. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

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British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Richard Hughes is going to sign Barcola and nobody else and is going to pat himself on the back for signing another big star as he walks off into the sunset leaving our squad weaker than at any point since about 2015.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

And other find from @monkemma.bsky.social: Arday blogged all those marathons in real time. I can’t remember the dozens of journalists who told me there’s no evidence he ran them. Are any of you big enough — or good enough journalists — to correct your error?

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 22/08/2026

So, it’s not a conspiracy, and you are not imagining it. The biggest and wealthiest tech leaders are genuine fascists. They are leading an active and intentional systematic attack on labor. And they have radicalized each other while sidelining or removing the remaining decent execs in the industry.

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Cody Gakpo is 27 with 4 years on his contract, over 50 PL and European goals among 120 club career goals. 24 international goals. Rarely injured and used to playing 3 games a week. With the prices relatively unproven players are going for this summer, he should be £100m.

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

@johnspacemuller.com got bored of failing to achieve a century so went the sabotage route. Can’t believe a centre mid duo of Chris Wood and Kieffer Moore resulted in zero points.

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Stefan Mohamed @stefmowords.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

perfect illustration of how these people will ignore all sorts of horrible bigotry - often towards women, including domestic violence - if the bigot in question demonstrates the correct level of transphobia

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Forget about COVID for a second, the idea that we live in a country that is deferential to expertise is fucking mental. Barely any decision governments have made for decades have been evidence based.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 31/07/2026

Imagine UEFA's statement about FIFA's plans to sell off the World Cup, but replace all the references to FOOTBALL with WATER Can you now see the absurdity of water privatisation? Andy Burnham has called the FIFA president to go. But our water is still in private hands: vist.ly/5d5x8

The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in water, water changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the infrastructure, every decision on sewage dumping and every decision shaping the future of water is no longer driven by what best serves the public, but by what best serves shareholders. This model has no place in water. Britain's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of households, communities and the environment become surordinate to investor returns. Britain cannot mortgage its future for financial gain. The public.'s position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The replies here demonstrate that the liberals/centrists are very very keen on having their wallet inspected again.

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Jim Caris @jimcaris.eurosky.social · 28/07/2026

CW: rape US military bases in the UK are effectively acting as consequence-free rape centres. They should all be shut down. Why aren't the "protect our women and girls" crew storming these bases?

Headline and standfirst from the Guardian:

'Degrading': why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England?
Jacob Wulfson's fellow airmen decided his fate after a court martial at RAF Lakenheath-a distressing week for Sarah Steele, the academic he assaulted

Headline and standfirst from the Guardian:
"They said: wear angelic white': British women who accused US airman of rape tell of American military trial
Two women who alleged they were raped by Tyrion Davis in Suffolk had to testify at an invasive court martial on a US base

Headline and standfirst from the Guardian:

US airman accused of exposing himself to 16-year-old girl avoided British trial
Hannes Marschalek, who allegedly exposed his penis to four other women in Cambridgeshire, tried via US court martial

Headline and standfirst from the Guardian:

US airman accused of'spree' of rapes on sleeping women avoided UK courts
Suffolk police ceded investigation into James Loubeau to the US military, leading to court martial acquittal

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I really like Bradley Barcola and think he’s an excellent left sided forward who probably upgrades Gakpo. I have no idea why LFC seem to be making that a priority when we have glaring holes at right wing, centre back, right back and centre forward.

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I actually think the trillionaire saying his AI tool will remake a movie without the Black and trans actors in it should be a bigger story because it’s a perfect example of why the ruling class wants AI to succeed: so they can remake reality without those they deem undesirable - every nazi’s dream.

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Jim Caris @jimcaris.eurosky.social · 23/07/2026

This is absolutely shameful given all the money in English football. There's no way the English game can't spare fifty grand for the amputee team. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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England cannot afford trip to amputee World Cup – and the FA will not help

With no national funding, England’s successful men’s amputee side is struggling to raise the £50,000 needed for November’s tournament in Mexico

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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Imagine having a place called "The House of Lords" full of people who are just put there on a whim by various governments for life and you can't ever vote them out or anything. Anas Sarwar is there with like Alan Sugar and Michelle Mone and Andrew Lloyd fucking Webber. Extremely undignified country.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

More than 750,000 children in the US are currently facing deportation. 425,000 of them do not have legal representation.

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Chris Ward @mostxlnt.com · 09/07/2026

This is absolutely disgraceful. Shame on the Labour government for doing this. And shame on all who continue to support them in their philistinism, bigotry, racism and pandering to the far right.

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Donald Trump has no shame, but Folarin Balogun is a class act. He spoke to Belgian head coach, Rudi Garcia, after the match. Garcia said of Balogun "He came to talk to me. I really liked that. It is not his fault. He is not the one to blame. That's what I told him." H/T @resistrebelrevolt.net

Belgian head coach, Rudi Garcia, talking to Folarin Balogun

They spoke after the match and Garcia said of Balogun

"He came to talk to me. I really liked that. It is not his fault. He is not the one to blame. That's what I told him. I really appreciate the intention that he came to see me. I appreciate this player."

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Infantino isn’t fit to lead FIFA.  And FIFA isn’t fit to govern football. Agree? Add your name to this mass complaint: rebootfifa.com/sign?source=...

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Infantino isn’t fit to lead FIFA.  And FIFA isn’t fit to govern football. Agree? Add your name now >>

Add your name to our mass complaint

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Nothing demonstrates how childish a country the US is more than the fact that it celebrates its birthday every year.

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

FIFA are getting exactly what they wanted from the expanded tournament. More games, more easy games for the star players, more goals, more TV adverts, more money money money.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The architect of Labour’s cruel plans on settled status and persecution of free speech and protest stays in place. More of the same. Only the Greens can take on failing Labour in Greater Manchester. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Andy Burnham plans to keep Shabana Mahmood as home secretary

The new MP for Makerfield has backed down from his previous criticism of reforms to the immigration system as he prepares to run for Labour leader

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It’s taken way too long but at last, someone in government has some moral fortitude.

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John Lees @johnlees.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Hardly a new point, I know, but these race riots are another example that, while Starmer is up in a froth about banning children from social media, the biggest danger is adults having their brains cooked by rage-baiting misinformation on Facebook and Twitter and being radicalised into violence.

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If you are a football fan with any morals and aren’t boycotting this absolute shitshow then what are we even doing.

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I’d hazard a guess that the people at a business event that invites war criminal Alastair Campbell to speak aren’t exactly representative of being ‘out and about’ in the real world. What percentage does he think would vote ‘stay’ if he went to the darts where thousands sing ‘Kier Starmers a wanker’?

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Simon Williams @simonwilliams1981.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

If the suits at Liverpool want to start being taken seriously again as smart people then Richard Hughes needs to be in front of cameras and microphones explaining strategy on at least a semi-regular basis. They can’t leave the next head coach in the same position that Slot was put in.

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The last 10 years in a nutshell: Nazi: I’m a Nazi! Media: Outspoken Man Touts Unconventional Ideas Nazi: No, I’m just a Nazi. Media: Meet the Dapper White Nationalist Who— Nazi: No, seriously! I’m quoting Mein Kampf! I love Hitler! Media: Why Both Sides Have an Extremist Problem.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It would be bad for public confidence if there was a suspicion that large corporate interests are buying access to the Government via the Tony Blair Institute. My letter to the cabinet office. 👇🏼

Dear Chris,
Tony Blair's essay published by the Tony Blair Institute yesterday contained some
important points, notably, a call to switch to an AI focussed economy with more
government investment in AI, which he argued would be facilitated by cuts to welfare
spending, reductions in the minimum wage and reduced workers’ rights.

It has been widely reported that Larry Ellison the owner of Oracle, which specialises in AI,

funded the Tony Blair Institute with over £250m, and also that the Tony Blair Institute has
significant contacts and influence within the government.
We are sure you will agree that it's important for the public to know whether there is a
link between Larry Ellison's donations and Tony Blair's public advocacy for more
government funding of AI. We therefore request that all formal and informal contacts
between representatives of the Tony Blair Institute and government departments
(officials and ministers) are disclosed.
It would be bad for public confidence if there was a suspicion that large corporate
interests are buying access to the government via the Tony Blair Institute.
Yours sincerely,
Zack Polanski
Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

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