- I'm at Gare de lisieux. http://4sq.com/9qTZIl #
- Scruffy seat is Eurostar's problem in nutshell: ticket ain't cheap, service ain't up-market http://flic.kr/p/8bTCvg #
- @rand0m Great story – thanks in reply to rand0m #
- Catch me on LBC tonight 8-9pm. You can listen online http://www.lbc.co.uk Promise to make more chocolate than World Cup references #
- Labour has 2 Milibands and 2 Eds running for leader. Govt has 2 Huttons doing reviews. Moral? Make sure someone else shares your name #
- Rio's Glass Olympics Waterfall http://bit.ly/bhwsUY < Wow. Suspect some guard rails will get added
# - Appearing after 8pm (@ LBC) http://4sq.com/aSRLl3 #
- Currently cute dog central (@ Stroud Green Road) http://4sq.com/aEjiba #
- Surprisingly, I chose to visit here rather than deliver leaflets at the weekend http://flic.kr/p/8cfXdM #
- @SimonG_1 Now that's the sort of serendipitous info exchange Twitter is for! in reply to SimonG_1 #
- Anyone know where these Catago Brasilia chocs can be got in London? http://flic.kr/p/8cg9BP #
- Hmm. Doctor Who, Pirate Planet Ep 2 – v strong contender for most implausible fight scene ever #
- BBC confidently reporting yet more Budget details. What happened to Budget secrecy I wonder? #
- RT as still hunting: Anyone know where these Catago Brasilia chocs can be got in London? http://flic.kr/p/8cg9BP #
- @boggits Excellent – thaniks. Will give Lidl a try in reply to boggits #
- @CllrJoshuaPeck Good news that embedded chocolate chips in the shortbread don't endanger its VAT status in reply to CllrJoshuaPeck #
- Action on deficit splits 77% spending cuts, 23% taxes – a move away from original Tory plans, though only a small one #
- Budget not to include any new cuts in capital spending – good news #
- Civil list for monarchy frozen and better auditing of future spending – setting a good example from the top #
- Welcome references to greater openness over financial figures but spending cuts outside NHS/international dev will be v tough to meet #
- Govt to introduce limit on top public pay – no more than 20 times the least well paid. One might even call that 'progressive'… #
- Public sector pay freeze extended, but also expansion in numbers of least well paid who will get flat £250 rise #
- Switch to consumer prices rather than retail prices for uprating benefits in future – saves significant money but in very broad way #
- Huge number of changes to benefit rules, basic pattern – the more well off you are, the less likely you are to be able to get benefits #
- Child Benefit kept for all – but frozen for 3 years #
- Widespread changes to housing benefits, including capping claims – £1.8bn pa to be saved #
- But welcome new addition to housing benefit to cater for people who need live-in carer #
- Siginficant cuts in business taxes, including Corporation Tax, including welcome emphasis on small businesses and job creation #
- Tough rhetoric about banks from Osborne – leading up to a bank levy raising over £2bn pa #
- French and Germans have committed to joining in taxing bank balance sheets – so govt not waiting for wider international agreement #
- Welcome confirmation of Green Investment Bank creation #
- Planned broadband tax axed; instead rural broadband to be encouraged via surplus in digital switchover fund #
- V strong regional emphasis in plans to support businesses outside London / SE / Eastern region, including Regional Growth Fund #
- VAT up to 20% in January; slightly leavened by commitment to keep existing zero rating categories #
- No new increases in fuel, alcohol or tobacco duties. Cider plans reversed. Aviation taxation to change – but no immediate plan introduced #
- Incentive to English councils to keep costs down – if do so will get govt help to freeze council tax. Lot rests on details (not yet given) #
- Capital Gains Tax unchanged for basic rate income tax payers; up for higher rate tax payers to 28%; entrepreneurs allowance extended #
- Income tax: basic allowance up by £1k in April; higher rate allowance frozen; commitment to further raise basic allowance to £10k in future #
- Osborne says richest will pay most for the budget changes – both in actual terms and as proportion of income #
- From April state pension relinked to earnings; fab – sooner and more generous terms than Labour planning #
- Child element of child tax credit to go up extra £150 – making it final specific news makes clear intent to fairly balance changes #
- @itsmotherswork I'm sure the IFS will be along shortly with their expert analysis to tell us one way or the other! in reply to itsmotherswork #
- RT @Paul0Evans1: Easily my favourite political infographic from Anthony Sampson's 'Who Runs This Place?' http://post.ly/kLP6 #
- @JoshFeldberg Except that the less well off you are, the higher the proportion of your expenditure that goes on VAT exempt items in reply to JoshFeldberg #
- @simond In spirit of the times, the longest hairs were cut the most in reply to simond #
- @JoshFeldberg Think you've misunderstood my point – as the impact of the exemptions is the opposite of your point? in reply to JoshFeldberg #
- V strange claim from D Miliband on Sky that Budget state pension plans same as Labour; in fact sooner and more generous than Lab manifesto #
- @JoshFeldberg Quite possibly. To be continued in the lunch queue in reply to JoshFeldberg #
- @Paul0Evans1 Ta! in reply to Paul0Evans1 #
- BBC News – Former MP Julia Goldsworthy appointed special adviser – http://bit.ly/c3k08h #
- I just ousted @rodgersn as the mayor of 5th View Bar & Food on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/93ohjl #
- @andyreeves People know you are in town? in reply to andyreeves #
- @krishgm Isn't that contradicted by http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/…..annexa.pdf Chart A2? in reply to krishgm #
- Liberal England: Polly Toynbee's Elementary Mistake of the Day – http://bit.ly/9N8L7C #
- @impeus Full speech is up at http://bit.ly/ctJFS5 in reply to impeus #
- BBC News – MPs to see beer and food subsidies reduced – http://bit.ly/d2hSOF #
- Tube strike to cause major disruption for London commuters | The Guardian – http://bit.ly/alC35z #
- First global standard of proving value of PR created at European Summit on Measurement – PR Week http://bit.ly/ccZ2ne #
- Engine launches new consumer behaviour insight unit: Engine Decisions – http://bit.ly/cz3abF #
- Puzzled. Why is someone paying to make #WC2010 a promoted trend? I mean, even I and @rfenwick know there's some footie on #
- @rfenwick Look forward to your tweets on the merits of midfield diamonds and the demise of the sweeper in reply to rfenwick #
- Off to BBC; catch me on news channel c.20:30 talking Budget #
- @currybet Over-running Wimbledon match forces World Cup cancellation due to TV schedule clashes? in reply to currybet #
- What's the smallest number of games someone has won Wimbledon with? #
- @stephenpglenn Ah. What's needed to exceed men's? in reply to stephenpglenn #
- @highwaylass But not your thinking I trust in reply to highwaylass #
- @highwaylass Overshadowed by tennis I suspect in reply to highwaylass #
- Rudd out, Gillard in – Australia has first female PM #
- @edent Yes please! in reply to edent #
- @davidsteven @anthonypainter Receipts useful I guess if (a) paying by card and want to check statements or (b) business expense ? #
- Was the Budget fair? YouGov found people said no by 46-32 for Lab in 2009 but said yes this time by 50-27 #budget #
- @gabyhinsliff Fair point, though won't be series of hidden horrors Brown-style trickling out in reply to gabyhinsliff #
- @davidcushman Ah, but isn't the queue the point? Else why buy today? in reply to davidcushman #
- @renarde Not quite! in reply to renarde #
- .@joswinson Almost as strange as http://bit.ly/anxspK #
- Osborne is becoming the true Tory leader | The Spectator – http://bit.ly/cNSu3h < Excellent piece #
- Ah! Must have passed Admiralty Arch scores of times without noticing Wellington's Nose http://flic.kr/p/8cZxo6 #
- Facebook has stopped importing RSS feed to Notes for me. Anyone else having problem / know of a fix? Says can't find feed. #
- @edfordham . Do tell more! in reply to edfordham #
- @ruaraidhdobson No change to our colour scheme! If looks like something is appearing wrongly, can you send over a screenshot? in reply to ruaraidhdobson #
Weekly tweets roundup for 2010-06-25
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