Morning all.

This is extraordinary. Tax avoidance has become so expected for the super-rich that throughout his article about non-doms there’s only one thread missing; the idea they should stay here and pay the tax they owe like the rest of us theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Reading these extracts from Liz Truss’s upcoming autobiography I think many will now realise what an intelligent & empathetic woman she is.
She could have been our GREATEST PM but was sadly destroyed by The Queen,having to do her own hair & fleas from Boris Johnson’s bloody dog😔

Sam Coates Sky It's all very interesting. For example a full 6 paragraphs re not having enough help, where presumably most readers ask why the PM didn't realise her new authority meant she could... get more people to help her more.

Blown away and humbled by yesterday’s book launch day.

Waterstones sold out (now restocked)…and a sold out launch party.

Part 2 tonight. Thank you so much for all your support.

supporting local government to do more on setting the context for addressing the leading risk factors for ill health

health.org.uk/publications/r…

When folk say “what powers do you want”, here is a decent enough place to start

Friends! So… do you think I would let Mrs Ladybird unsettle me like Baby Dog does??? Those of you who know me well would answer “NO!” 🐞
Here’s what happened when she tried… Baby Dog needs to learn from me. 🐞
As it’s #Caturday we are asking all our followers to please share…

Adam Bienkov 'universal free school meals, the benefit we estimated was the total £41.3 billion. This meant that for every £1 invested, there is an expectation of £1.71 in return.'

pwc.co.uk/services/econo…

Spot on this 👇and I’d add to this “an imperial approach to anywhere, including in England itself, outside of the Westminster/Whitehall bubble”

Also, 🔥Liz Truss’s autobiography extracts have just dropped … and it’s clear it’s going to be an absolute banger

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

In this tiny extract the Queen dies - and Truss is moved to ask “Why me?”

Much of Liz Truss’s book reads like a 2 star review on AirBNB

Not entirely convinced that Liz Truss's memoirs are going to cut through to ordinary Britons.... struggling to pay bills and juggle their lives

Elvis has left the building.

I suspect that this absurd decision will not stand.

NEW: my column this week is about the coming vibe shift, from Boomers vs Millennials to huge wealth inequality *between* Millennials.

Current discourse centres on how the average Millennial is worse-off than the average Boomer was, but the richest millennials are loaded 💸🚀

because what we definitely need is even more executive power resting at the centre of the centre of the centre

Look at the size of the disposable vape litter today. This chunky pink one was found in two halves, it’s massive! Glad we’ve banned (1st April 2025) these wasteful disposable electronics that end up as litter!❌💨

A few people’ve asked about the impact of the Daily Mail’s wokesconegate, on sales of National Trust scones. The ‘scone per visitor’ trends in the 10 days following the news were:

Cheese (non-vegan) = no change
Fruit = no change
Plain = 15% increase

Victory to woke scones 🫡

So. To the question at the heart of #wokesconegate . Restore Trust asked ‘Will the members now clamour for proper British butter in their scones?’. The answer seems to be no. (Reminder - the scones weren’t made with butter before the cooked-up scone scare).

One for Rosie Beacon …👇

This is a bit baffling isn't it - NHSE feels it can't manage to increase fully qualified GP numbers even with a 13 year lead time. Despite all the policy intent of shifting the service towards primary care

Charles Moore agrees with the Legatum Institute’s strange allegation that a charity CEO & Chair sharing advisory/admin staff is problematic. Sharing staff may not be common in offshore-funded thinktanks but in my (25 years+) experience, it’s very normal for UK charities.