• Treasury bonds - issued by the U.S. government • Municipal bonds - issued by state and local governments • Corporate bonds - issued by companies • Foreign bonds - issued by overseas entities Here’s where it gets fun:

Sacked, Expelled, or in the Dock: All the Reform UK Councillors Nigel Farage Has Lost in Just Four Months bylinetimes.com/2025/09/02/sac…

Richard Tice MP 🇬🇧 And as usual with Reform zero evidence! No independent analysis to support the claims just vacuous strap lines and wild throwing around of numbers!

Just a bit of pushback on the focus on 30-year gilt yields, which is largely media driven (these yields are the ones that are good for headlines about multi-decade highs), or just clickbait ("the UK's bond market is collapsing" - which it isn't) However, the 10-year is more

Yesterday #wind produced 54.3% of British electricity, more than gas 14.1%, nuclear 12.5%, imports 8.1%, solar 7.5%, biomass 3.6%, *excl. non-renewable distributed generation

Expect your mobile to go off 3pm Sunday! Be prepared for a test of the Govt's emergency alert system. Full info... moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/09/e… LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert. Pls share

Conservatives But thanks to Thatcher all of that oil and gas is extracted by foreign owned companies who sell it back to us on the international market (at international prices) so how exactly does this help people who don't happen to be bp shareholders?

#PoliticsLive #Badenoch says “100% of North Sea gas is used in the UK Another #conservative #lie “the North Sea accounts for about half of the UK's gas supply… A significant portion of the gas is exported to other countries… the UK also imports gas”

This isn’t just a UK/US problem. Rising yields are showing up around the world, signaling a potential global debt reckoning. Policy choices in the coming months will decide whether we see a soft landing or a stormy road ahead.

#Reform Epping council to seek an injunction against sons! More women killed by their son than by a stranger. Femicide Census Reports: of 121 women killed by men in 2022, 12 were killed by their sons and 11 were killed by someone they did not know. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

#JosephBoam #Reform Councillor Removed by Reform as Leicestershire Deputy Council leader because he found it "too much" to handle. We now find he is being investigated for election malpractice at #Whitwick bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

"If you celebrated justice for Hillsborough, you have to support the European Convention on Human Rights" Without article 2 of the ECHR, the gross negligence behind the deaths at Hillsborough would never have been uncovered. independent.co.uk/voices/if-you-…

#DOGE exaggerated numbers? Target was $2Trillion, latest claims were $53b, published information for $33bn shows it’s actually less than $2bn. Is this #Trump America’s biggest #failure? ⁦BBC Politics⁩ ⁦Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge⁩ politico.com/news/2025/08/1…

#DOGE numbers reviewed From the receipts it’s pathetic! Target $2 trillion, claimed $53bn, published information for $33bn, reviews show less than $2bn! #failure #Farage #Reform failing in the UK too, an empty promise ⁦GB News⁩ ⁦Times Radio⁩ politico.com/news/2025/08/1…

Wake up #Wigan voters Your #Reform candidate #Moffit doesn’t know HMO’s are already restricted, and thinks he can fool you

#SEND system 'hijacked' by parents, #Reform UK's Richard Tice says. Cuts are coming! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Asylum applications 2024 Germany 237,314 Spain 165,767 Italy 158,867 France 158,730 UK 108,138 Guess which country's media & politicians day in, day out stoke the "they're all coming here" narrative while complaining the others should "step up" to help it "control its borders"

Good thread on international bond market volatility. Irresponsible punditry will have you believe this is a unique UK phenomenon.

This Sun 7 Sept at 3pm, mobiles may emit a loud emergency alert - even if on silent. If you have a hidden phone due to domestic abuse, this could draw attention. You can switch it off or opt out orlo.uk/6Ghka Need support? Contact COMPASS: orlo.uk/77JH8

Rich of Tory MP Wendy Morton attempting to take the moral high ground Her former colleague, Nadhim Zahawi spent six months insisting investigations into his tax affairs were “inaccurate, unfair and are clearly smears” Rayner has admitted her fault within days #PoliticsLive