Walk the ancient paths near Stonehenge and suddenly you’re on an age-old Journey of the Dead…
gompertz.london/post/follow-th…

We had a recession and we're in a hole

Just bear in mind that prices are 15% higher than two years ago and 20% higher than three years ago. Measured by the RPI which includes more housing costs, they are 20% and 29% higher.
This is what people still have to contend with
ft.com/content/b27ae9… via @ft

An ancient path, a Stone Age barrow higher than the clouds, a battlefield from the Dark Ages
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Big development in cards - plan to force a cut in fees which were hiked post-Brexit psr.org.uk/news-and-updat…

This has been obvious for a long time, but deliberately ignored
Also, that some areas are still below pre-crisis house price levels
The house price story is about big increases in some places, stagnation in others ft.com/content/3effe9… via @ft

So who are the 100,000 'shirkers' being stripped of benefit?
Turns out this could mean closing claims of 'those who have 6 months or more of a nil award which can happen if someone is persistently sanctioned or no longer qualifies'
= stripped of something they're not getting

35-40 year mortgages
= many more monthly payments
= you pay much more money in the long run
= more debt, prices stay higher theguardian.com/money/2023/oct…

Don’t borrow on credit cards

Interesting
Washer-dryers cost much more to run

I don't see how you can have this debate about inheritance tax without talking about the 7 year rule - which is the Great Disappearing Act for the estates of the super-wealthy
David Sturrock Paul Johnson Institute for Fiscal Studies

I agree
Lower inheritance tax rate, fewer exemptions, similar revenue

This shocking chart on #inheritancetax which allows the super-wealthy to pay less
And Dan's explanation
'The obvious reason: over-generous exemptions that the wealthy can easily take advantage of, but the merely comfortably-off can't'

Failure after failure

'On croise les doigts' #dupont

People don’t celebrate when the RATE of inflation comes down
Because the actual prices they pay have gone up and stayed up
And they’ve still been rising, on average on.ft.com/46uDp4v

Fascinating piece
“It only takes one really disturbed person.”
How long can a democracy last when its elected leaders live in fear of physical violence from their constituents?
theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…