The estimated cost of Brexit in annual lost tax revenue is £40 billion. The Treasury briefs there is now a £40 billion fiscal adjustment to be made. Of course other decisions ( the Tory NI cuts) have contributed. Nonetheless October 30th is fairly the Brexit Budget Reckoning .

Rachel Reeves’ budget actually boosts gdp this year and next - and not so much afterwards. Jam today. Why?

'Biden has quite a strong claim to being a very successful President in handling the economy.' Stephen Barber tells Nick Ferrari that Joe Biden should be remembered in history for his positive track record on 'growth' and 'job creation'.

Warren Ellis, doing what he does best, earlier this evening in London. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

A masterclass in live performance and making your audience feel special Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 🫶 Mesmerising

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds #wildgod 2.5 hour performance! Incredible! 👏👏👏👏

A beautiful & mesmerising night! Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Warren Ellis 🤍

Transcendent experience seeing Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds this evening at the O2. The Mercy Seat, Long Dark Night, Jubilee Street, Wild God & my fave Into My Arms. Quite extraordinary. I sobbed

Transcendant return for Nick Cave to London with Warren Ellis not looking a day older than 15 years ago at Hammersmith Odeon. I’m not sure whether a night of music can make you ‘un lapsed’ after five decades without belief, but Tupelo, Mercy Seat and Into My Arms were heavenly.

‘Maybe a long dark night is coming down. Maybe the sun don’t shine on everyone.’ ❤️ Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds last night was the best gig I have EVER been to

“O Children, Lift Up Your Voice…” Nick Cave reflected this song has more relevance than ever this week And that however dark the night, light and joy can be found: “O Children, Rejoice…”

NEW: Queen Elizabeth II thought Boris Johnson "better suited to the stage" than politics and two days before her death, after he resigned, she told a senior courtier in jest: "At least that idiot won't be organising my funeral." 1/ thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

A great trip on the Orient Express!

Keith Richard’s on the Orient Express is an Amazon Prime series I’d subscribe to watch!

This argument from the Trump team that Britain needs to choose between EU ‘socialism’ and US ‘free enterprise’ would be stronger if it weren’t for the fact that Trump is proposing massive protectionism to stop free enterprise. amp.theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Tom Waits:"They have removed the struggle to find anything. Book store owners and record store owners used to be oracles, in that way; you'd go in this dusty old place and they might point you toward something that would change your life. All that's gone."

Under-appreciated election fact... Number of MPs with majority greater than 10,000: Labour: 115 Lib Dem: 25 Conservative: 5 Green: 2 Plaid: 2

Happy birthday ya old stud pony. Gitty up and go! Photo: Robert Sebree #TomWaits

‘Is Trump going to make Keir Starmer’s life harder?’ ‘Yes.’ Stephen Barber explains to @Matthew_Wright the potential ‘threat’ that the incoming President poses to the world economy.