#Putin still wants to capture #Kyiv & install a puppet govt But when he realizes that’s not feasible he will: 1. Focus on destroying as much of Defense of Ukraine as possible 2. Then offer cease fire that imposes neutrality on #Ukraine & recognizes #Crimea & #Donbas as part of #Russia

A counter argument to the one sided hysteria over the proposed changes to inheritance tax relief on inherited agricultural land. Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britains theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Tax due if parents hand on £3m house: £940k Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0 A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes

This is the truth about Labour's Budget and farmers.

Thread rebutting the overblown rich farm owners' claims today. No word from them about the even worse damage of Brexit or supermarkets' market power over such producers.

Interesting Inheritance Tax for farms recommendation from OECD in 2021. Paper (p107) highlights other countries' exemption practices. Only 4 out of 38 in OECD fully exempt. Torsten Bell Dan Neidle National Farmers' Union oecd-ilibrary.org/taxation/inher…

Beautiful. RIP John Prescott.

Good Luck to 16 amazing supporters heading to Sri Lanka to cycle from one side of the country to the other! They have raised an incredible £83,292 for The Urology Foundation, of which we are beyond greatful. We will be sharing details soon for next years overseas trek🚶🧛🏰

A White Christmas after all. Just love Fulham Football Club.

Beautiful.

INDEPENDENT: Five years on, the true cost of Brexit #TomorrowsPapersToday

Looking across to the remaining tower in Daventry with Pen and Pablo this morning whilst humming this @PSB_HQ tune. youtube.com/watch?v=SCceX9…

Another great one from Michael de Adder

Donald Trump was recruited by KGB with codename 'Krasnov', claims ex-Soviet spy dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-… dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-…

This was masterful from Macron. Schooling Trump on untrustworthy Putin.

Tel p1 on the White House schmooze :: Trump indicates thumbs up on Chagos :: Plus says likely UK avoids tariffs :: Trump (eventually) says he’d help UK troops in Ukraine… though reluctant :: Starmer praised as ‘special’ :: Second state visit offer gets smiles No10 delighted

"Why don't your wear a suit?", says Roosevelt to Churchill in Teheran in 1943. That's what delayed American involvement in WW2 surely?

NEW 🧵 A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far: 1) Trump has had the same impact on economic uncertainty as a global pandemic.

57% of Britons would rather have the EU as a close trading partner than the US, amid suggestion that closer alignment with Europe could endanger a trade deal with the US EU: 57% (+4 from 21 Jan) US: 16% (-5)

Hey @Halfords_UK, why haven't I heard any more from you about my complaint number 26481623 after your team wrecked my holiday plans?