Rave Green TV Agreed on all except the "robbing of an entire country". Actually Gyan who sent his 120th minute penalty into orbit robbed his own country. At least the refs made the correct call. Does the name Torsten Frings ring a bell to you?

Bond Market jitters again for the UK 30yr Gilt. This is what the markets think about Wealth Taxes IHT Tax Reducing the Vat threshold Capital Gains on Your Main residence Resolution Foundation in general Rachel Reeves Torsten Bell Labour

James Melville 🚜 Resolution Foundation - isn’t that where Torsten Bell came from?

Mel Stride The markets are spooked more by Baroness Shafik and Torsten Bell, than the hapless Rachel Reeves.

Does anybody share disquiet at the idea of Torsten Bell being heavily involved in the nation's finances? Or that he possibly could replace Rachel Reeves?

James Melville 🚜 Baroness Minouche Shafik, Torsten Bell and Dan Tomlinson have all been appointed by Keir Starmer to the Treasury team. The markets' response is yet another increase in the govmts cost of borrowing.

Bart Julian Jessop If Julian Jessop is regime economist, Torsten Bell is a free thinker libertarian low tax chad.

I regard Torsten Bell as a Leftie tax-mad menace but one of his ideas has much to recommend it: scrap NICs by raising the income tax rate. Workers would be unaffected. The retired would pay the same income tax as workers. They currently don't pay NICs.

Keir Starmer BREAKING: Rachel from accounts was fired and that’s why she was crying in the commons. She remains the spokesperson for the exchequer, but she has been relieved of any input into the budget. Keir’s new appointments, Torsten Bell and Minouche Shafik are now running the budget

Steve Miller BREAKING: Rachel from accounts was fired and that’s why she was crying in the commons. She remains the spokesperson for the exchequer, but she has been relieved of any input into the budget. Keir’s new appointments, Torsten Bell and Minouche Shafik are now running the budget

Keir Starmer has set up anothe Treasury team in No. 10 & appointed tax fanatic Torsten Bell to write the budget. None of this is likely to work. As Eliot Wilson writes in City A.M. "If there are no major changes of direction in policy, Bell is wasting his time. With GDP growing

Anyone understand whom is running the Government finances please speak up ? It’s not Rachael Reeves & our incomes are to receive a FOURTH tax (income, NI, vat & wealth) ! Torsten Bell’s Treasury takeover makes radical tax rises more likely than ever telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

Torsten Bell’s Treasury arrival signals turbulence ahead. With wealth, property, and inheritance in the crosshairs, the autumn budget won’t just raise revenue—it’ll raise alarm bells. Buckle up indeed.

David Lawrence Dan Tomlinson MP Centre for British Progress Darren Jones MP What is a pro growther - Torsten Bell wants to tax the air we breath and he is writing the budget we are told

Goosey Torsten Bell? 😂 yeah he’s sure to be a safe pair of hands

(((Dan Hodges))) Oh but new names to have a go at! Where is Torsten Bell?

Looking for Growth I’d be wary. Tomlinson is, at the end of the day, a Resolution Foundation Alumnus. If he’s anything like Torsten Bell, he won’t be good for promoting real sustained growth. open.substack.com/pub/dispatches…