Just been reminded of this corker from Paul Valéry: "The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us." Not me, obviously, but quite a lot of you have this problem.
Unaccountably, as always with these pieces, the sub-editors seem to have cut off the conclusion, which was surely “and my judgment has thus been proven so bad no one should ever listen to me on anything again”. RE:
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Best for Britain (@bestforbritain.org)
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it. https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we...
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The version of the Gospels where the Samaritan crossed the road to kick the robbery victim in the head and go through his pockets for loose change was suppressed by the woke fathers of the early church. RE:
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The Times & Sunday Times (@thetimes.com)
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/kemi-badenoch-welfare-spending-unchristian-b3f5rs7r...
My Trade Secrets today. Funny* thing about Trump's tariffs: they're really unpopular and he's retreating from them even before most of the bad effects have come through. God knows what will happen when they do. *By funny I mean both unexpected but also very amusing. [on.ft.com/4p5NUVy](https://on.ft.com/4p5NUVy ) [The hot air of Trump’s tariffs...](https://on.ft.com/4p5NUVy )
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Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com)
oh, speaking of Da Movies - Picturehouse is doing a sale on its yearly memberships, most of them are 40% off; can't recommend it enough tbh, have b...
Can’t wait till he gets to read about King David in the Bible, especially given the obsession among early Christians about pretending Christ was born in Bethlehem to establish a link with him. RE:
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The Salt Lake Tribune (@sltrib.com)
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union be...
On train and have now had to ask two out of three fellow passengers sitting near me not to listen to music without earphones. TBF they did immediately comply. (NB for those who haven't met me, I am not physically imposing.) cc @Stephen Bush
The smorgasbord of tax increases has just acquired its smallest and feeblest contribution, as a bottle of Yakult is quietly added to the buffet. (Am reliably told they excepted milk-based drinks because it looked silly taxing yogurt that advertised itself as healthy, silly though that is.) RE:
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FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social)
UK GOVT WILL REMOVE THE CURRENT EXEMPTION FOR MILK-BASED DRINKS FROM ITS SUGAR TAX FROM 2028
“Look like you mean it. Look down at the ground and say sorry.” RE:
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Financial Times (@financialtimes.com)
BBC apologises to Trump for edit of speech but refuses to pay compensation on.ft.com/4i2T4Pk https://on.ft.com/4i2T4Pk
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My Trade Secrets column today. How’s the EU’s big push for geoeconomic clout going? Not well. It’s used to dictating terms through its global role in consumer demand, but these are days when the control of supply (chips, rare earths) often matters more. 1/2 [Europe is falling short in its...](
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