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I do think a lot of people criticising this policy (not Lucas) might grit their teeth a bit if they looked at the IFS figures showing how the figures have skyrocketed. No nation could afford to leave the system unchanged if that trend continues.

My immediate response to this quote is that it's a bit "all we need is everything we asked for"

Surely the perfect opportunity to give it one of these.

literally no government ever wouldn't have (at least!) proscribed a group targeting military assets through direct action, and the Kneecap guy was convicted under a law that's been on the books since the 00s, so not really sure what exactly it's supposed to be revealing about this government

India will play Reddy in the next game. Mad he didn't play really. Thakur got no runs and bowled about 12 overs. #engvind

Ben Duckett the best player in this side at the moment, by the way, and in the conversation for the best in the world. #engvind

Absolutely done it off their cocks. This is some side. The British public don't deserve them. #engvind

Harry Brooks turn to be copping it from morons on the BBC live text, I see. #engvind

Stuff like this makes the Guardian basically unreadable sometimes. A paper for comfortably liberal middle aged and middle class people who have just retired to the cotswolds.