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@gideonrachman.bsky.social on the money insights on @lbc.co.uk

Disgusting

The sooner we collectively realize that Elon Musk is a shitposting, conspiracy-addled fool, who needs to stay out of public policy not upend it, the safer we’ll all be.

And to remind everyone. The US, Canada & Mexico will co-host the next Fifa World Cup. Peace & harmony folks.

And watch that number rise.

Demand for London primary schools drops almost 4% due to declining birth rate. The right’s narrative that we’re bursting at the seems is, as always, far from the truth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

813 US billionaires held a record $6.72 trillion in wealth at the end of 2024. The bottom 50% of Americans held roughly $3.9 trillion in wealth. When 813 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

Starmer confirming the UK is willing to put boots on the ground in Ukraine. An immense moment. Hard to overstate how important this is or how impressive it is that he's done it.

Can’t see how this will be resolved before next season, unless one side caves. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/f...

Vance comes to Munich and lectures Europe on free speech but fails to mention Russia, where free speech gets people murdered. What should have been an important address about conflict is used to push an agenda to Europe's far right. Nobody should trust a word said by his administration.

Can we send the whale to the White House … www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This 👌

Radcliffe is basically doing a Musk. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Be worried; very worried.

Nailed it 🏆

Miss Austen on BBC is a wonderful watch. Can’t recommend it enough.

Let that sink in …

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

Clarkson is right. Brexit has made travelling to the EU with any kind of professional equipment, nightmarish. Carnets for cameras etc is a bureaucratic, expensive waste of time. But it applies to loads of industries, esp musicians/performing artists etc. www.thetimes.com/article/5356...

What the actual …

The speed that both Mexico & Canada have acquiesced feels like this whole dance has been choreographed from start to finish - by all sides.

Follow Ed & I guarantee you will learn stuff.

A good explainer on tariffs, and ultimately, why the US consumer is likely to pay a price. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is turning into quite a battle. Feels like the clubs are holding strong cards & BBF is not covering itself in glory. If clubs remain aligned & refuse to speak to Glickman, it’s difficult to see that offer get off the ground. www.hoopsfix.com/2025/02/slb-...

They have a case. I’m a supporter.

Nothing like a trade war between the host nations of the FIFA World Cup 2026.