Filling in for @stephenkb.bsky.social today on ‘Inside Politics’. Chose an uncontroversial topic to ease me in Sally Rooney’s books are not ‘banned’ from the UK www.ft.com/content/42eb... via @ft

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one year the participants in Traitors will finally realise there’s literally no point in finding traitors for the first dozen rounds because they just get replaced anyway

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Even unemployment benefits in AMERICA are more proportional to previous income than in the UK...

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Yes, I think it’s very telling that in those countries if you’re high earner who suddenly loses their job the safety net that catches you is quite generous. After all, you’ve paid a lot for that social net. Here, you don’t get it at all

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If you specifically announce you'll to donate earnings from your books to an organisation designated as a terrorist group (instead, say, one of the many legitimate charities helping in Gaza), then no, I don't feel any sympathy when your publisher says it will stop selling your books here. Sorry.

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