Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson

markreckons.bsky.social

Writing THE CHAIN 🔗 1,000 British quiz questions in one unbroken chain: each answer is the next question. Out soon. Also: UK politics, comedy, TV and nostalgia. On a radio near you, probably. Political Sandbox: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark

👤 Joined on 23 Ağustos 2024

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The pension tax relief thing is a nice trick. It looks like a generous offer to those who need it most but it will save the lowest income pensioners almost nothing. When you live on almost nothing I guess this is potentially a vital improvement. But it’s tiny.

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29 Ekim 2026 09:01

Probably relatively few pensioners on social media.

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Pensioners who get just the state pension get the 'tax break'. Those who saved anything for even a very small private pension get nothing. We have been thrown to the wolves.

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Of course in 1988 the other 19 in 20 paid a basic rate of 27%, reducing in the budget to 25% for 1989.

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28 Ekim 2026 10:02

It's all just tinkering with a broken system, isn't it? We need to build a million council houses. At the very least double the welfare bill and nationalise all utilities, all public transport and farming just as a start.

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