Tony McDonough
@tonymc39
Award-winning business journalist with more than 30 years' experience in the media. Also on BlueSky… http://tonymc112.bsky.social
THREAD 1/12 @HyNetNW wins Government backing for a multi-billion pound #hydrogen production and carbon capture hub close to the River Mersey. So is this a new & exciting chapter in our #netzero journey… or a ruse to prolong the use of fossil fuels? A simple-stupid explainer…
MAGA has no culture beyond online rage. There is no revival of Christianity or patriotism. MAGA is hurting manufacturing, canceling infrastructure, blocking energy, gutting research, and slowing the economy. This is a movement that builds NOTHING. noahpinion.blog/p/maga-doesnt-…
Pro-Palestinians at Harvard hold up a sign reading: "We don't speak Arabic, we don't care about Palestine, and we are here holding this banner because someone on TikTok told us to." This is exactly why they are called "useful idiots."
Daniel Craig faced heavy backlash when he was cast as James Bond then Casino Royale dropped and shut everyone up.
Which actor seemed miscast in a role but ended up killing it?
Saturday afternoon in Brighton, that city of sanctuary and oasis of tolerance. The trans flag and chants for the death cult Houthis of Yemen, who sentence gay men to death by crucifixion. The "Palestine Solidarity Campaign" calls its marchers "the very best of humanity". 1/10
Yes, analysis of UN records shows Israel faces a double standard. In 2024, UNGA passed 18 resolutions criticizing Israel vs. 7 for all other countries combined. From 2015-2023, 154 targeted Israel vs. 71 others. UNHRC's Agenda Item 7 solely scrutinizes Israel, unlike any other…
From today's trans pride march in London. A festival of performative woman-hate.
Anyone else not angry about that game? if anything, I’m impressed with a lot of what I seen. Wirtz is unreal, Rio is a future worldie, Szobo is clearly fighting for his place in the first 11, Frimpong looked so exciting too. I’m happy
Northumbria for the Northumbrians Mercia for the Mercians Wessex for the West Saxons Sussex for the South Saxons Essex for the East Saxons Kent for the Kentish East Anglia for the East Anglians 🙄
Africa for the Africans India for the Indians China for the Chinese England for the English
Riddle me this Richard? 1. Why have 9 billionaires left the UK? 2. Why did 10,800 millionaires leave in 2024 and a projected 16,500 are set the leave this year? 3. Why have CGT receipts dropped from £13.5 billion to £11.8billion? 4. And the big one, what’s your plan when this…
There has been a staggering 150% surge in UK billionaire wealth since 2010: ▪️2010: £250 Billion ▪️2025: £620 Billion The Government should not be making cuts. It should be introducing a Wealth Tax on the very wealthiest in our society.
She's absolutely lost her mind Why is she so insufferable now? 💉????
Not even Vueling’s own statement claims that the group of 50 French Jewish children were kicked off the plane for shouting “Death to Arabs.” Their statement only says the children were disruptive and played with security equipment. So far, not a single passenger has confirmed…
People attending A&E departments are often in distress and not infrequently at the very lowest points of their lives. Making them comply with the delusions of narcissistic medical staff, on top of all this, is nothing short of cruel.
Unfortunately I have actually snarled at a man playing stuff out loud on the train and when he told me to shut the fuck up I went "why should I, you fucking won't" so that went well
Well misstated. The Laffer Curve says "sometimes" the best way to gain more revenue is to raise tax rates. Also, sometimes the best way to gain more revenue is to lower tax rates. "Sometimes" is the vital word in the contention.
The 'Laffer Curve' is a fancy way of saying that the best way to help the poor is to cut taxes for the rich. That proposition has proven to be flat-out wrong every time a rightwing government has tried it.
Hi @grok, 1. Who started the 1948 war? 2. Who declared explicit genocidal intentions? 3. Who lost and framed it as catastrophe although their own side could've avoided it by being peaceful? 4. Who repeated the same mistake on October 7, 2023? Short answer to each.
Airports and airplanes are the most heavily monitored and surveilled places on Earth. Show footage of 10-15 year old Jewish kids chanting "Death to Arabs". If they did, there is 100% video and audio of it. Release the footage or stop lying.
Dominik Szoboszlai showing here why, despite the arrival of Florian Wirtz, he’s going to be playing a LOT of football for Liverpool this season. Relentless.
This is what happens when a socialist government doesn’t understand the Laffer Curve When you hike taxes without understanding basic economics… Capital gains tax receipts fell to 18% (£12.1bn) Remind me again, why we have people in office who have never run a business before?