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Dragonrider Sue #fbpe #ktto 🐠🐟 she/her πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ @topsyscatmum.bsky.social

Why is BBC News describing Institute for Fiscal Studies as an independent think tank? We know they are another Tufton St grift...

mar 27, 2025, 6:08 pm β€’ 2 1

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Andy Freeman πŸŒ»πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ @andyfree.bsky.social

No, that’s the Institute of economic affairs

mar 27, 2025, 6:09 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Dragonrider Sue #fbpe #ktto 🐠🐟 she/her πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ @topsyscatmum.bsky.social

Fiscal studies is a sister organisation...

mar 27, 2025, 6:18 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Andy Freeman πŸŒ»πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ @andyfree.bsky.social

No it isn’t

mar 27, 2025, 6:34 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Andy Freeman πŸŒ»πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ @andyfree.bsky.social

They are a highly respected, independent and transparent economic research organisation. The IEA on the other hand are Koch brothers funded right wing arsehokes

mar 27, 2025, 6:35 pm β€’ 3 0 β€’ view
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Andy Freeman πŸŒ»πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ @andyfree.bsky.social

Arseholes even…

mar 27, 2025, 6:36 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Dragonrider Sue #fbpe #ktto 🐠🐟 she/her πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ @topsyscatmum.bsky.social

Ok fair enough

mar 27, 2025, 7:02 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Richard Leader @leader-music.bsky.social

IFS are usually pretty balanced. However their 50/50 statement today is worthless - they don't know if she will need to raise taxes and they can't be proven wrong

mar 27, 2025, 8:59 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view