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Once upon a time, there was a curry. It was a wonderful curry, with chickpeas and peppers and tomatoes, lacking only some sort of leavened bread that might be dipped into it. Then, fortuitously, one day that bread was baked in a clay oven, and shortly afterward, dipped deliciously […]

Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax in budget The prime minister and chancellor have spent weeks laying the groundwork to make the manifesto-breaking announcement on 26 November, but won't go ahead with it amid fears it would further anger Labour...

And...there it is.
Another #NonStory based on *speculation & absolutely zero facts*, published despite both Starmer & Reeves going on the record in the last 3 weeks saying they'd stick to the Manifesto, proving there was nothing in the rumours.
#NotAUTurn
news.sky.com/story/starme...

Reeves considers breaking manifesto pledge with income tax rise to fill £30bn gap Exclusive: Treasury discussions include possibly adding 1p to basic rate or raising higher or additional tax rates

"Sources" may well have "advised" this.
But there is *no way* Rache Reeves will raise base rate income tax & break Labour's main Election Pledge just to raise a measly £8 billion. And its *totally pointless* to raise higher level tax just for £2 billion.
#NonStory
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Honestly, modern football can get in the fucking sea.

#AgainstModernFootball
#NonStory
#WhoTheFuckEvenCares
#ncafc 🧡🖤

The #Tories will WAIT until nobody is looking to notice Damien’s *soft dry landing*…
The Tories will endure #media is too busy on a #nonStory
&
THAT is THE PROBLEM with #Canadian #Journalism

Nobody does jackshit in journalism, until somebody leaks a story for a purpose.

Nobody DIGS, they SCHMOOZE

It’d appear it’s a slow news day in my home town today…

#nuneaton #nonstory

Labour MP's family transferred farm before Budget — BBC News Questions are being raised about whether Henry Tufnell knew about farming inheritance tax changes.

Unbelievable that this nonsense story is still going on, and by the BBC too! 🙄

Lazy journalism getting "news" from social media idiots and bad operators.

ANYBODY – including farmers –can do it!! #nonstory

apple.news/A1rLHPl-4SUu...

The Prince Harry story - #WhoGivesAShit #NonStory

@EmpireAndrew Seriously? Is Alliance #AmishCountry?!? #nonstory

Why is it strange to refi your house while it is appreciating and interest rates are dropping? Especially w 2 kids in school? #nonstory