It’s listed on Nasdaq but nearly 90% owned by SoftBank. Still very much a British business. Just with a Japanese parent. Conversely there are lots of very much non-British businesses (particularly na… (View Post)

CGT receipts in January’s tax returns would have been for gains crystallised in the 2023/4 fiscal year, ie the year that ended 3 months before the general election, under Sunak and Hunt. CGT take is … (View Post)

One of our best prospects, but I don’t think it’s enough. By “it” I mean encouraging more innovative businesses to scale up here. ARM took decades to build and you’d need dozens of them to scratch th… (View Post)

I retract. It was indeed an actual wrench. Britannia remains unenslaved, for now. (View Post)

I am deeply disappointed that @Luckyguy1983 hasn't corrected that awful Americanised headline “A head teacher attacked his deputy with a wrench” with: Spanner. Over here it’s not a fucking wrenc… (View Post)