My immediate reaction was to think, ‘First world problems’. And then I revised that to ‘Elite problems, solved’. After that I got to, ‘Is this what we’re worried about?’ Finally, I just thought, ‘Really, you think that’s worth reporting?’
Is the reason for keeping the non-dom rule that we want to ensure that the shortage in supply of butlers continues?
Of all the problems in the world, is the supply of staff willing to live at the beck and call of the ultra-rich the issue that now has to feature in the FT, and be the concern of our politicians?
Are the FT serious? This is really not an issue of concern, most especially when the world totters on the brink of fascism, genocide is a reality again, and climate change is continuing apace. And yet, the FT are worrying about demand for butlers.
It’s a piece of data. It aids us in thinking about how many really rich people are leaving. Yes, yes, I know Spud has a difficulty when reality comes a’knockin’ but really….
“especially when the world totters on the brink of fascism, genocide is a reality again, and climate change is continuing apace.”
Three untruths in one sentence
Please stop noticing things that confirm trends I say aren’t happening.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
“It’s a piece of data. It aids us in thinking about how many really rich people are leaving.”
It’s a good sort of canary in the coalmine thing. They’re not a huge number of people, but if there’s a lot less butlers, there’s probably also less spending at Michelin starred restaurants, less money being spent on party caterers, gardeners.
I genuinely do not understand the idea of absolutely rinsing rich people, as long as it comes from some sort of productive wealth. James Dyson gave us all better vacuum cleaners*, he isn’t living on benefits, why should he pay a fuck load of tax? He re-invested a lot of that in giving us all better hairdryers. He’s spending a load on improving farming. What’s Rachel in Accounts going to do with it that’s better than fantastic** hairdryers?
* I prefer a Shark now, but inventing the bagless tech they use is Dyson.
** According to my wife’s hairdresser as they are so much lighter
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Everything in the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State
That sounds a lot like Labour’s revealed ambition for the UK.
My late father-in-law was a butler. In one job he had to look after the family during their two-week stay in their Irish country house. The other fifty weeks it might as well have been his. Food from the home farm, ample time to carry on his antiques business. Eventually he left and set up a shop in Cork.
In a previous employment he had the run of a very good wine cellar. He was just a tiny bit alcoholic back then. That was a country home in Oxfordshire of somebody you would have heard of. I don’t think he would have recognised being at the beck and call of rich people as being a bad thing.
‘genocide is a reality again’
Commie dick Murphy supports Hamas.
‘fascism’
Murphy embraces fascism, until private enterprise is forbidden.
‘climate change’
An invention of the global elite.
So:
‘especially when the world totters on the brink of fascism, genocide is a reality again, and climate change is continuing apace’
HE EMBRACES IT ALL!
He talks about how horrible the world is, then describes HIMSELF. Bring him up on charges at The Hague.
My immediate reaction was to think,
Does anyone believe Spud has ever truly thought about anything in his life (I’m discounting “Which model train should I buy next?”)? A program to emulate the ‘thoughts’ of Murph would require less than 100 lines of Basic (cf. ELIZA).