Tom Forth

@thomasforth

CTO and co-Founder @TheDataCity. Did data @OpenInnovates and @imactivate. I block anons for even the slightest rudeness.

Leeds, Yorkshire, UK tomforth.co.uk Joined March 2010

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Tom Forth @thomasforth 3h

Good map. Good discussions to have. One thing we can think through is how the fiscal deficits of most of Britain changed as welfare spending was cut in the 2010s.

Adam Smith Institute Verified account @ASI 7h

75% of constituencies in England and Wales spend more on welfare than their workers pay in income tax and National Insurance. London and the South East are the only regions that are net contributors; the North East is the most welfare-dependent region in England.

Explore the ASI's new Welfare Sustainability Tracker at buff.ly/ltyWwQH

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Tom Forth @thomasforth 6h

In the short term, a tourism tax almost certainly reduces tourism. Must do. I doubt building a model of it is that useful. Let's just try it and measure it
In the medium term, the investment and spending that a tourist tax raises the money for probably usually increases tourism.

Tom Forth @thomasforth 7h

Should be an interesting read this,... will I actually read it or should I get AI to read it to me like I did with Kemi Badenoch's "the right way".

Tom Forth @thomasforth 1d

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Altrincham Today Verified account @altrinchamtoday 1d

Extraordinary scenes here at the J Davidson Stadium.

Visibility down to a few yards.

No-one has any idea what is going on.

Supporters holding mobile torches aloft, like it’s an Elton John concert.

It is still 2-2, we think.

@altrinchamfc

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Tom Forth @thomasforth 1d

Delicious. Cannot wait for those attendance figures to begin starting with a 5.