The tory government are going to raise national insurance contributions by around 1.5% to pay for social care and other good stuff. This is a bit of a rarity for a right wing government who promised they would not raise taxes of any sort, and as much a problem for Labour, who are talking down the tax as if they would never do such a thing. Politics - so much hot air for the sake of it.
Talking of money, an article in The Guardian points out that many Youtube 'Influencers' (I'm not sure what this exactly means by the way) are adopting a 'minimalist' lifestyle which (as you would expect) means throwing out stuff you don need including friends, housing as well as the usual clothes and clutter we continually add to our surroundings. I'd like to think I would be able to adopt this if I were single, but in a relationship you have to consider everyone's 'needs' even though it might be frivolous. The flaw in this minimalist lifestyle is that it is very personal thing to to, akin to being a nun or hermit but being able and willing to brag about it in a not very minimalist way.
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