At about 7.20 this morning I decided that Rishi Sunak's wife being a non-dom was going to be my main blog story of the morning.
I began to write and two minutes later thought it would be better to make what I had to say into a Twitter thread, which could then be posted here.
That was the right decision. Six hours after being published these are the Tweet stats:
I have also been on a couple of radio stations, one television broadcast, am in three national newspapers, with more to come, and have not really had time to breathe as yet.
Writing Twitter threads pays dividends.
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As long as you continue to post the threads on this blog Richard, then it clearly makes sense to post first on Twitter. Having just looked at the twitter thread for this topic, there is much discussion about the rights and wrongs of “non-dom” but buried in the responses there is much misinformation and misunderstanding of the facts, that inevitably, given the numbers of responses, don’t always get corrected or addressed in the same way as they do here on the blog. For this last reason, I will always favour the blog, as I know that opposing views will always be addressed.
That is my aim here
One of the peculiarities of this blog is I read all comments and engage with quite a lot
This is my 66,650th reply….
Keep up the good work Richard in all forms of the media. There’s so much “misinformation” (lies) out there and a constant and repetitive rightwing narrative that needs challenging, and you’re one the few able to do it.
The fact that this is keeping you busy with media of all sorts tells you all you need to know about whether this story matters!
Totally agree with Helen there – although I see all the Twitter stuff, seeing the full threads and comments and clarifications in the blog are much more helpful The key thing is making the clear distinction between the ‘non-dom’ for tax and the ‘not domiciled’ for legal status. That distinction has to be made clear and I can’t fathom why she made the defence she made – surely she would have asked for proper advice on what to write? She has now opened the huge barrel of worms that will now go on for days!
I hope so….
Media are already calling me for tomorrow
I see this is all an ego trip!! You clearly get a lot of satisfaction for getting called to quote
You clearly get an ego trip trying to get on here
Why else do you do it?
I’m just trying to make the world a fairer place
Mz Jones,
“I see this is all an ego trip!! You clearly get a lot of satisfaction for getting called to quote”
Pray tell me, because this ‘effort’ at commenting is literally all I have to make a judgement about you: why should anyone give a fig what you think? No case offered, no special insight, it seems the fact that it it just what you feel is suffienct to interest a large readership. Why would you harbour that expectation? Is the double exclamation mark your idea of rehtorical argument; or your best shot at an elegant turn of phrase? Wit? Sor just ense? Anything? Perhaps not. On the basis of your comment I would surmise you have an outsize ego, simply to possess the vanity to post this guff here, to this readership. May I suggest that perhaps you should work a little harder; perhaps best spent, working at downsizing your own – by all appearances – overblown ego?
If ever it go too much and your went over to just Twitter, I’d bite the bullet and support you there.
That’s it really. You have to be where you are at your most effective and that is not always under one’s control.
No plan to do that
I would suggest that, like the brilliant commentary from David Allen Green, it is best when the two run in parallel, as they achieve different things.
The tweets get to a wide audience – which is valuable in itself – but the blogs elicit better and more informed comments and ideas. One fast with immediate impact, the other slower and more reflective.
Turning twitter threads into posts, or vice versa, seems pretty efficient, but whatever works best for you.
I think you are right, Andrew.
Technical/detailed discussions need the blog; shorter polemics do better on Twitter.
Which is why I will use both
But probably not other media – because I am finite….
That last is the key point, Richard – it has to work for you, and you have to want to do it. You seem to be indefatigable, but there are limited hours in the day!
Today has been knackering and still doing interviews
Richard,
I managed fortuitously to hear you on BBC 5-live. I thought you delivered the message very cleverly; carefully factual and judiciously balanced and reserved, holding back the ‘coup de main’ for an unexpected, sudden and decisive peroration.
Enjoy your time in the “limelight”.. pity its only reactive comment and you and your work is not the centre focus
Not that you need it, but I’d just like to add my support for you continuing to use both twitter and your blog to air your views. I cannot bring myself to use twitter, so it would be a great loss to me if you had to abandon your blog to focus more on that channel. I value highly the articles you post and the contributions/comments made by so many regular participants. These enhancements of the basic discussion would be drowned in a twitter feed, which would be a great loss. Thank you for providing enlightened thinking on all the major issues of the day – and long may you continue.
The last couple of days have been exceptional
Normal service will be resumed
I greatly benefit from your blog and twitter feed. The response on this issue has been very large. It contrasts hugely with the gaping lack of response to Peter Kalmus, US climate scientist who was part of a science rebellion action in various countries this week (see article in the Guardian). The latest IPCC policy report is already being airbrushed out of the news. I wonder if there is potential for you to bring to bear tax-based analysis on the continuation of business more or less as usual ie rising emissions. I know this is off topic but the concerns evoked by your latest blog/thread in terms of equity, political accountability, slipperiness of tax law and the reach of HMRC show we aren’t beyond the pale of a desire for a better world yet and exposing the machinations of power galvanises us usefully.
I write about funding the Green New Deal
Just to support what others have said above – use Twitter it takes your exceptional clear analysis far and wide , so so necessary. But please keep the blog and Twitter feeds fed into said blog for the many like me who have no interest in joining the Twitter world .
I will…