{"id":87470,"date":"2025-11-12T08:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=87470"},"modified":"2025-11-12T08:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:06:15","slug":"tea-marshes-and-opinions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/11\/12\/tea-marshes-and-opinions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea, marshes and opinions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I took this photo yesterday morning as we began our journey home from holiday. It was taken at the Wiveton Hall Cafe run by the Norfolk Tea Company, looking out over the marshes to the sea. And yes, I do drink tea, not least after already enjoying two double-shot black Americanos in a morning. Their tea is very good: some came home with us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-87471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-550x826.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-550x826.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_5666-scaled.jpg 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The place was fairly quiet (although I was recognised by one customer), and we had the chance to reflect on a few days off.<\/p>\n<p>The lesson for me is that I do not need to try to do so much, and that some things can wait. In truth, most of what I do probably isn't quite as time-critical as I usually think it is. I could probably, in fact, sometimes take more time to advantage.<\/p>\n<p>But there was an unresolved question. I have noticed that some of the more technical articles here, like the ones on myths and the glossary posts, attract fewer reads. I think they are important. Both Jacqueline and I also think the quantum posts (which we know do not excite everyone) are significant because, in the background, they are deeply informing my thinking on the politics of care and the economics of hope. But is there just too much variety here? Are there any priorities I should note?<\/p>\n<p>So, might I ask a few questions? What matters most on this blog? You can answer as many times as you like.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-252\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_252\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/Blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_252_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"4de0d4a662\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_multiple_ans_252\" name=\"poll_multiple_ans_252\" value=\"6\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What, in your opinion, are the most important posts here?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-252-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-1140\" name=\"poll_252\" value=\"1140\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1140\">The video transcripts<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-1141\" name=\"poll_252\" value=\"1141\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1141\">News commentary<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-1142\" name=\"poll_252\" value=\"1142\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1142\">Discussion on the economy<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-1143\" name=\"poll_252\" value=\"1143\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1143\">Political commentary \/ narratives<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-1144\" name=\"poll_252\" value=\"1144\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1144\">Technical explanations and theory<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-1145\" name=\"poll_252\" value=\"1145\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1145\">Features on the rest of life<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-1146\" name=\"poll_252\" value=\"1146\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1146\">I am happy with the variety you offer<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(252);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(252); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-252-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Comments\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When commenting, please take note of this blog\u2019s comment policy,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/about\/comments\/\">which is available here<\/a>. 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