{"id":91761,"date":"2026-04-20T06:53:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=91761"},"modified":"2026-04-20T06:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:53:42","slug":"time-off-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/04\/20\/time-off-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Time off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I took time off over the weekend, whilst doing a lot of reading on money, seeking to find ways to reconcile chartalist (MMT) and Marxist positions on this issue via Foucault.<\/p>\n<p>It was a weekend for big, East Anglian skies:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-91766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.01.41-550x828.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.01.41-550x828.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.01.41-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.01.41-768x1156.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.01.41-266x400.png 266w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.01.41.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And windmills:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-91762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.08.42-550x408.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.08.42-550x408.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.08.42-405x300.png 405w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.08.42-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.08.42-540x400.png 540w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.08.42.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chiffchaffs were hiding in trees:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-91764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.02.55-550x385.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.02.55-550x385.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.02.55-429x300.png 429w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.02.55-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.02.55-571x400.png 571w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.02.55.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As were comma butterflies:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-91763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.05.27-550x362.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.05.27-550x362.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.05.27-456x300.png 456w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.05.27-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.05.27-1536x1011.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.05.27-600x395.png 600w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-18.05.27.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Avocets (the most elegant of birds) were out in the open:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-91767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.53.56-550x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.53.56-550x437.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.53.56-377x300.png 377w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.53.56-768x611.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.53.56-1536x1222.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.53.56-503x400.png 503w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.53.56.png 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the dandelions were magnificent, as ever:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-91768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.51.11-550x823.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.51.11-550x823.png 550w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.51.11-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.51.11-768x1149.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.51.11-267x400.png 267w, https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-19-at-17.51.11.png 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Without breaks like this, writing here would not happen.<\/p>\n<p>Most pictures were at Welney; the windmill was at Wicken Fen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took time off over the weekend, whilst doing a lot of reading on money, seeking to find ways to reconcile chartalist (MMT) and Marxist<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/04\/20\/time-off-3\/\"><em> Read the full 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