{"id":96301,"date":"2026-10-13T07:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=96301"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:56:35","slug":"autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/10\/13\/autumn\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn arrivals"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no reason to post this photo that I took at WWT Welney on Sunday, except to put up something that is not about doom and gloom.<\/p>\n

Our economy is being immeasurably harmed by economic policy designed to reduce the well-being of most people.<\/p>\n

But there are still moments of joy.<\/p>\n

These teasels provided one.<\/p>\n

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So did the family of whooper swans I saw shortly afterwards, but failed to photograph successfully.<\/p>\n

They brought four cygnets with them and were the first returnees from Iceland with young this autumn.<\/p>\n

It is staggering that these birds can fly continuously for about 24 hours when just a few months old, covering about 1,200 miles in the process, but their arrival makes autumn feel a little more special.<\/p>\n

If only everyone might see the hope in migration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is no reason to post this photo that I took at WWT Welney on Sunday, except to put up something that is not about
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