Nick Clifton

@frannystash.bsky.social

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Economic Geography Prof at Cardiff Metropolitan University, affiliated Member at CIRCLE, Lund University. Father of 2, European, follower of #SaintsFC, lately obsessed by trees. Personal views, RPs≠endorsements, blah etc. .. more

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 11d

Absolutely right.

More on this in the FT. As noted present funding model is both economically stupid and socially divisive. #Productivity puzzle anyone? 🙄.

Truly the worst of both worlds, not least given a big chunk of the capital will never be repaid anyway.

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 15d

Probably a fair result in the end, we looked mostly ok certainly better than recently. Stick with the back 4 & keep Bree in.

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 24d

I guess the market for orange cheese with a half-life rather than use by date is limited in South America...

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 26d

True enough...I think most did think Reform would win albeit narrowly. Obviously the election itself occurred in tragic circumstances with the previous incumbent (Lab) also being well-liked, but the Lab vote collapsed nonetheless.

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 26d

I would be a mistake to assume that the Reform vote in Wales is restricted to English retirees and the like. The South Wales Valleys voted strongly for Brexit after all. Although the recent Caerphilly by-election (mixed urban / valleys) suggests Plaid vote might be enough.

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Glen de la Cour @glendelacour.bsky.social · Jan 6

League 1 Minus 10. Middlesbrough 4 Southampton 0. RPs appreciated.

Garbage #saintsfc give up. Featuring Odd-Fellows, 10 back but, no one marked, Weak everything, Spreadsheet Management, Azaz life choices and an Inverted Goalkeeper.

Championship Match 26 – Middlesbrough 4 Southampton 0

Exit Finn, Pondering his life choices With no goals in their last seven hours of football, Middlesbrough must be licking their lips with anticipation at playing Southampton this Sunday afternoon. Saints of course kept to clean sheet in their last game, so it’s all adding up to there being absolutely no chance of that being repeated. Middlesbrough have been in the top two all the season, having maybe been expected to be aiming for the playoffs this season, but these four games without a goal have seen them dropped to 3rd place as Ipswich have overhauled them.

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Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Dec 10

I have some sympathy with the view that if you don't want to sit in a queue all day but pay £500 later that's your choice; but isn't the key issue the hoovering up of tickets at source (sometimes it seems with the primary sellers in cahoots, other times industrial bot usage) that distorts the market

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Dec 5

Must have been a bloody big abacus

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Nov 26

On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Nov 22

You mean we get 4 they get 2?

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Nov 18

War on Christmas

Erin Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · Nov 18

"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."

Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays

The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · Nov 17

How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.