One concerning aspect of the US tariffs, is that everyone is suddenly a macroeconomist. Since a British PM who studied PPE at Oxford still tried to crash the economy… then your keyboard warrior hasn’t got a hope.

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As nice as Bluesky is going to be, it’ll never be proper Twitter. I have a social circle there that won’t be replicated here.

Sunak bringing Cameron back has only served to remind us what a proper leader is. For all Cameron’s faults (Brexit referendum to name one!), he is articulate, a good communicator and not a smarmy git. Bringing him back was only good for having an effective foreign secretary. Embarrassing for Tories

Recovery from shoulder surgery is chuffing difficult. I can’t wait for a pain free day but it’s still 6 weeks away. BUT I can carry a cup of tea.

🚨 new working paper

Could We Have Seen it Coming? Towards an Early Warning System for Asylum Applications in the EU

An early warnings model to forecast asylum migration in the EU+ using big data from macroeconomics and geopolitical.

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It’s 2010 all over again. But harder 🙈