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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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 4h

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

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 5h

okeydokey👍Yeah those regional development fans are a nightmare...

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 5h

...or maybe you meant me, that could also be true...

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 5h

I mean I did wonder...

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 6h

Actually @path-dependent.bsky.social do you have a report / paper related to your pres that you could share? (was going to DM you here but apparently that now requires age verification, since when has that been a thing?!)

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 6h

When I say 10.15 I mean pm... otherwise I might have got all my money back 😏

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 6h

Ha! yes see post above, I thought I was confused (easily done!). Yes legged it back to Pad only for for 21.48 only to be delayed til 10.15 (another 3 mins and I've got the 30 quid back and been quids in)

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · 6h

I knew I shouldn't have had the fancy larger in that place 😏(luckily after I made it back just in time to Paddington the Delay-Repay covered it in the end...)

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 25

Ha!

Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Sep 25

My money is on Mads Mikkelsen

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · Sep 25

My money is on Mads Mikkelsen

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 23

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Efforts to deal with this would be a little more convincing if the #EPL wasn’t a rapacious money-hoovering machine in its own right, never mind the illicit activities that surround it. Also this piece seems to conflate organised touting & fake / scam ticket sellers

Premier League tickets: Touted resales exposed by BBC highlighted in Brighton vs Spurs match

The BBC examines Brighton's ticket operation to explore the scale and human impact of touted Premier League tickets.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · Sep 23

What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point

How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?

www.bbc.co.uk

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 14

Thought exactly the same thing..!

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 10

Indeed. We had this experience in South Wales a decade ago, words such as efficiencies, synergies and critical mass are bandied about without any real definition of what these actually might be, and how achieved in reality (and what resources might there be to do so...)

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 10

Assume you're right, legal entity only I guess. Not sure who exactly would apply to "London and South East University Group" 😱

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 10

Is it just me or is that an awful name

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 10

Will never catch on

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Sep 8

The fact that Owen himself felt the need reply in the way he did tells you all you need to know about his character.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · Sep 7

Can we all buy Fred rounds of beers for life? 😂😅🤣

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 14

The second amendment “rise up against government tyranny” folks are also real quiet.

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Aug 14

Can we assume said chefs came last & second last or is that too cynical?

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Aug 9

Stick that up your Disney Channel 🙃 #SaintsFC

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · Jul 29

Dear U.K. Labour. The fact that VPNs can easily bypass large parts of the Online Safety Act is *not* a reason to ban VPNs. It’s a reason to rethink the Online Safety Act.

We did tell you. Many times.

Don’t throw good money after bad.

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David Bennun @davidbennun.bsky.social · May 20

I get how Keir Starmer has pissed off all manner of people but I'm at a loss to work out exactly what he did to so infuriate the New Romantics.

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · May 12

everyone's said pretty much all there is to be said on the 'island of strangers'/'incalculable damage' stuff, so just sharing this by a migrant care worker on how it feels to hear yourself discussed like this while looking after people's loved ones www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Opinion: Migrant workers prop up the UK’s social care system. Now…

Labour’s crackdown will break a promise made to workers like me – and leave the system in disrepair

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

Nick Clifton @frannystash.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hugely honoured to join @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social as a Fellow, looking forward to getting involved!

Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru | Learned Society of Wales @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social · Apr 29

The 56 new Fellows and 4 Honorary Fellows announced by the Learned Society of Wales show how Wales has answers to many of the most pressing questions we face today.

www.learnedsociety.wales/welcome-to-o...