Helena Keleher
@helenakeleher.bsky.social
Erstwhile diplomat, tech policy bore. Dublin, Ireland.
A really excellent read about the concept of enforcement 👇
Sinéad O'Sullivan: Ireland’s debate about e-scooters and scramblers is unmoored from reality
Sinéad O'Sullivan: Ireland’s debate about e-scooters and scramblers is unmoored from reality
Our streets increasingly feel like a Wild West. The problem is that misuse of e-scooters and scramblers is treated as a form of antisocial behaviour instead of a public safety issue
www.irishtimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A really excellent read about the concept of enforcement 👇
Reposted by Helena Keleher
This is an excellent @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social podcast with @himself.bsky.social. Chock full of political science theory providing a very useful framework to understand contemporary events www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
Opinion | The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
This is an excellent @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social podcast with @himself.bsky.social. Chock full of political science theory providing a very useful framework to understand contemporary events www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
A good day for the information environment in Ireland. Pleased to be a subscriber. Well done everyone who contributed to making this happen.
Message from the Editor: We hit a big milestone this year
Message from the Editor: We hit a big milestone this year
The Irish Times recently passed an important milestone: revenue generated by subscribers for the first time fully funds our journalism
www.irishtimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A good day for the information environment in Ireland. Pleased to be a subscriber. Well done everyone who contributed to making this happen.
@eoinbutler.bsky.social Tormented by quiz. Keep getting 98/100 and cannot figure out what I'm getting wrong. Happy Christmas to you too!
December 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
@eoinbutler.bsky.social Tormented by quiz. Keep getting 98/100 and cannot figure out what I'm getting wrong. Happy Christmas to you too!
Enjoyed this. Worth your time. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @financialtimes.com
The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: Power, plutocracy and political economy
Podcast Episode · FT News Briefing · 12/21/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Enjoyed this. Worth your time. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @financialtimes.com
Essential reading! 👇
🧵 Across the world, democracy isn’t just under pressure, it’s facing epistemic collapse: a breakdown in the shared ability to know what’s true, to reason together and to hold power to account.
A new guest paper by @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social explores how to fix it.
A new guest paper by @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social explores how to fix it.
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Essential reading! 👇
"Is globalisation dying?" A great listen from ABC Future Tense www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Is globalisation dying? - ABC listen
Globalisation isn’t what it used to be thanks to the legacy of the Covid-19 lockdown and, more recently, Donald Trump’s weaponisation of tariffs. But while it’s often given a bad rap, globalisation is...
www.abc.net.au
September 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"Is globalisation dying?" A great listen from ABC Future Tense www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Reposted by Helena Keleher
🎙️ EU foreign direct investment, explained
@rebeccawire.bsky.social discusses with @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social & Damien Levie from European Commission's DG Trade on what is at stake as talks start on how to revise the FDI rules. #EconSky
Listen to the podcast:
@rebeccawire.bsky.social discusses with @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social & Damien Levie from European Commission's DG Trade on what is at stake as talks start on how to revise the FDI rules. #EconSky
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EU foreign direct investment, explained
How can the EU coordinate national screening procedures in key sectors when outside investors want to buy in?
buff.ly
September 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎙️ EU foreign direct investment, explained
@rebeccawire.bsky.social discusses with @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social & Damien Levie from European Commission's DG Trade on what is at stake as talks start on how to revise the FDI rules. #EconSky
Listen to the podcast:
@rebeccawire.bsky.social discusses with @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social & Damien Levie from European Commission's DG Trade on what is at stake as talks start on how to revise the FDI rules. #EconSky
Listen to the podcast:
Guessing my boardgame was made post 2022
September 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Guessing my boardgame was made post 2022
Reposted by Helena Keleher
The online world is splintering into national or regional internets. This is forcing big tech companies to contemplate an uncomfortable trade-off
What the splinternet means for big tech
Unpleasant new trade-offs, for starters
econ.st
September 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The online world is splintering into national or regional internets. This is forcing big tech companies to contemplate an uncomfortable trade-off
Absolutely fantastic conversation between @gideonrachman.bsky.social & @leaypi.bsky.social. www.ft.com/content/b952...
Lea Ypi on parallels between the 1930s and today
Why the ‘unmixing of peoples’ is a dangerous idea
www.ft.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Absolutely fantastic conversation between @gideonrachman.bsky.social & @leaypi.bsky.social. www.ft.com/content/b952...