jimtomlinson45
@jimtomlinson45.bsky.social
economic historian-emeritus at Glasgow. Working mainly on deindustrialization.
Pleased to see my essay on "Deindustrialization as world history" in this excellent Handbook.
May 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Pleased to see my essay on "Deindustrialization as world history" in this excellent Handbook.
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FREE TO READ: Economic historian @jimtomlinson45.bsky.social subjects the influential right-wing policy paper "Foundations" to a thorough fisking, highlighting the analytical flaws and bad history behind its neo-Thatcherite prescriptions
renewal.org.uk/articles/bui...
renewal.org.uk/articles/bui...
Built on Sand
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A new paper by a group of influential rightwing thinktankers on Britain’s economic stagnation has garnered attention from...
renewal.org.uk
May 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
FREE TO READ: Economic historian @jimtomlinson45.bsky.social subjects the influential right-wing policy paper "Foundations" to a thorough fisking, highlighting the analytical flaws and bad history behind its neo-Thatcherite prescriptions
renewal.org.uk/articles/bui...
renewal.org.uk/articles/bui...
From this morning's Guardian. Beavers building infrastructure is a new move? A re-imagining of growth and animal spirits?
February 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
From this morning's Guardian. Beavers building infrastructure is a new move? A re-imagining of growth and animal spirits?
A striking testimony to the mutability of economic arguments. For decades the British trade deficit was used as evidence of British economic weakness. Now Starmer uses our deficit with the USA to argue we should be exempt from tariffs...
February 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A striking testimony to the mutability of economic arguments. For decades the British trade deficit was used as evidence of British economic weakness. Now Starmer uses our deficit with the USA to argue we should be exempt from tariffs...
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Extremely sensible advice from @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social
"Economic policy is not supposed to be about scrabbling around for small savings in pursuit of a distant target viewed through the cloudiest of telescopes. There are bigger fish to fry."
www.thetimes.com/article/ef85...
"Economic policy is not supposed to be about scrabbling around for small savings in pursuit of a distant target viewed through the cloudiest of telescopes. There are bigger fish to fry."
www.thetimes.com/article/ef85...
When OBR turns into VAR, this is no way to run the economy
The UK’s fiscal watchdog provides valuable oversight, but its flawed forecasts should not be driving policy amid economic volatility
www.thetimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Extremely sensible advice from @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social
"Economic policy is not supposed to be about scrabbling around for small savings in pursuit of a distant target viewed through the cloudiest of telescopes. There are bigger fish to fry."
www.thetimes.com/article/ef85...
"Economic policy is not supposed to be about scrabbling around for small savings in pursuit of a distant target viewed through the cloudiest of telescopes. There are bigger fish to fry."
www.thetimes.com/article/ef85...
Pleased to say my new book with Bloomsbury is now out.
January 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Pleased to say my new book with Bloomsbury is now out.
With Farage enthusing about Elon Musk's activities, can we assume that Reform will embrace large public subsidies for electric vehicles, a key foundation of Musk's fortune?
January 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
With Farage enthusing about Elon Musk's activities, can we assume that Reform will embrace large public subsidies for electric vehicles, a key foundation of Musk's fortune?
Christmas in Kolkata. As they will tell you, Bengalis love a festival!
December 24, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Christmas in Kolkata. As they will tell you, Bengalis love a festival!
Here in Kolkata the book trade seems to be thriving.
December 22, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Here in Kolkata the book trade seems to be thriving.
Today's Times of India reports for first time Indian service exports exceed goods exports. Some significance forr debate on "service path to development"?
December 17, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Today's Times of India reports for first time Indian service exports exceed goods exports. Some significance forr debate on "service path to development"?
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Very interesting…
“In an economy where only 8% of workers are employed in manufacturing, a policy that promises to restore the middle class by bringing manufacturing back home is not only unrealistic; it also rings hollow...”
“In an economy where only 8% of workers are employed in manufacturing, a policy that promises to restore the middle class by bringing manufacturing back home is not only unrealistic; it also rings hollow...”
December 5, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Very interesting…
“In an economy where only 8% of workers are employed in manufacturing, a policy that promises to restore the middle class by bringing manufacturing back home is not only unrealistic; it also rings hollow...”
“In an economy where only 8% of workers are employed in manufacturing, a policy that promises to restore the middle class by bringing manufacturing back home is not only unrealistic; it also rings hollow...”
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Thanks @jdportes.bsky.social, and I agree. Here are some proposals on these good jobs policies for the UK economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/wp-content/u... and for France (in Section 4) drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/sites/schola....
December 8, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Thanks @jdportes.bsky.social, and I agree. Here are some proposals on these good jobs policies for the UK economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/wp-content/u... and for France (in Section 4) drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/sites/schola....
I have joined the defectors from X. Gives me a chance to "re-announce" that my book with Chris Whatley has just come out!
November 15, 2024 at 10:52 AM
I have joined the defectors from X. Gives me a chance to "re-announce" that my book with Chris Whatley has just come out!