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As Canadians, we like to think we’re strong and free. But, when it comes to the wealth gap, we’re looking more like America Lite—better manners, but almost all the inequality.
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Wealth #EconSky
As Canadians, we like to think we’re strong and free. But, when it comes to the wealth gap, we’re looking more like America Lite—better manners, but almost all the inequality.
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Wealth #EconSky
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The divide between rich and poor in the U.S. has become more pronounced in recent months. Wealthier Americans, buoyed by a stock market that keeps setting records, have continued to spend freely. Lower-income households — stung by persistent inflation and a slowing labor market — are pulling back.
Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.
nyti.ms
October 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The divide between rich and poor in the U.S. has become more pronounced in recent months. Wealthier Americans, buoyed by a stock market that keeps setting records, have continued to spend freely. Lower-income households — stung by persistent inflation and a slowing labor market — are pulling back.
Today in SCP eNews:🏆 The power of friendship
Baseball, like the Budget, usually mixes heartbreak with hope.
Plus, we need more pushing on #EOTs and Billie Eilish has choice words for billionaires.
Read today's edition: us18.campaign-archive.com?u=53675690f1...
#eNews #CdnPoli #CanadaSky
Baseball, like the Budget, usually mixes heartbreak with hope.
Plus, we need more pushing on #EOTs and Billie Eilish has choice words for billionaires.
Read today's edition: us18.campaign-archive.com?u=53675690f1...
#eNews #CdnPoli #CanadaSky
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Today in SCP eNews:🏆 The power of friendship
Baseball, like the Budget, usually mixes heartbreak with hope.
Plus, we need more pushing on #EOTs and Billie Eilish has choice words for billionaires.
Read today's edition: us18.campaign-archive.com?u=53675690f1...
#eNews #CdnPoli #CanadaSky
Baseball, like the Budget, usually mixes heartbreak with hope.
Plus, we need more pushing on #EOTs and Billie Eilish has choice words for billionaires.
Read today's edition: us18.campaign-archive.com?u=53675690f1...
#eNews #CdnPoli #CanadaSky
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this dude helping his bro pick up his stick should be highlight of the night but our bloodthirsty sports media only feeds us conflict
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
this dude helping his bro pick up his stick should be highlight of the night but our bloodthirsty sports media only feeds us conflict
Extraction is "the taking of wealth far in excess of the value provided..." says @superwuster.bsky.social
"It is the unrestrained exertion of economic power and it has become the curse of our age."
#CdnPoli #WealthExtraction #Equality #WorkingPeople
"It is the unrestrained exertion of economic power and it has become the curse of our age."
#CdnPoli #WealthExtraction #Equality #WorkingPeople
Opinion: Can we go back to the optimism of the 1990s, before the extraction economy took over?
Our economic system benefits only those at the very top – but it’s not too late for change
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Extraction is "the taking of wealth far in excess of the value provided..." says @superwuster.bsky.social
"It is the unrestrained exertion of economic power and it has become the curse of our age."
#CdnPoli #WealthExtraction #Equality #WorkingPeople
"It is the unrestrained exertion of economic power and it has become the curse of our age."
#CdnPoli #WealthExtraction #Equality #WorkingPeople
🍁's household debt-to-income ratio is rising - up to 174.9 per cent in the second quarter.
This means, people owe $1.75 in debt for every dollar of household disposable income.
Read more 👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Affordability #CdnPoli #WealthInequality
This means, people owe $1.75 in debt for every dollar of household disposable income.
Read more 👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Affordability #CdnPoli #WealthInequality
Rising cost of living pushing more Atlantic Canadians into debt cycle, experts say | CBC News
Experts say rising living costs are pushing many Prince Edward Islanders as well as Atlantic Canadians deeper into debt, with more people relying on credit just to cover everyday expenses.
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🍁's household debt-to-income ratio is rising - up to 174.9 per cent in the second quarter.
This means, people owe $1.75 in debt for every dollar of household disposable income.
Read more 👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Affordability #CdnPoli #WealthInequality
This means, people owe $1.75 in debt for every dollar of household disposable income.
Read more 👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#Affordability #CdnPoli #WealthInequality
"And while the value of crypto and tech stocks bob up and down, one thing is certain: the rich keep getting richer."
The combined net worth of the 10 wealthiest 🍁 people on the @macleans.bsky.social rich list is $310 billion, a nearly 20 per cent increase over last year.
#WealthInequality #CdnPoli
The combined net worth of the 10 wealthiest 🍁 people on the @macleans.bsky.social rich list is $310 billion, a nearly 20 per cent increase over last year.
#WealthInequality #CdnPoli
The Rich List - Macleans.ca
There's a new billionaire topping our list this year. Here are Canada's 40 wealthiest people—and how they made their money.
macleans.ca
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"And while the value of crypto and tech stocks bob up and down, one thing is certain: the rich keep getting richer."
The combined net worth of the 10 wealthiest 🍁 people on the @macleans.bsky.social rich list is $310 billion, a nearly 20 per cent increase over last year.
#WealthInequality #CdnPoli
The combined net worth of the 10 wealthiest 🍁 people on the @macleans.bsky.social rich list is $310 billion, a nearly 20 per cent increase over last year.
#WealthInequality #CdnPoli
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Corporate Canada got the budget it wanted. Now they need to deliver.
Economic growth, on its own, is not enough. It must also reverse growing economic inequality.
Working people and young people need to see some of the upside, not just investors.
socialcapitalpartners.ca/reflections-...
Economic growth, on its own, is not enough. It must also reverse growing economic inequality.
Working people and young people need to see some of the upside, not just investors.
socialcapitalpartners.ca/reflections-...
Reflections on Budget 2025: Economic growth alone won’t save us
Budget 2025 includes hopeful initiatives that will deliver real benefits to working Canadians at this time. In this reflection, SCP CEO Matthew Mendelsohn explains that, strategically, we really like ...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Corporate Canada got the budget it wanted. Now they need to deliver.
Economic growth, on its own, is not enough. It must also reverse growing economic inequality.
Working people and young people need to see some of the upside, not just investors.
socialcapitalpartners.ca/reflections-...
Economic growth, on its own, is not enough. It must also reverse growing economic inequality.
Working people and young people need to see some of the upside, not just investors.
socialcapitalpartners.ca/reflections-...
💪When it comes to building a strong Canada, economic growth alone won't save us. 💪
Reflections on #Budget2025 from @mendelmatt.bsky.social 👇
#EconSky #CdnPoli #WealthInequality #WorkingPeople
Reflections on #Budget2025 from @mendelmatt.bsky.social 👇
#EconSky #CdnPoli #WealthInequality #WorkingPeople
Reflections on Budget 2025: Economic growth alone won’t save us
Budget 2025 includes hopeful initiatives that will deliver real benefits to working Canadians at this time. In this reflection, SCP CEO Matthew Mendelsohn explains that, strategically, we really like ...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
💪When it comes to building a strong Canada, economic growth alone won't save us. 💪
Reflections on #Budget2025 from @mendelmatt.bsky.social 👇
#EconSky #CdnPoli #WealthInequality #WorkingPeople
Reflections on #Budget2025 from @mendelmatt.bsky.social 👇
#EconSky #CdnPoli #WealthInequality #WorkingPeople
The wealthy are doing well. Everyone else is scrimping.
Welcome to the "K-shaped economy."
#WealthInequality #KShapedEconomy #CdnPoli #EconSky #CanadaSky #TaxFairness #WordofTheYear2025
theweek.com/business/eco...
Welcome to the "K-shaped economy."
#WealthInequality #KShapedEconomy #CdnPoli #EconSky #CanadaSky #TaxFairness #WordofTheYear2025
theweek.com/business/eco...
Why has America’s economy gone K-shaped?
The wealthy are doing well. Everybody else is scrimping.
theweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The wealthy are doing well. Everyone else is scrimping.
Welcome to the "K-shaped economy."
#WealthInequality #KShapedEconomy #CdnPoli #EconSky #CanadaSky #TaxFairness #WordofTheYear2025
theweek.com/business/eco...
Welcome to the "K-shaped economy."
#WealthInequality #KShapedEconomy #CdnPoli #EconSky #CanadaSky #TaxFairness #WordofTheYear2025
theweek.com/business/eco...
Many things are necessary for Carney's plan to succeed. Including the trust of Canadians.
Read @hscoffield.bsky.social in today's @thestar.com 👇
#Budget2025 #CdnPoli #Taxation #CanadaSky #EconSky
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Read @hscoffield.bsky.social in today's @thestar.com 👇
#Budget2025 #CdnPoli #Taxation #CanadaSky #EconSky
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Carney’s budget is a big bet. It will take years to see if it pays off
Many things are necessary for Carney's plan to succeed, including the trust of Canadians.
www.thestar.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Many things are necessary for Carney's plan to succeed. Including the trust of Canadians.
Read @hscoffield.bsky.social in today's @thestar.com 👇
#Budget2025 #CdnPoli #Taxation #CanadaSky #EconSky
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Read @hscoffield.bsky.social in today's @thestar.com 👇
#Budget2025 #CdnPoli #Taxation #CanadaSky #EconSky
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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“I hope the day may come when these great business
organizations will truly belong to the [people] who are
giving their lives and their efforts to them.”
- Former GE chairman
Read the Harvard Business Review's report: tinyurl.com/2rrv6zyw
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EOTs #EmployeeOwnership
organizations will truly belong to the [people] who are
giving their lives and their efforts to them.”
- Former GE chairman
Read the Harvard Business Review's report: tinyurl.com/2rrv6zyw
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EOTs #EmployeeOwnership
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“I hope the day may come when these great business
organizations will truly belong to the [people] who are
giving their lives and their efforts to them.”
- Former GE chairman
Read the Harvard Business Review's report: tinyurl.com/2rrv6zyw
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EOTs #EmployeeOwnership
organizations will truly belong to the [people] who are
giving their lives and their efforts to them.”
- Former GE chairman
Read the Harvard Business Review's report: tinyurl.com/2rrv6zyw
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EOTs #EmployeeOwnership
“I hope the day may come when these great business
organizations will truly belong to the [people] who are
giving their lives and their efforts to them.”
- Former GE chairman
Read the Harvard Business Review's report: tinyurl.com/2rrv6zyw
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EOTs #EmployeeOwnership
organizations will truly belong to the [people] who are
giving their lives and their efforts to them.”
- Former GE chairman
Read the Harvard Business Review's report: tinyurl.com/2rrv6zyw
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EOTs #EmployeeOwnership
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“I hope the day may come when these great business
organizations will truly belong to the [people] who are
giving their lives and their efforts to them.”
- Former GE chairman
Read the Harvard Business Review's report: tinyurl.com/2rrv6zyw
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EOTs #EmployeeOwnership
organizations will truly belong to the [people] who are
giving their lives and their efforts to them.”
- Former GE chairman
Read the Harvard Business Review's report: tinyurl.com/2rrv6zyw
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EOTs #EmployeeOwnership
As companies consolidate under ever larger pools of private capital, there’s growing unease around who’s actually benefiting from corporate growth.
Read @faliceemo.bsky.social in @thehubcanada.bsky.social on how employee ownership could be the antidote. 👇
#CdnPoli #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
Read @faliceemo.bsky.social in @thehubcanada.bsky.social on how employee ownership could be the antidote. 👇
#CdnPoli #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
Could increased employee ownership restore confidence in Canada’s economy? | The Hub
As companies consolidate under ever larger pools of private capital, there’s growing unease around who’s actually benefiting from corporate growth. Falice Chin writes in The Hub that it’s no coinciden...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As companies consolidate under ever larger pools of private capital, there’s growing unease around who’s actually benefiting from corporate growth.
Read @faliceemo.bsky.social in @thehubcanada.bsky.social on how employee ownership could be the antidote. 👇
#CdnPoli #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
Read @faliceemo.bsky.social in @thehubcanada.bsky.social on how employee ownership could be the antidote. 👇
#CdnPoli #OwnershipMatters #EOTs
🚨Budget watch🚨
Here's what Social Capital Partners will be watching for in tomorrow's #Budget2025
👀: socialcapitalpartners.ca/social-capit...
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Policy #Equality #OwnershipMatters
Here's what Social Capital Partners will be watching for in tomorrow's #Budget2025
👀: socialcapitalpartners.ca/social-capit...
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Policy #Equality #OwnershipMatters
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨Budget watch🚨
Here's what Social Capital Partners will be watching for in tomorrow's #Budget2025
👀: socialcapitalpartners.ca/social-capit...
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Policy #Equality #OwnershipMatters
Here's what Social Capital Partners will be watching for in tomorrow's #Budget2025
👀: socialcapitalpartners.ca/social-capit...
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Policy #Equality #OwnershipMatters
Whether Carney’s foundational budget swings for the fences, chalks up some base hits, strikes out or hands the Conservatives the opportunity for a walk-off home run, the details will matter to the pocketbooks and the prosperity of regular Canadians - @hscoffield.bsky.social
#WANTITALL #CdnPoli
#WANTITALL #CdnPoli
Baseball metaphors aside, this budget will be game-changing
What to watch for on the tax front
substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Whether Carney’s foundational budget swings for the fences, chalks up some base hits, strikes out or hands the Conservatives the opportunity for a walk-off home run, the details will matter to the pocketbooks and the prosperity of regular Canadians - @hscoffield.bsky.social
#WANTITALL #CdnPoli
#WANTITALL #CdnPoli
Employee ownership has the potential to transform wealth for workers and preserve legacies.
Jason Kenney also calls EOTs an "elegant policy solution" that could restore confidence in 🍁 and our economy.
Here's why: tinyurl.com/42j8k45k
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EO #EOTs
Jason Kenney also calls EOTs an "elegant policy solution" that could restore confidence in 🍁 and our economy.
Here's why: tinyurl.com/42j8k45k
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EO #EOTs
Could increased employee ownership restore confidence in Canada’s economy?
thehub.ca
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Employee ownership has the potential to transform wealth for workers and preserve legacies.
Jason Kenney also calls EOTs an "elegant policy solution" that could restore confidence in 🍁 and our economy.
Here's why: tinyurl.com/42j8k45k
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EO #EOTs
Jason Kenney also calls EOTs an "elegant policy solution" that could restore confidence in 🍁 and our economy.
Here's why: tinyurl.com/42j8k45k
#OwnershipMatters #CdnPoli #EO #EOTs
🚨New post!🚨
Smart investments in natural resources and AI alone will not get Canada through this moment of geopolitical rupture. 🌋
Smaller businesses, NFPs and social enterprises are crucial to our local economic infrastructure and well-being.
Read the op-ed 👇
#CdnPoli #YourBudget2025 #EconSky
Smart investments in natural resources and AI alone will not get Canada through this moment of geopolitical rupture. 🌋
Smaller businesses, NFPs and social enterprises are crucial to our local economic infrastructure and well-being.
Read the op-ed 👇
#CdnPoli #YourBudget2025 #EconSky
Pipelines and algorithms aren’t going to save us
Smart investments in natural resources and AI alone will not get us through this moment of geopolitical rupture. As Matthew Mendelsohn writes in an op-ed for The Hill Times, SMEs contribute just over ...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🚨New post!🚨
Smart investments in natural resources and AI alone will not get Canada through this moment of geopolitical rupture. 🌋
Smaller businesses, NFPs and social enterprises are crucial to our local economic infrastructure and well-being.
Read the op-ed 👇
#CdnPoli #YourBudget2025 #EconSky
Smart investments in natural resources and AI alone will not get Canada through this moment of geopolitical rupture. 🌋
Smaller businesses, NFPs and social enterprises are crucial to our local economic infrastructure and well-being.
Read the op-ed 👇
#CdnPoli #YourBudget2025 #EconSky
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The economy is going through unbelievable structural transformations and capitalism is being remade. Clinging to disproven theories will result in economists who can't explain what is going on, nor advise what to do about it.
Read 5 myths about mainstream economics.
tinyurl.com/3vv73nms
#EconSky
Read 5 myths about mainstream economics.
tinyurl.com/3vv73nms
#EconSky
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The economy is going through unbelievable structural transformations and capitalism is being remade. Clinging to disproven theories will result in economists who can't explain what is going on, nor advise what to do about it.
Read 5 myths about mainstream economics.
tinyurl.com/3vv73nms
#EconSky
Read 5 myths about mainstream economics.
tinyurl.com/3vv73nms
#EconSky
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NEW INEQUALITY SCORECARD:
📊 Our new Inequality Scorecard breaks down how Canada is doing on housing, taxes, care, climate, Indigenous justice, and more, and what needs to change to bridge the gap.
🔗 Download and read the full report HERE: www.oxfam.ca/publication/...
📊 Our new Inequality Scorecard breaks down how Canada is doing on housing, taxes, care, climate, Indigenous justice, and more, and what needs to change to bridge the gap.
🔗 Download and read the full report HERE: www.oxfam.ca/publication/...
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW INEQUALITY SCORECARD:
📊 Our new Inequality Scorecard breaks down how Canada is doing on housing, taxes, care, climate, Indigenous justice, and more, and what needs to change to bridge the gap.
🔗 Download and read the full report HERE: www.oxfam.ca/publication/...
📊 Our new Inequality Scorecard breaks down how Canada is doing on housing, taxes, care, climate, Indigenous justice, and more, and what needs to change to bridge the gap.
🔗 Download and read the full report HERE: www.oxfam.ca/publication/...
The CSA Policy Pathways Conference: Building a Thriving Canadian Economy is Weds. Nov. 5th.
Join our panel on economic equality w:
Narinder Dhami
@mendelmatt.bsky.social
@jrobson.bsky.social
@chantieres.bsky.social
Register at: www.csagroup.org/public-polic...
#Cdnpoli #PublicPolicy #EconSky
Join our panel on economic equality w:
Narinder Dhami
@mendelmatt.bsky.social
@jrobson.bsky.social
@chantieres.bsky.social
Register at: www.csagroup.org/public-polic...
#Cdnpoli #PublicPolicy #EconSky
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The CSA Policy Pathways Conference: Building a Thriving Canadian Economy is Weds. Nov. 5th.
Join our panel on economic equality w:
Narinder Dhami
@mendelmatt.bsky.social
@jrobson.bsky.social
@chantieres.bsky.social
Register at: www.csagroup.org/public-polic...
#Cdnpoli #PublicPolicy #EconSky
Join our panel on economic equality w:
Narinder Dhami
@mendelmatt.bsky.social
@jrobson.bsky.social
@chantieres.bsky.social
Register at: www.csagroup.org/public-polic...
#Cdnpoli #PublicPolicy #EconSky
Nearly half of all profit in Canada is made just by moving money around.
Watch SCP Fellow @rwasserman.bsky.social explain how PE firms roll up smaller companies to eliminate competition, raise prices, lower service quality and increase returns at the expense of Canadians.
#OwnershipMatters #PE
Watch SCP Fellow @rwasserman.bsky.social explain how PE firms roll up smaller companies to eliminate competition, raise prices, lower service quality and increase returns at the expense of Canadians.
#OwnershipMatters #PE
What is Lost When Private Equity Moves In? | The Rundown
YouTube video by TVO Today
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October 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Nearly half of all profit in Canada is made just by moving money around.
Watch SCP Fellow @rwasserman.bsky.social explain how PE firms roll up smaller companies to eliminate competition, raise prices, lower service quality and increase returns at the expense of Canadians.
#OwnershipMatters #PE
Watch SCP Fellow @rwasserman.bsky.social explain how PE firms roll up smaller companies to eliminate competition, raise prices, lower service quality and increase returns at the expense of Canadians.
#OwnershipMatters #PE
When U.S. tariffs threaten creativity, Canada must defend its filmmakers and cultural sovereignty.
Culture isn’t a luxury—it’s strategy, jobs and soft power.
Read SCP Fellow Biju Pappachan’s op-ed in Playback
#Tariffs #Culture #Sovereignty #CdnPoli
🔗 socialcapitalpartners.ca/creativity-c...
Culture isn’t a luxury—it’s strategy, jobs and soft power.
Read SCP Fellow Biju Pappachan’s op-ed in Playback
#Tariffs #Culture #Sovereignty #CdnPoli
🔗 socialcapitalpartners.ca/creativity-c...
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When U.S. tariffs threaten creativity, Canada must defend its filmmakers and cultural sovereignty.
Culture isn’t a luxury—it’s strategy, jobs and soft power.
Read SCP Fellow Biju Pappachan’s op-ed in Playback
#Tariffs #Culture #Sovereignty #CdnPoli
🔗 socialcapitalpartners.ca/creativity-c...
Culture isn’t a luxury—it’s strategy, jobs and soft power.
Read SCP Fellow Biju Pappachan’s op-ed in Playback
#Tariffs #Culture #Sovereignty #CdnPoli
🔗 socialcapitalpartners.ca/creativity-c...
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Big money is buying small Canadian businesses. @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @rwasserman.bsky.social, author of The Private Equity Playbook, what’s at stake and whether or not the government is paying enough attention.
What is Lost When Private Equity Moves In? | The Rundown
YouTube video by TVO Today
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Big money is buying small Canadian businesses. @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @rwasserman.bsky.social, author of The Private Equity Playbook, what’s at stake and whether or not the government is paying enough attention.
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Private equity firms are buying up dental clinics, vet practices, and other small businesses. What do new owners mean for costs and the quality of services? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @rwasserman.bsky.social, author of The Private Equity Playbook, tonight at 8pm | Producer: Mike Attenborough
October 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Private equity firms are buying up dental clinics, vet practices, and other small businesses. What do new owners mean for costs and the quality of services? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @rwasserman.bsky.social, author of The Private Equity Playbook, tonight at 8pm | Producer: Mike Attenborough