Alasdair Smith
@alasdairmsmith.bsky.social
Trade economist at Sussex (UKTPO and CITP); ex-VC University of Sussex; member of Competition Appeal Tribunal. So I have views on trade, and higher education (also fiscal sustainability, and pensions), but no views on anything to do with competition.
September 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
August 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
That word always reminds me of George Melly’s Owning Up
August 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
That word always reminds me of George Melly’s Owning Up
August 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
IKEA Brighton joins the metropolitan birdshit trend.
August 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
IKEA Brighton joins the metropolitan birdshit trend.
At least she didn’t say that the FT only does ethnic foodstalls in the less fashionable parts of London
August 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
At least she didn’t say that the FT only does ethnic foodstalls in the less fashionable parts of London
Silently eloquent.
July 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Silently eloquent.
Bad enough to add to Algren’s list (on which ofc the third item was a parisienne reference)?
April 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Bad enough to add to Algren’s list (on which ofc the third item was a parisienne reference)?
Not a correct reading; see:
April 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Not a correct reading; see:
But even so, he writes this
April 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
But even so, he writes this
Waltz “inadvertently ended up saving Goldberg’s number under the contact card for [Brian] Hughes” but when this number was added to the Signal group it was with the initials JG. This is not credible.
April 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Waltz “inadvertently ended up saving Goldberg’s number under the contact card for [Brian] Hughes” but when this number was added to the Signal group it was with the initials JG. This is not credible.
Other aspects of Thurmond still common in the political classes.
April 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Other aspects of Thurmond still common in the political classes.
Because he doesn’t have to compensate his victims now. The pardon wipes out the restitution.
March 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Because he doesn’t have to compensate his victims now. The pardon wipes out the restitution.
Not yet passed on, but in the Sunday Times which CCHQ does not read?
March 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Not yet passed on, but in the Sunday Times which CCHQ does not read?
He should have gone to a meeting about SPS
March 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
He should have gone to a meeting about SPS
Question for macroeconomists: spending from frozen/stranded assets does not increase borrowing or tax, so is it equivalent to monetary expansion?
March 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Question for macroeconomists: spending from frozen/stranded assets does not increase borrowing or tax, so is it equivalent to monetary expansion?
Someone should write a thesis on the use of ‘Australian-style’ to sell political proposals in UK
February 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Someone should write a thesis on the use of ‘Australian-style’ to sell political proposals in UK
She earns a sharp little paragraph in today’s Times revelations from ex-whip.
February 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
She earns a sharp little paragraph in today’s Times revelations from ex-whip.
Takes only a couple of minutes to put a name into this bit.
February 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Takes only a couple of minutes to put a name into this bit.
And here was another one:
February 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
And here was another one:
February 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I should have taken LinkedIn’s advice
January 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I should have taken LinkedIn’s advice