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Mismanaged Decline: What politicians won’t tell you about the economy
Mismanaged Decline distils the lessons to be learned from the forces that have shaped the UK economy from the industrial revolution to today
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December 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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A nice review of our latest book 'Mismanaged Decline' in the FT today. I particularly enjoyed the 'esteemed economists' bit, though in my case it is probably just a euphemism for 'old'!
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Risks, realism and global realignments — the latest books on economics
Why Britain needs pragmatism not political dogma; the fallout from the US-China faultline; and how knowledge and speed shape prosperity
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December 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A nice review of our latest book 'Mismanaged Decline' in the FT today. I particularly enjoyed the 'esteemed economists' bit, though in my case it is probably just a euphemism for 'old'!
www.ft.com/content/f2f0...
www.ft.com/content/f2f0...
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I see references to the 'cost' of nationalising things again, now Burnham has started talking about it. Need to bear in mind that this is the price of an asset that might have a yield. The 'cost' is the difference between the interest rate on the loan and that yield. Which could be +ive or -ive.
September 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I see references to the 'cost' of nationalising things again, now Burnham has started talking about it. Need to bear in mind that this is the price of an asset that might have a yield. The 'cost' is the difference between the interest rate on the loan and that yield. Which could be +ive or -ive.
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"The political logic of treating migrants as permanent second-class citizens is not clear."
@robfordmancs.bsky.social shows making it harder for migrants working and paying taxes to settle here is *incredibly* unpopular.
Also applies to Labour/Tory proposals! (1/2)
ukandeu.ac.uk/reforms-radi...
@robfordmancs.bsky.social shows making it harder for migrants working and paying taxes to settle here is *incredibly* unpopular.
Also applies to Labour/Tory proposals! (1/2)
ukandeu.ac.uk/reforms-radi...
September 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"The political logic of treating migrants as permanent second-class citizens is not clear."
@robfordmancs.bsky.social shows making it harder for migrants working and paying taxes to settle here is *incredibly* unpopular.
Also applies to Labour/Tory proposals! (1/2)
ukandeu.ac.uk/reforms-radi...
@robfordmancs.bsky.social shows making it harder for migrants working and paying taxes to settle here is *incredibly* unpopular.
Also applies to Labour/Tory proposals! (1/2)
ukandeu.ac.uk/reforms-radi...
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A think tank is calling on the government and the charity sector to launch a new body aimed at improving “the flow and use of evidence” across civil society.
www.charitytimes.com/ct/Call-to-l...
www.charitytimes.com/ct/Call-to-l...
Call to launch a £2.5m charity sector evidence gathering body
A think tank is calling on the government and the charity sector to launch a new body aimed at improving “the flow and use of evidence across the sector”.
www.charitytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A think tank is calling on the government and the charity sector to launch a new body aimed at improving “the flow and use of evidence” across civil society.
www.charitytimes.com/ct/Call-to-l...
www.charitytimes.com/ct/Call-to-l...
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Introducing slightly less cruel/damaging version of Farage's plans would not "outmanoeuvre Reform";would be an economic/ political own goal
Far better to attack Reform/Tories for Powellite ethnonationalism & say migrants who come here, contribute & *choose* to stay are welcome -and become British.
Far better to attack Reform/Tories for Powellite ethnonationalism & say migrants who come here, contribute & *choose* to stay are welcome -and become British.
The current Home Secretary who identifies as 'Blue Labour' was put in place precisely to outmanoeuvre Reform to the right on immigration so we can be fairly certain more costly and lengthy/conditional routes to citizenship will be announced in due course.
This excellent piece by @liamthorp.bsky.social focuses on Farage.
But as it correctly says, the much more immediate threat is that *Labour* will move the goalposts.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
But as it correctly says, the much more immediate threat is that *Labour* will move the goalposts.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
September 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Introducing slightly less cruel/damaging version of Farage's plans would not "outmanoeuvre Reform";would be an economic/ political own goal
Far better to attack Reform/Tories for Powellite ethnonationalism & say migrants who come here, contribute & *choose* to stay are welcome -and become British.
Far better to attack Reform/Tories for Powellite ethnonationalism & say migrants who come here, contribute & *choose* to stay are welcome -and become British.
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The logical culmination of Gove’s ‘we don’t trust experts’. Now it’s ’we don’t know anything’.
"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The logical culmination of Gove’s ‘we don’t trust experts’. Now it’s ’we don’t know anything’.
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The last Tory government tried "Farage is right about immigration, but don't vote for him" and it totally failed, so now a Labour government is trying the same thing. mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
May 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The last Tory government tried "Farage is right about immigration, but don't vote for him" and it totally failed, so now a Labour government is trying the same thing. mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
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Why trying to out-Farage Farage is just never going to work for Labour.
The most hardline, anti-migrant set of policies from any UK Government in recent years and the Daily Mail still portrays it as a betrayal
The most hardline, anti-migrant set of policies from any UK Government in recent years and the Daily Mail still portrays it as a betrayal
May 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Why trying to out-Farage Farage is just never going to work for Labour.
The most hardline, anti-migrant set of policies from any UK Government in recent years and the Daily Mail still portrays it as a betrayal
The most hardline, anti-migrant set of policies from any UK Government in recent years and the Daily Mail still portrays it as a betrayal
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I can stand a lot but this is a very difficult read. It's not just that the video evidence directly contradicts Israel's previous paper-thin account of events; it's the sum of damning evidence of the systematic, knowing perpetration of the most serious war crimes by the army and the state.
Israeli statement here is clearly true.
IDF did *not* "randomly attack' an ambulance and kill its occupants.
The IDF deliberately attacked an ambulance and murdered its occupants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
IDF did *not* "randomly attack' an ambulance and kill its occupants.
The IDF deliberately attacked an ambulance and murdered its occupants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On
The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I can stand a lot but this is a very difficult read. It's not just that the video evidence directly contradicts Israel's previous paper-thin account of events; it's the sum of damning evidence of the systematic, knowing perpetration of the most serious war crimes by the army and the state.
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The government has been criticised for setting up a large number of reviews.
But @drbenpaxton.bsky.social says this criticism is misplaced – reviews have an important role to play in good policy making www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...
But @drbenpaxton.bsky.social says this criticism is misplaced – reviews have an important role to play in good policy making www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...
The government should not be criticised for commissioning policy reviews | Institute for Government
Whether there are 67 reviews underway or not, the key is to learn from how past reviews worked.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:52 AM
The government has been criticised for setting up a large number of reviews.
But @drbenpaxton.bsky.social says this criticism is misplaced – reviews have an important role to play in good policy making www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...
But @drbenpaxton.bsky.social says this criticism is misplaced – reviews have an important role to play in good policy making www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...
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Just a reminder that there were people claiming Syrian refugees were 'economic migrants' and it was perfectly safe for them to go back... www.bbc.com/news/article...
Saydnaya Prison: Mapping the Assads' 'human slaughterhouse'
Thousands of people have been executed and tortured in the secretive prison since the 1980s.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Just a reminder that there were people claiming Syrian refugees were 'economic migrants' and it was perfectly safe for them to go back... www.bbc.com/news/article...
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We've launched our first-ever ‘Low wellbeing in the UK’ report.
It highlights clear disparities across ethnicity, income, housing, and age, urging policymakers to make ending low wellbeing a national priority.
Find out more: bit.ly/probonoeconomics-mind-body-and-connection-low-wellbeing-2024-1
It highlights clear disparities across ethnicity, income, housing, and age, urging policymakers to make ending low wellbeing a national priority.
Find out more: bit.ly/probonoeconomics-mind-body-and-connection-low-wellbeing-2024-1
December 2, 2024 at 9:08 AM
We've launched our first-ever ‘Low wellbeing in the UK’ report.
It highlights clear disparities across ethnicity, income, housing, and age, urging policymakers to make ending low wellbeing a national priority.
Find out more: bit.ly/probonoeconomics-mind-body-and-connection-low-wellbeing-2024-1
It highlights clear disparities across ethnicity, income, housing, and age, urging policymakers to make ending low wellbeing a national priority.
Find out more: bit.ly/probonoeconomics-mind-body-and-connection-low-wellbeing-2024-1
“The politics of stupid is believing that the way to deal with Farage or Trump type populism is to do what Farage or Trump happens to be shouting about at the time.”
New post: The politics of stupid
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...
The politics of stupid is believing that the way to deal with Farage or Trump type populism is to do what Farage or Trump happens to be shouting about at the time.
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...
The politics of stupid is believing that the way to deal with Farage or Trump type populism is to do what Farage or Trump happens to be shouting about at the time.
The politics of stupid
I had a conversation on social media recently that went a bit like this (and I’m paraphrasing): ‘I want massive reductions in immigrat...
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December 10, 2024 at 10:39 PM
“The politics of stupid is believing that the way to deal with Farage or Trump type populism is to do what Farage or Trump happens to be shouting about at the time.”
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Glad to see the Times has now corrected its correction (!) of @victoriapeckham.bsky.social's lazy and ignorant reference to those on "sickness" [ie disability] benefits.
December 10, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Glad to see the Times has now corrected its correction (!) of @victoriapeckham.bsky.social's lazy and ignorant reference to those on "sickness" [ie disability] benefits.
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Dr Wanda Wyporska speaks about the success Safe Passage International has had with working in a joint group with civil servants
November 21, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Dr Wanda Wyporska speaks about the success Safe Passage International has had with working in a joint group with civil servants
Only saw John Prescott once, along that corridor bit from Cabinet Office, he was walking so purposely with such determination on his face that I couldn’t help thinking someone would soon be told some home truths.
November 21, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Only saw John Prescott once, along that corridor bit from Cabinet Office, he was walking so purposely with such determination on his face that I couldn’t help thinking someone would soon be told some home truths.
Oh just great...at a posh dinner, surrounded by eminent economists at the Institute of Directors, and the Society of Professional Economists photographer decides to highlight for the newsletter the backside of the fat bloke who needs to pull his socks up! 😂
November 22, 2023 at 3:29 PM
Oh just great...at a posh dinner, surrounded by eminent economists at the Institute of Directors, and the Society of Professional Economists photographer decides to highlight for the newsletter the backside of the fat bloke who needs to pull his socks up! 😂
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New NIESR estimates of the UK impact of Brexit - reduction of 2.5% of GDP to date, rising to 5.7% over next decade. (Very similar to my recent analysis which concluded with an estimate of 2-3% negative impact so far)
www.niesr.ac.uk/publications...
www.niesr.ac.uk/publications...
November 18, 2023 at 9:29 AM
New NIESR estimates of the UK impact of Brexit - reduction of 2.5% of GDP to date, rising to 5.7% over next decade. (Very similar to my recent analysis which concluded with an estimate of 2-3% negative impact so far)
www.niesr.ac.uk/publications...
www.niesr.ac.uk/publications...
"If the argument is that ideology is bound to influence the priors that evidence confronts, then of course, but if the argument is that it’s OK to continue to always deny evidence because of these priors then I would strongly disagree."
As Christina says, Sunak's actions over this period are symptoms of an attitude to science which should concern everyone, as my post today discusses mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2023/11/why-... That includes economics, because what he certainly didn't do is help the economy.
My thoughts on @BBCRadio4 Today programme this morning about the evidence on Eat Out To Help Out scheme from Vallance's testimony yesterday and how it was emblematic of Sunak's disinclination to list to advice from SAGE scientists.
(starts at 2hr 16 min roughly)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(starts at 2hr 16 min roughly)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 21, 2023 at 2:32 PM
"If the argument is that ideology is bound to influence the priors that evidence confronts, then of course, but if the argument is that it’s OK to continue to always deny evidence because of these priors then I would strongly disagree."
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EVENT: What does the 2023 autumn statement mean for UK fiscal policy?
Join us on Thursday 23 November as our panel assess the chancellor's announcements.
With @gemmatetlow.bsky.social @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social @drhannahwhite.bsky.social
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Join us on Thursday 23 November as our panel assess the chancellor's announcements.
With @gemmatetlow.bsky.social @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social @drhannahwhite.bsky.social
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/autumn...
November 20, 2023 at 12:15 PM
EVENT: What does the 2023 autumn statement mean for UK fiscal policy?
Join us on Thursday 23 November as our panel assess the chancellor's announcements.
With @gemmatetlow.bsky.social @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social @drhannahwhite.bsky.social
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/autumn...
Join us on Thursday 23 November as our panel assess the chancellor's announcements.
With @gemmatetlow.bsky.social @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social @drhannahwhite.bsky.social
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/autumn...