Calvin Jones
@calvjones.bsky.social
Regional Economist and sometime troublemaker.
Energy, climate, post-growth, guitars, Sci-Fi, bikes, world-systems.
Energy, climate, post-growth, guitars, Sci-Fi, bikes, world-systems.
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Today is the anniversary of Adrian Mole writing his finest work. Political commentary at its best.
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Today is the anniversary of Adrian Mole writing his finest work. Political commentary at its best.
Not a great article. I distrust AI because I *know* how it works, not because it's a scary black box.
Sometimes, distrust of machines can be a rational reaction.
Why do some of us love AI, while others hate it? The answer is in how our brains perceive risk and trust
Sometimes, distrust of machines can be a rational reaction.
tcnv.link
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Not a great article. I distrust AI because I *know* how it works, not because it's a scary black box.
So apparently we need to leave the poor banks alone to engender growth. A return on equity of 10% isn't very much 'because tech and pharma earn more'. 🙄.
Financial Times UK Tue, 4 Nov 2025
If the UK is serious about growth, the bank bashing must stop
ftdigitaledition.onelink.me/i9DX?deep_li...
Financial Times UK Tue, 4 Nov 2025
If the UK is serious about growth, the bank bashing must stop
ftdigitaledition.onelink.me/i9DX?deep_li...
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ftdigitaledition.onelink.me
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
So apparently we need to leave the poor banks alone to engender growth. A return on equity of 10% isn't very much 'because tech and pharma earn more'. 🙄.
Financial Times UK Tue, 4 Nov 2025
If the UK is serious about growth, the bank bashing must stop
ftdigitaledition.onelink.me/i9DX?deep_li...
Financial Times UK Tue, 4 Nov 2025
If the UK is serious about growth, the bank bashing must stop
ftdigitaledition.onelink.me/i9DX?deep_li...
I thought a 4% version of Chouffe would be a travesty, and I was right. But still managed to drink it all.
(It's basically Hoegarden)
(It's basically Hoegarden)
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I thought a 4% version of Chouffe would be a travesty, and I was right. But still managed to drink it all.
(It's basically Hoegarden)
(It's basically Hoegarden)
In the Head of Steam in Birmingham,, wondering why Cardiff had such utterly abysmal pubs.
November 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In the Head of Steam in Birmingham,, wondering why Cardiff had such utterly abysmal pubs.
Recommend me a pub in the middle of Birmingham for tonight...
November 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Recommend me a pub in the middle of Birmingham for tonight...
Any recommendations for a decent hotel in Paris, reasonably priced and reasonably central? Preferably near a Belgian beer outlet...
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Any recommendations for a decent hotel in Paris, reasonably priced and reasonably central? Preferably near a Belgian beer outlet...
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Have finally deactivated our Twitter account. It was great whilst it lasted & good for promoting our podcast but at the end of the day, we can't justify being there anymore. Hopefully enough folk can see our work via BlueSky, Insta & other platforms. 🤞#EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Economics In Ten
Social Sciences Podcast · Economics In Ten is your go-to podcast if you want to learn about the lives, times and ideas of the world's greatest economic thinkers. Each episode is a fun exploration of a...
podcasts.apple.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Have finally deactivated our Twitter account. It was great whilst it lasted & good for promoting our podcast but at the end of the day, we can't justify being there anymore. Hopefully enough folk can see our work via BlueSky, Insta & other platforms. 🤞#EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Don’t forget you have one week (in the UK) before LinkedIn starts quietly using ALL of your visible content to train AI.
It's unsurprisingly an Opt Out system so most users will be blithely unaware.
The relevant toggle is in Settings - privacy and data. You know what to do.
It's unsurprisingly an Opt Out system so most users will be blithely unaware.
The relevant toggle is in Settings - privacy and data. You know what to do.
October 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Don’t forget you have one week (in the UK) before LinkedIn starts quietly using ALL of your visible content to train AI.
It's unsurprisingly an Opt Out system so most users will be blithely unaware.
The relevant toggle is in Settings - privacy and data. You know what to do.
It's unsurprisingly an Opt Out system so most users will be blithely unaware.
The relevant toggle is in Settings - privacy and data. You know what to do.
Sometimes you come across something so brilliant and free it makes you forget about how shite everything else is.
King of FM is one of those. #synths #retromusic #songwriting #iOS #DX7
audiokitpro.com/kingfm/
King of FM is one of those. #synths #retromusic #songwriting #iOS #DX7
audiokitpro.com/kingfm/
King of FM | AudioKit Pro
audiokitpro.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sometimes you come across something so brilliant and free it makes you forget about how shite everything else is.
King of FM is one of those. #synths #retromusic #songwriting #iOS #DX7
audiokitpro.com/kingfm/
King of FM is one of those. #synths #retromusic #songwriting #iOS #DX7
audiokitpro.com/kingfm/
Inappropriately annoyed that "Where is the Rubicon? " is a question on House of Games when noone really knows.
Disappointed in Osman to be honest. Now my lesser favourite of the brothers.
Disappointed in Osman to be honest. Now my lesser favourite of the brothers.
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Inappropriately annoyed that "Where is the Rubicon? " is a question on House of Games when noone really knows.
Disappointed in Osman to be honest. Now my lesser favourite of the brothers.
Disappointed in Osman to be honest. Now my lesser favourite of the brothers.
Reposted by Calvin Jones
The clocks are changing on Sunday. Update the time on your central heating system to make sure that you don't waste money.
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The clocks are changing on Sunday. Update the time on your central heating system to make sure that you don't waste money.
And it’s not even proper coffee 🤷🏻♀️
Here's why American coffee drinkers will likely keep paying more
Expect to Keep Paying Record Prices for Coffee. This Is Why
US tariffs on Brazil have raised coffee bean prices in recent months, but climate change will keep them high over the long run.
bloom.bg
October 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
And it’s not even proper coffee 🤷🏻♀️
All hail the real winner in Caerphilly: @willhaycardiff.bsky.social ☺️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store | Will Hayward
Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
All hail the real winner in Caerphilly: @willhaycardiff.bsky.social ☺️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I'm not sure if I get overly lost in my work but I've been listening to the same four John Moreland songs on repeat for 2.5 hours and not noticing 🫣
#InputOutput
#InputOutput
October 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I'm not sure if I get overly lost in my work but I've been listening to the same four John Moreland songs on repeat for 2.5 hours and not noticing 🫣
#InputOutput
#InputOutput
It's very rare you get to play Leontief Bingo on the BBC, but the reshowing of Galbraith's excellent documentary on #economics gives you the chance.
The Age of Uncertainty, Series 1: 1. 1. The Prophets and Promise of Classical Capitalism: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002l6s9 via @bbciplayer
The Age of Uncertainty, Series 1: 1. 1. The Prophets and Promise of Classical Capitalism: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002l6s9 via @bbciplayer
The Age of Uncertainty - Series 1: 1. 1. The Prophets and Promise of Classical Capitalism
John Kenneth Galbraith tells the story of the men who laid the foundations of economics, including Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It's very rare you get to play Leontief Bingo on the BBC, but the reshowing of Galbraith's excellent documentary on #economics gives you the chance.
The Age of Uncertainty, Series 1: 1. 1. The Prophets and Promise of Classical Capitalism: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002l6s9 via @bbciplayer
The Age of Uncertainty, Series 1: 1. 1. The Prophets and Promise of Classical Capitalism: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002l6s9 via @bbciplayer
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this should be so embarrassing for AI boosters - a claim that ChatGPT had “found” solutions to longstanding maths problems: turned out not that it had SOLVED them but had found solutions by googling for them
they’re seeing what they want to see, not what’s there
garymarcus.substack.com/p/erdosgate
they’re seeing what they want to see, not what’s there
garymarcus.substack.com/p/erdosgate
Erdosgate
“extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” — or at least they used to?
garymarcus.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
this should be so embarrassing for AI boosters - a claim that ChatGPT had “found” solutions to longstanding maths problems: turned out not that it had SOLVED them but had found solutions by googling for them
they’re seeing what they want to see, not what’s there
garymarcus.substack.com/p/erdosgate
they’re seeing what they want to see, not what’s there
garymarcus.substack.com/p/erdosgate
So I wrote something about #AI and #economics and #growth and stuff.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/risky-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/risky-...
Risky Business? Britain at the crossroads of AI, productivity and resilience
Jensen Huang (NVIDIA), 2025 “..
www.linkedin.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
So I wrote something about #AI and #economics and #growth and stuff.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/risky-...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/risky-...
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“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ...
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social
waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...
One of the many nuggets from Cory Doctorow's book on Enshittification.
Highly recommended. As is not using Uber*
*or indeed Kindle 😊
Highly recommended. As is not using Uber*
*or indeed Kindle 😊
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
One of the many nuggets from Cory Doctorow's book on Enshittification.
Highly recommended. As is not using Uber*
*or indeed Kindle 😊
Highly recommended. As is not using Uber*
*or indeed Kindle 😊
The most interesting thing about this 'non-dom' news story is that even Ferrari drivers can't afford to buy Ferraris.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ferrari cuts number of cars it sends to UK after tax changes
Non-dom regime was abolished in April and carmaker says ‘some people are getting out of that country’
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The most interesting thing about this 'non-dom' news story is that even Ferrari drivers can't afford to buy Ferraris.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Yeah? Well I have a line of finance ministers here who'd like to speak to the Treasury about 50 years of the feckin' Barnett Formula.
Honestly, some self reflection would not go amiss.
Honestly, some self reflection would not go amiss.
Holyrood’s Finance Secretary is demanding “urgent clarity” from the Treasury over whether the Scottish Government will get cash to replicate a funding boost given to Wales
Scotland demands ‘urgent clarity’ from Westminster after Wales funding boost
Holyrood’s Finance Secretary is demanding “urgent clarity” from the Treasury over whether the Scottish Government will get cash to replicate a funding boost given to Wales. Shona Robison is hoping to ...
nation.cymru
October 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Yeah? Well I have a line of finance ministers here who'd like to speak to the Treasury about 50 years of the feckin' Barnett Formula.
Honestly, some self reflection would not go amiss.
Honestly, some self reflection would not go amiss.
Reposted by Calvin Jones
October 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM