Conrad Copeland
@conradcopeland.bsky.social
Economist interested in macro, trade, int econ, econ hist | UCL researcher | formerly OBR, UBristol, NYU, Columbia, UBC | Drinker of tea, particularly green | 🇨🇦 -> 🏴
If you give people the means to gain the essentials they lack, there will be better societal outcomes. We've understood this principle explicitly for the last 100 years (last 3000 at least if you take an expansive view of economic history).
Can we please just get on with doing it?
Can we please just get on with doing it?
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you give people the means to gain the essentials they lack, there will be better societal outcomes. We've understood this principle explicitly for the last 100 years (last 3000 at least if you take an expansive view of economic history).
Can we please just get on with doing it?
Can we please just get on with doing it?
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Disappointing how different the Economist’s coverage of this issue is for the US compared to when it happens everywhere else
Where is the [correct] response of outrage and concern for political stability?
People are sleepwalking into democratic failure in the US
Where is the [correct] response of outrage and concern for political stability?
People are sleepwalking into democratic failure in the US
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Disappointing how different the Economist’s coverage of this issue is for the US compared to when it happens everywhere else
Where is the [correct] response of outrage and concern for political stability?
People are sleepwalking into democratic failure in the US
Where is the [correct] response of outrage and concern for political stability?
People are sleepwalking into democratic failure in the US
If this isn’t called out for what it is, the next group on the block will be naturalised dual citizens
“Practical and legal questions” should not be the focus here
“Practical and legal questions” should not be the focus here
Imma stop you there and say that the government “demanding clarity” on opposition plans is sad enough in itself, but the plans are one hundred percent stone-cold racism, and if you aren’t leading with that, you’re saying that’s OK, as long as it’s done carefully.
Labour demands clarity on Tory plan to strip thousands of right to stay in UK
Anna Turley says legally settled people threatened by Katie Lam’s proposals deserve urgent clarification
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
If this isn’t called out for what it is, the next group on the block will be naturalised dual citizens
“Practical and legal questions” should not be the focus here
“Practical and legal questions” should not be the focus here
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Wholesale energy costs aren't the *sole* driver of higher energy bills.
For electricity, the largest source of upwards pressure comes from increasing costs of government policies and schemes funded through bills.
Read 'Splitting the bill' to learn more 👉 buff.ly/daEAKJg
For electricity, the largest source of upwards pressure comes from increasing costs of government policies and schemes funded through bills.
Read 'Splitting the bill' to learn more 👉 buff.ly/daEAKJg
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Wholesale energy costs aren't the *sole* driver of higher energy bills.
For electricity, the largest source of upwards pressure comes from increasing costs of government policies and schemes funded through bills.
Read 'Splitting the bill' to learn more 👉 buff.ly/daEAKJg
For electricity, the largest source of upwards pressure comes from increasing costs of government policies and schemes funded through bills.
Read 'Splitting the bill' to learn more 👉 buff.ly/daEAKJg
This is an excellent move by the BC government and shows the power and benefits of public utilities for people.
The proliferation of data centres is a drain on society and the environment, throttling their exploitation of resources will benefit everyone
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The proliferation of data centres is a drain on society and the environment, throttling their exploitation of resources will benefit everyone
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C. gov't proposes new power rules for AI, data centres, prioritizes jobs | CBC News
Rather than the current first-come, first-serve structure, the government says the new policy would prioritize natural resource and manufacturing projects, while artificial intelligence, data centres ...
www.cbc.ca
October 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This is an excellent move by the BC government and shows the power and benefits of public utilities for people.
The proliferation of data centres is a drain on society and the environment, throttling their exploitation of resources will benefit everyone
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The proliferation of data centres is a drain on society and the environment, throttling their exploitation of resources will benefit everyone
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There is every chance that many of these data centres will end up as great rusting hulks blighting our landscapes - too cumbersome to operate, too singular to repurpose, and too expensive to replace.
October 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
There is every chance that many of these data centres will end up as great rusting hulks blighting our landscapes - too cumbersome to operate, too singular to repurpose, and too expensive to replace.
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I’m in Zambia, where I’m seeing first hand the impact of 20 years of partnership and friendship between our countries.
Scotland is proud to play our part in the world and support many life-saving development projects - showing the kind of country we can be on the world stage.
Scotland is proud to play our part in the world and support many life-saving development projects - showing the kind of country we can be on the world stage.
October 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I’m in Zambia, where I’m seeing first hand the impact of 20 years of partnership and friendship between our countries.
Scotland is proud to play our part in the world and support many life-saving development projects - showing the kind of country we can be on the world stage.
Scotland is proud to play our part in the world and support many life-saving development projects - showing the kind of country we can be on the world stage.
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Scientists have been surprised by how quickly changes are unfolding in nature, with average global temperatures already having warmed by 1.3-1.4 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial average.
globalnews.ca/news/1147774...
globalnews.ca/news/1147774...
World’s coral reefs in almost irreversible die-off, scientists warn - National | Globalnews.ca
For corals to recover, the world would need to drastically ramp up climate action to reverse temperatures, the scientists suggested.
globalnews.ca
October 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Scientists have been surprised by how quickly changes are unfolding in nature, with average global temperatures already having warmed by 1.3-1.4 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial average.
globalnews.ca/news/1147774...
globalnews.ca/news/1147774...
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"In 2024, 20 of 48 African countries paid more in debt service than on health and education combined."
— Demba Moussa Dembele 🇸🇳 addresses the Progressive International, Third World Network and Polity Kuala Lumpur Conference.
— Demba Moussa Dembele 🇸🇳 addresses the Progressive International, Third World Network and Polity Kuala Lumpur Conference.
October 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"In 2024, 20 of 48 African countries paid more in debt service than on health and education combined."
— Demba Moussa Dembele 🇸🇳 addresses the Progressive International, Third World Network and Polity Kuala Lumpur Conference.
— Demba Moussa Dembele 🇸🇳 addresses the Progressive International, Third World Network and Polity Kuala Lumpur Conference.
Reposted by Conrad Copeland
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes is undertaking a visit to Toronto and Nova Scotia focused on getting more investment into Scotland this week
Kate Forbes heads to Canada to boost Scottish investment links
www.thenational.scot
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes is undertaking a visit to Toronto and Nova Scotia focused on getting more investment into Scotland this week
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
If there’s one thing Poilievre knows about, it’s losing…
'No more losing,' Poilievre tells Carney in scathing letter ahead of PM's face-to-face with Trump. Conservative leader says he's willing to meet with the Americans to help move trade talks along www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
'No more losing,' Poilievre tells Carney in scathing letter ahead of PM's face-to-face with Trump | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has penned a scathing letter to the prime minister ahead of his meeting with the U.S. president on Tuesday, saying Mark Carney has been a disappointment on the tra...
www.cbc.ca
October 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
If there’s one thing Poilievre knows about, it’s losing…
Macron’s ‘master stroke’ of a snap election is aging like fine milk…
🚨 BREAKING: French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and his government have resigned.
Read the developing story: ow.ly/6uzZ50X6TAz
Read the developing story: ow.ly/6uzZ50X6TAz
October 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Macron’s ‘master stroke’ of a snap election is aging like fine milk…
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With great sadness we would like to inform you that our great friend and colleague, Jim Rollo, [emeritus] Professor at Sussex University, passed away peacefully on Thursday. We have posted our own tribute and we welcome any recollections, thoughts or memories of Jim: www.uktpo.org/2025/09/26/i...
September 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
With great sadness we would like to inform you that our great friend and colleague, Jim Rollo, [emeritus] Professor at Sussex University, passed away peacefully on Thursday. We have posted our own tribute and we welcome any recollections, thoughts or memories of Jim: www.uktpo.org/2025/09/26/i...
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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UCL has been rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange for the fifth year in a row in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL
#KEF5
@uclenterprise.bsky.social
Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL
#KEF5
@uclenterprise.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
UCL has been rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange for the fifth year in a row in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL
#KEF5
@uclenterprise.bsky.social
Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL
#KEF5
@uclenterprise.bsky.social
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The H1-B visa application fee increasing from $1000 to $100,000 a year could be a win for Canada
- Start ups could move to afford talent
- Companies could expand satellite offices to keep talent
- More medical professionals to meet backlogs
Now US research institutes really need satellite campuses
- Start ups could move to afford talent
- Companies could expand satellite offices to keep talent
- More medical professionals to meet backlogs
Now US research institutes really need satellite campuses
Trump signs proclamation imposing annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visas
Move deals potentially major blow to US tech industry, which relies heavily on workers from India and China
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The H1-B visa application fee increasing from $1000 to $100,000 a year could be a win for Canada
- Start ups could move to afford talent
- Companies could expand satellite offices to keep talent
- More medical professionals to meet backlogs
Now US research institutes really need satellite campuses
- Start ups could move to afford talent
- Companies could expand satellite offices to keep talent
- More medical professionals to meet backlogs
Now US research institutes really need satellite campuses
Reposted by Conrad Copeland
Freedom of speech is under attack on both sides of the Atlantic, from the same people who hypocritically call themselves "free speech defenders". Make no mistake, if the British far right win power they will follow the example of their American brethren.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
'How free speech is under attack Charlie Kirk's death'
In the wake of the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk, the war on free speech threatens democracy and freedom on both sides of the Atlantic, writes…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Freedom of speech is under attack on both sides of the Atlantic, from the same people who hypocritically call themselves "free speech defenders". Make no mistake, if the British far right win power they will follow the example of their American brethren.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
Reposted by Conrad Copeland
6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way again globalnews.ca/news/1143516...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way again - National | Globalnews.ca
'It looks to me, based on these data, that Canadians feel that their relationship with the United States has changed in a fundamental way,' said an Ipsos leader.
globalnews.ca
September 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way again globalnews.ca/news/1143516...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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🎉 The @WTO #FisheriesSubsidies Agreement is now in force–a big step to curb subsidies threatening #SustDev.
But the work isn’t over yet. It’s crucial to implement the agreement & conclude additional rules to #StopFundingOverfishing.
🔗 www.iisd.org/articles/sta...
But the work isn’t over yet. It’s crucial to implement the agreement & conclude additional rules to #StopFundingOverfishing.
🔗 www.iisd.org/articles/sta...
September 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🎉 The @WTO #FisheriesSubsidies Agreement is now in force–a big step to curb subsidies threatening #SustDev.
But the work isn’t over yet. It’s crucial to implement the agreement & conclude additional rules to #StopFundingOverfishing.
🔗 www.iisd.org/articles/sta...
But the work isn’t over yet. It’s crucial to implement the agreement & conclude additional rules to #StopFundingOverfishing.
🔗 www.iisd.org/articles/sta...
This is appalling. This is not who we are. This is not what it means to be Canadian. The Alberta government should be ashamed of itself.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta to become 1st province with mandatory 'citizenship markers' on driver's licences | CBC News
The government of Alberta announced Monday that driver's licences and identification cards will feature "Canadian citizenship markers." The mandatory change, which is the first of its kind in Canada, ...
www.cbc.ca
September 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is appalling. This is not who we are. This is not what it means to be Canadian. The Alberta government should be ashamed of itself.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reactionary centrists are undermining the very democratic ideals they claim to protect - by normalising fascist rhetoric, giving platform and power to the hard right, and turning on those trying to stop its rise.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...
What is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?
A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Reactionary centrists are undermining the very democratic ideals they claim to protect - by normalising fascist rhetoric, giving platform and power to the hard right, and turning on those trying to stop its rise.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...
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We have a paper on how Labour's strategy is disastrous.
There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
September 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
We have a paper on how Labour's strategy is disastrous.
There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...