Craig Botham
@craigbotham.bsky.social
Economist, amateur economic historian
Even though we've clearly seen the danger of dependency on Russian gas? Why give them the leverage?
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Even though we've clearly seen the danger of dependency on Russian gas? Why give them the leverage?
Perhaps. But should we have learned to work with Russia?
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Perhaps. But should we have learned to work with Russia?
New taxes and regulations can also act as an organising device for landlords - you know all landlords have just had a cost hit, so you can be fairly certain you won't get undercut if you hike rents
October 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New taxes and regulations can also act as an organising device for landlords - you know all landlords have just had a cost hit, so you can be fairly certain you won't get undercut if you hike rents
Alternatively he's mixed up Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear and gone for the deepest darkest Peru line
September 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Alternatively he's mixed up Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear and gone for the deepest darkest Peru line
Same guy who thinks we overrate the importance of not being submerged by the ocean
September 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Same guy who thinks we overrate the importance of not being submerged by the ocean
How many armies has the WTO?
March 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
How many armies has the WTO?
This prompted me to dig out the story about Citi setting up a Malaga office. Seems it's run into the same problem www.efinancialcareers.co.uk/news/citi-ma...
Citi’s cheap happy junior bankers in Malaga are not so grateful
All is not well in Citi's happiest office.
www.efinancialcareers.co.uk
September 13, 2024 at 8:52 PM
This prompted me to dig out the story about Citi setting up a Malaga office. Seems it's run into the same problem www.efinancialcareers.co.uk/news/citi-ma...
Castle Hair'n'all
August 29, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Castle Hair'n'all
Today's shareholders bought because they thought they could continue extracting dividends rather than investing, I think. So limited sympathy.
August 29, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Today's shareholders bought because they thought they could continue extracting dividends rather than investing, I think. So limited sympathy.
Today after close
August 28, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Today after close
I'm honestly a little puzzled sometimes by the FT's choice of guest columnists. I don't whether they're just dazzled by credentials but some really mediocre stuff gets published
August 23, 2024 at 7:05 PM
I'm honestly a little puzzled sometimes by the FT's choice of guest columnists. I don't whether they're just dazzled by credentials but some really mediocre stuff gets published
From memory it was next door to a Waitrose so very on brand
August 22, 2024 at 12:43 PM
From memory it was next door to a Waitrose so very on brand
There's one in Southwark which can't be that far from your old office?
August 22, 2024 at 11:58 AM
There's one in Southwark which can't be that far from your old office?
Not for nothing did the Matrix describe 1999 as the peak of human civilization
May 14, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Not for nothing did the Matrix describe 1999 as the peak of human civilization