Prof David Bailey
@dgbailey.bsky.social
#industrialstrategy Birmingham Business School, UK in a Changing Europe Senior Fellow, Contemporary Social Science Editor in Chief, Editor Regional Studies, ‘activist academic’ (Gove’s 🪓man Max Caller), media commentator, Likes EVs. Baggies fan.
Counting the cost. New blog on the Cyber Monitoring Centre Report. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog...
October 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Counting the cost. New blog on the Cyber Monitoring Centre Report. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog...
New blog: why the ‘moral hazard’ argument re the JLR loan guarantee is overblown. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog...
September 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New blog: why the ‘moral hazard’ argument re the JLR loan guarantee is overblown. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog...
JLR cyberattack could hit profits by £5m for every day of shutdown. Supply chain also feeling the pain & may need govt help. Latest blog here. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog...
September 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
JLR cyberattack could hit profits by £5m for every day of shutdown. Supply chain also feeling the pain & may need govt help. Latest blog here. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog...
Churchill plates, Gainsborough hotel Bath.
June 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Churchill plates, Gainsborough hotel Bath.
Malvern stands with Ukraine!
June 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Malvern stands with Ukraine!
Belated happy birthday Phil! “I am the eggman, they are the eggmen. I am the walrus, goo-goo g'joob”… @prt1969.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social @cssjournal.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Belated happy birthday Phil! “I am the eggman, they are the eggmen. I am the walrus, goo-goo g'joob”… @prt1969.bsky.social @regionalstudies.bsky.social @cssjournal.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social
What went wrong at @Tesla? Thomas Jarvis @AutoExpress with comments by yours truly @UoB_Business @UKandEU @FredericLambert @TonyBurke2010
April 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
What went wrong at @Tesla? Thomas Jarvis @AutoExpress with comments by yours truly @UoB_Business @UKandEU @FredericLambert @TonyBurke2010
Why is the real leader of @BhamCityCouncil Lead Commissioner Max Caller (appointed by Michael Gove) allowed to hide in his house in Barnet? His cuts have caused the Brum bin chaos. He needs binning. Bring in ACAS.
April 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Why is the real leader of @BhamCityCouncil Lead Commissioner Max Caller (appointed by Michael Gove) allowed to hide in his house in Barnet? His cuts have caused the Brum bin chaos. He needs binning. Bring in ACAS.
Lovely old Saab Turbo in Harborne today…
April 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Lovely old Saab Turbo in Harborne today…
A coffee while dreaming at Morgan cars…
March 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A coffee while dreaming at Morgan cars…
A chorus of croci, on campus.
March 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A chorus of croci, on campus.
Cheers from the Dolomites!
December 25, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Cheers from the Dolomites!
Sorry to hear about John Prescott passing away. I met him a few times - he was always warm and funny. RIP.
November 21, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Sorry to hear about John Prescott passing away. I met him a few times - he was always warm and funny. RIP.
In the Grenadier pub, knightsbridge, where Jim Ratcliffe allegedly had the idea for the Ineos Grenadier off-roader….
November 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM
In the Grenadier pub, knightsbridge, where Jim Ratcliffe allegedly had the idea for the Ineos Grenadier off-roader….
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October 14, 2023 at 9:19 AM
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