Ed Cornforth
@edmundcornforth.bsky.social
Anglican | Macroeconomist at NIESR | Bachatero | Repost ≠ Endorsement
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📍Tomorrow 5.30pm ⏰ In person only event 🗓️
Rebuilding National #Statistics 📊
A debate to generate constructive ideas on how the #ONS can further improve its systems -
Panel discussion chaired by @philaldrick.bsky.social
Last chance to sign up👇
@escoeorg.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/event/rethin...
Rebuilding National #Statistics 📊
A debate to generate constructive ideas on how the #ONS can further improve its systems -
Panel discussion chaired by @philaldrick.bsky.social
Last chance to sign up👇
@escoeorg.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/event/rethin...
Rebuilding National Statistics - NIESR
Recent years have seen increasing concern with the quality of ONS data and the impact it is having on macro policymaking in the UK. The complexity of measuring a rapidly evolving modern economy—especi...
niesr.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📍Tomorrow 5.30pm ⏰ In person only event 🗓️
Rebuilding National #Statistics 📊
A debate to generate constructive ideas on how the #ONS can further improve its systems -
Panel discussion chaired by @philaldrick.bsky.social
Last chance to sign up👇
@escoeorg.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/event/rethin...
Rebuilding National #Statistics 📊
A debate to generate constructive ideas on how the #ONS can further improve its systems -
Panel discussion chaired by @philaldrick.bsky.social
Last chance to sign up👇
@escoeorg.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/event/rethin...
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⚡️Our reaction to the latest #GDP figures is out now⚡️
@fergusjimeneze.bsky.social
@resmedia.bsky.social
@fergusjimeneze.bsky.social
@resmedia.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
⚡️Our reaction to the latest #GDP figures is out now⚡️
@fergusjimeneze.bsky.social
@resmedia.bsky.social
@fergusjimeneze.bsky.social
@resmedia.bsky.social
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"At the very moment the #Bank lists have a dozen rising risks, it decides banks need less capital.
That is quite something."🔥
The #DirectorView is out now📈
In today's blog our Director David Aikman assesses the FPC's latest judgement on bank #equity capital 👇
niesr.ac.uk/blog/fpc-bli...
That is quite something."🔥
The #DirectorView is out now📈
In today's blog our Director David Aikman assesses the FPC's latest judgement on bank #equity capital 👇
niesr.ac.uk/blog/fpc-bli...
The FPC Blinks on Bank Capital - NIESR
An assessment of the FPC’s decision to lower bank equity capital requirements, and the implications for bank lending and BoE's financial stability policy.
niesr.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"At the very moment the #Bank lists have a dozen rising risks, it decides banks need less capital.
That is quite something."🔥
The #DirectorView is out now📈
In today's blog our Director David Aikman assesses the FPC's latest judgement on bank #equity capital 👇
niesr.ac.uk/blog/fpc-bli...
That is quite something."🔥
The #DirectorView is out now📈
In today's blog our Director David Aikman assesses the FPC's latest judgement on bank #equity capital 👇
niesr.ac.uk/blog/fpc-bli...
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Tomorrow is #Budget Day - And the day after tomorrow is our event presenting our analysis on it and discussing all the various announcements with PGIM and CBI, chaired by @teraallas.bsky.social
💻Online ⏰ 1-2pm
Signed up here👇
#Budget2025 #UKeconomy #Chancellor
niesr.ac.uk/event/discus...
💻Online ⏰ 1-2pm
Signed up here👇
#Budget2025 #UKeconomy #Chancellor
niesr.ac.uk/event/discus...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tomorrow is #Budget Day - And the day after tomorrow is our event presenting our analysis on it and discussing all the various announcements with PGIM and CBI, chaired by @teraallas.bsky.social
💻Online ⏰ 1-2pm
Signed up here👇
#Budget2025 #UKeconomy #Chancellor
niesr.ac.uk/event/discus...
💻Online ⏰ 1-2pm
Signed up here👇
#Budget2025 #UKeconomy #Chancellor
niesr.ac.uk/event/discus...
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⚡️Our reaction to the latest #LabourMarket figures is out now⚡️
#Wages
#Unemployment
#InterestRates
@resmedia.bsky.social
#Wages
#Unemployment
#InterestRates
@resmedia.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
⚡️Our reaction to the latest #LabourMarket figures is out now⚡️
#Wages
#Unemployment
#InterestRates
@resmedia.bsky.social
#Wages
#Unemployment
#InterestRates
@resmedia.bsky.social
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⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ Which #households will stand win or lose in case certain taxes go up? 🏘️
Our @adrianpabst.bsky.social discusses the distributional implications of widely expected #tax rises coming in the next #Budget, in the latest #MondayInterview, just published 👇
niesr.ac.uk/blog/distrib...
Our @adrianpabst.bsky.social discusses the distributional implications of widely expected #tax rises coming in the next #Budget, in the latest #MondayInterview, just published 👇
niesr.ac.uk/blog/distrib...
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ Which #households will stand win or lose in case certain taxes go up? 🏘️
Our @adrianpabst.bsky.social discusses the distributional implications of widely expected #tax rises coming in the next #Budget, in the latest #MondayInterview, just published 👇
niesr.ac.uk/blog/distrib...
Our @adrianpabst.bsky.social discusses the distributional implications of widely expected #tax rises coming in the next #Budget, in the latest #MondayInterview, just published 👇
niesr.ac.uk/blog/distrib...
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⚡️Our reaction to the latest #BankOfEngland's MPC decision on #InterestRates is out now⚡️
#UKeconomy
#MonetaryPolicy
#Budget
@resmedia.bsky.social
#UKeconomy
#MonetaryPolicy
#Budget
@resmedia.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
⚡️Our reaction to the latest #BankOfEngland's MPC decision on #InterestRates is out now⚡️
#UKeconomy
#MonetaryPolicy
#Budget
@resmedia.bsky.social
#UKeconomy
#MonetaryPolicy
#Budget
@resmedia.bsky.social
Whispering "tea, earl grey, hot" to myself so I can pretend I'm on the Enterprise at work
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Whispering "tea, earl grey, hot" to myself so I can pretend I'm on the Enterprise at work
"And the truth is that as a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower; until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do..."
- A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
- A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"And the truth is that as a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower; until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do..."
- A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
- A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
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Really enjoyed sitting down with @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social to discuss my new book 'Decoding the Cosmos: God, Physics, and the Search for Deeper Explanation' - an atheist's take on the relationship between God and modern physics.
You can pre-order the book now!
youtu.be/1e_PZdg3Kmw?...
You can pre-order the book now!
youtu.be/1e_PZdg3Kmw?...
Does God Know What Time It Is? - Emily Qureshi-Hurst
YouTube video by Alex O'Connor
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Really enjoyed sitting down with @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social to discuss my new book 'Decoding the Cosmos: God, Physics, and the Search for Deeper Explanation' - an atheist's take on the relationship between God and modern physics.
You can pre-order the book now!
youtu.be/1e_PZdg3Kmw?...
You can pre-order the book now!
youtu.be/1e_PZdg3Kmw?...
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#WeekendReading🔖 The first 'CFM-NIESR survey' ⚡
We asked the panel members to provide their thoughts on the reasons the UK borrowing costs are so high, and the extent to which these costs should be considered in the upcoming #Budget ⬇️
niesr.ac.uk/news/latest-...
We asked the panel members to provide their thoughts on the reasons the UK borrowing costs are so high, and the extent to which these costs should be considered in the upcoming #Budget ⬇️
niesr.ac.uk/news/latest-...
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#WeekendReading🔖 The first 'CFM-NIESR survey' ⚡
We asked the panel members to provide their thoughts on the reasons the UK borrowing costs are so high, and the extent to which these costs should be considered in the upcoming #Budget ⬇️
niesr.ac.uk/news/latest-...
We asked the panel members to provide their thoughts on the reasons the UK borrowing costs are so high, and the extent to which these costs should be considered in the upcoming #Budget ⬇️
niesr.ac.uk/news/latest-...
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Webinar coming up 🔜📌
A Taxing Challenge: Assessing the #Chancellor’s Options Ahead of the Autumn #Budget
Join us this Friday 10th October at 11am online where we will present new analysis exploring the impact of different tax scenario
Sign up here👇
niesr.ac.uk/event/taxing...
A Taxing Challenge: Assessing the #Chancellor’s Options Ahead of the Autumn #Budget
Join us this Friday 10th October at 11am online where we will present new analysis exploring the impact of different tax scenario
Sign up here👇
niesr.ac.uk/event/taxing...
October 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Webinar coming up 🔜📌
A Taxing Challenge: Assessing the #Chancellor’s Options Ahead of the Autumn #Budget
Join us this Friday 10th October at 11am online where we will present new analysis exploring the impact of different tax scenario
Sign up here👇
niesr.ac.uk/event/taxing...
A Taxing Challenge: Assessing the #Chancellor’s Options Ahead of the Autumn #Budget
Join us this Friday 10th October at 11am online where we will present new analysis exploring the impact of different tax scenario
Sign up here👇
niesr.ac.uk/event/taxing...
Reposted by Ed Cornforth
The first 'CfM-NIESR survey' is out now ⚡
We asked the panel members to provide their thoughts on the reasons the UK borrowing costs are so high, and the extent to which these costs should be considered in the upcoming #Budget 👇
www.cfmsurvey.org/listsurveys/...
We asked the panel members to provide their thoughts on the reasons the UK borrowing costs are so high, and the extent to which these costs should be considered in the upcoming #Budget 👇
www.cfmsurvey.org/listsurveys/...
Why Are UK Government Borrowing Costs So High?
Experts responding to the CfM-NIESR survey reveal the main factors driving the UK's high borrowing costs. They agree it is inflation expectations and fiscal sustainability concerns.
www.cfmsurvey.org
October 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The first 'CfM-NIESR survey' is out now ⚡
We asked the panel members to provide their thoughts on the reasons the UK borrowing costs are so high, and the extent to which these costs should be considered in the upcoming #Budget 👇
www.cfmsurvey.org/listsurveys/...
We asked the panel members to provide their thoughts on the reasons the UK borrowing costs are so high, and the extent to which these costs should be considered in the upcoming #Budget 👇
www.cfmsurvey.org/listsurveys/...
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Our Ben Caswell writes in today's @thetimes.com about the pensions #triplelock, why has become unsustainable for the UK public finances, and how to modify it going forward 🔒🔒🔓
Read it here 👉 www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Read it here 👉 www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Our Ben Caswell writes in today's @thetimes.com about the pensions #triplelock, why has become unsustainable for the UK public finances, and how to modify it going forward 🔒🔒🔓
Read it here 👉 www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Read it here 👉 www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
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How green investment impacts #productivity? What are the nature-related risks to GDP and financial stability?
In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our @edmundcornforth.bsky.social Edmund & Lea De Greef explore how to manage the economic transition to #NetZero
niesr.ac.uk/blog/managin...
In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our @edmundcornforth.bsky.social Edmund & Lea De Greef explore how to manage the economic transition to #NetZero
niesr.ac.uk/blog/managin...
October 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
How green investment impacts #productivity? What are the nature-related risks to GDP and financial stability?
In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our @edmundcornforth.bsky.social Edmund & Lea De Greef explore how to manage the economic transition to #NetZero
niesr.ac.uk/blog/managin...
In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our @edmundcornforth.bsky.social Edmund & Lea De Greef explore how to manage the economic transition to #NetZero
niesr.ac.uk/blog/managin...
Minute Cryptic Mini Crossword - 26 September, 2025
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September 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Minute Cryptic Mini Crossword - 26 September, 2025
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Purchasing phone contracts after you took a finance module at uni be like:
September 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Purchasing phone contracts after you took a finance module at uni be like:
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September 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ The £41.2bn deficit explained: what it means for the UK's #AutumnBudget 💼
In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our Ben Caswell unpacks the much spoken figure and outlines its implications👇📈
@econstevem.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/blog/41-2bn-...
In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our Ben Caswell unpacks the much spoken figure and outlines its implications👇📈
@econstevem.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/blog/41-2bn-...
The £41.2bn Deficit Explained - NIESR
Much of the recent economic debate has focused on the forecast £41.2bn deficit in 2029-30. How was this figure arrived at, and what must the Chancellor do to address it?
niesr.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
⚡️OUT NOW⚡️ The £41.2bn deficit explained: what it means for the UK's #AutumnBudget 💼
In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our Ben Caswell unpacks the much spoken figure and outlines its implications👇📈
@econstevem.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/blog/41-2bn-...
In our latest #MondayInterview, just published, our Ben Caswell unpacks the much spoken figure and outlines its implications👇📈
@econstevem.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social
niesr.ac.uk/blog/41-2bn-...
Minute Cryptic Mini Crossword - 29 August, 2025
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August 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Minute Cryptic Mini Crossword - 29 August, 2025
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A positive productivity shock
can't play the NYT Mini Crossword for free anymore?????????
shame! shame!!!
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August 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A positive productivity shock
Reposted by Ed Cornforth
August 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Some dark bright light this morning.
August 19, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Some dark bright light this morning.
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He’s too happy to run on the treadmill effectively, I love that for him
July 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
He’s too happy to run on the treadmill effectively, I love that for him