Hari Ramanathan
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Cheeky rascal. Radical Butskellite (pragmatic evolutionist). TCK. News junkie. History buff. Podcast fanatic. Amateur etymologist. #JFT97 #F1 #WhistlePodu #MenInBlue Legacy #FedFan. 🌹🇺🇦🎗️
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There were only seven proper Blairites (committed to public sector reform + economic liberalism) in Tony Blair's final Cabinet. The number of actual Blairites in Brown's Cabinet in 2007 was higher, for this reason.
As I noted on here the other day, Tony Blair had Clare Short (!) in his government for 6 years (!), doing a job she genuinely liked (!)
September 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
There were only seven proper Blairites (committed to public sector reform + economic liberalism) in Tony Blair's final Cabinet. The number of actual Blairites in Brown's Cabinet in 2007 was higher, for this reason.
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the one good thing about trade policy being run like a game of poker with a drunk chimp is that 'only 10% tariffs on the whole world plus whatever number enters Trump's head for China!' now feels like a great deal, phew, rather than the nailed-on crisis it would have seemed only last year
April 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
the one good thing about trade policy being run like a game of poker with a drunk chimp is that 'only 10% tariffs on the whole world plus whatever number enters Trump's head for China!' now feels like a great deal, phew, rather than the nailed-on crisis it would have seemed only last year
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The penguins had a 10% tariff before and they have a 10% tariff now. They kind of lost. Now they don't have a competitive edge over Vietnam.
April 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The penguins had a 10% tariff before and they have a 10% tariff now. They kind of lost. Now they don't have a competitive edge over Vietnam.
And what about us? Well, Europe will be left to fend for itself and decide its future free from US support and in effect, bullied into submission unless it gets its act together and form a united front.
Now, if only there was some organisation we could be part of…
Now, if only there was some organisation we could be part of…
March 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
And what about us? Well, Europe will be left to fend for itself and decide its future free from US support and in effect, bullied into submission unless it gets its act together and form a united front.
Now, if only there was some organisation we could be part of…
Now, if only there was some organisation we could be part of…