Jeremy Smith
@jeremysmith.bsky.social
Co-director PRIME Economics, author of "The Great Brexit Wrench" (PEF, 2019). Past: Gen Secretary of European & international local govt associations, CEO Camden Council, barrister, law centre founder, factotum at ABC tea-shop on Earl's Court Road 1966.
Article 73 of the UN Charter would seem to be a good basis for such a protectorate!
"to ensure...their political, economic, social, & educational advancement, their just treatment, & their protection against abuses.. to assist them in the progressive development of their free political institutions"
"to ensure...their political, economic, social, & educational advancement, their just treatment, & their protection against abuses.. to assist them in the progressive development of their free political institutions"
October 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Article 73 of the UN Charter would seem to be a good basis for such a protectorate!
"to ensure...their political, economic, social, & educational advancement, their just treatment, & their protection against abuses.. to assist them in the progressive development of their free political institutions"
"to ensure...their political, economic, social, & educational advancement, their just treatment, & their protection against abuses.. to assist them in the progressive development of their free political institutions"
Just found my photo - which I like - from a couple of years ago. From path to Iken, close to Snape Maltings. Not sure what bird this is - any advice?
October 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just found my photo - which I like - from a couple of years ago. From path to Iken, close to Snape Maltings. Not sure what bird this is - any advice?
"To kickstart the economy... use the power of Labour’s majority to rewire & restructure powerful institutions." @annpettifor.bsky.social criticizes OBR, Treasury, BoE policies as working against interests of the British people. In today's paper @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
September 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"To kickstart the economy... use the power of Labour’s majority to rewire & restructure powerful institutions." @annpettifor.bsky.social criticizes OBR, Treasury, BoE policies as working against interests of the British people. In today's paper @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While #Trump is in news (!), here's my post of earlier this week: "Trump – God’s chosen instrument? (For our destruction, that is)". Drawing on Genesis Ch 1, I interpret God's reasoning, using Trump as fast track to get rid of humans wrecking His planet [satire alert] refractions.org/post/7927826...
August 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
While #Trump is in news (!), here's my post of earlier this week: "Trump – God’s chosen instrument? (For our destruction, that is)". Drawing on Genesis Ch 1, I interpret God's reasoning, using Trump as fast track to get rid of humans wrecking His planet [satire alert] refractions.org/post/7927826...
I always look to Sellar and Yeatman for historical accuracy on this period (and indeed on many periods of proud English history).
I was however a little surprised to see their learned opus claimed as "an early post-modernist text" in Wikipedia.
I was however a little surprised to see their learned opus claimed as "an early post-modernist text" in Wikipedia.
August 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I always look to Sellar and Yeatman for historical accuracy on this period (and indeed on many periods of proud English history).
I was however a little surprised to see their learned opus claimed as "an early post-modernist text" in Wikipedia.
I was however a little surprised to see their learned opus claimed as "an early post-modernist text" in Wikipedia.
Well.. the full moon still rose in August over Sizewell's Sea [my pic]...but the FT today asks
"Is the UK’s giant new nuclear power station ‘unbuildable’?
Meant to withstand being hit by an aircraft, industry veterans warn of Sizewell C’s ‘terrifying’ complexity"
www.ft.com/content/ee89...
"Is the UK’s giant new nuclear power station ‘unbuildable’?
Meant to withstand being hit by an aircraft, industry veterans warn of Sizewell C’s ‘terrifying’ complexity"
www.ft.com/content/ee89...
August 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Well.. the full moon still rose in August over Sizewell's Sea [my pic]...but the FT today asks
"Is the UK’s giant new nuclear power station ‘unbuildable’?
Meant to withstand being hit by an aircraft, industry veterans warn of Sizewell C’s ‘terrifying’ complexity"
www.ft.com/content/ee89...
"Is the UK’s giant new nuclear power station ‘unbuildable’?
Meant to withstand being hit by an aircraft, industry veterans warn of Sizewell C’s ‘terrifying’ complexity"
www.ft.com/content/ee89...
My latest [a wee bit sardonic] post: "Trump – God’s chosen instrument? (For our destruction, that is)". We were told, in Genesis Chapter 1 to "replenish" the Earth, not destroy & degrade it. God has had enough - sees Trump as a quick means to rid Earth of humankind. refractions.org/post/7927826...
August 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My latest [a wee bit sardonic] post: "Trump – God’s chosen instrument? (For our destruction, that is)". We were told, in Genesis Chapter 1 to "replenish" the Earth, not destroy & degrade it. God has had enough - sees Trump as a quick means to rid Earth of humankind. refractions.org/post/7927826...
Can anyone help me identify this rather good-looking moth, or is it butterfly? Found on bedroom wall a few nights ago, around midnight..
August 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Can anyone help me identify this rather good-looking moth, or is it butterfly? Found on bedroom wall a few nights ago, around midnight..
On Trump, Brexit & EU... Me writing in 2019:
"It comes as no surprise that the Trump administration seeks to take advantage of our growing political disunity... to pursue its strategic agenda of damaging & breaking the European Union, which it sees...
progressiveeconomyforum.com/publications...
"It comes as no surprise that the Trump administration seeks to take advantage of our growing political disunity... to pursue its strategic agenda of damaging & breaking the European Union, which it sees...
progressiveeconomyforum.com/publications...
August 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
On Trump, Brexit & EU... Me writing in 2019:
"It comes as no surprise that the Trump administration seeks to take advantage of our growing political disunity... to pursue its strategic agenda of damaging & breaking the European Union, which it sees...
progressiveeconomyforum.com/publications...
"It comes as no surprise that the Trump administration seeks to take advantage of our growing political disunity... to pursue its strategic agenda of damaging & breaking the European Union, which it sees...
progressiveeconomyforum.com/publications...
The little green things are coming for us...
August 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The little green things are coming for us...
Still so: "The first object of any tyrant in Whitehall would be to make Parliament utterly subservient to his will; & the next to overthrow or diminish trial by jury, for no tyrant could afford to leave a subject’s freedom in the hands of 12 of his countrymen”
Sir Patrick Devlin, Trial by Jury 1956
Sir Patrick Devlin, Trial by Jury 1956
July 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Still so: "The first object of any tyrant in Whitehall would be to make Parliament utterly subservient to his will; & the next to overthrow or diminish trial by jury, for no tyrant could afford to leave a subject’s freedom in the hands of 12 of his countrymen”
Sir Patrick Devlin, Trial by Jury 1956
Sir Patrick Devlin, Trial by Jury 1956
Moon rising an hour ago over Sizewell sea...
July 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Moon rising an hour ago over Sizewell sea...
Agree, naturally, on this. Also, Thatcher (Lawson) + Big Bang/ post-1989 hubris - the heydey of credit-inflated neoliberalism. Recall this chart on private debt from 2011 Budget report, then cut out from future ones by Osborne as did not fit his 'public spending to blame for GFC' thesis.
July 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Agree, naturally, on this. Also, Thatcher (Lawson) + Big Bang/ post-1989 hubris - the heydey of credit-inflated neoliberalism. Recall this chart on private debt from 2011 Budget report, then cut out from future ones by Osborne as did not fit his 'public spending to blame for GFC' thesis.
Me looking cool in my sunshades, en route to the Bezos-Sanchez wedding. Chaperoned by my mother and sister
June 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Me looking cool in my sunshades, en route to the Bezos-Sanchez wedding. Chaperoned by my mother and sister
The UK today, grovelling to Trump's America.
June 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The UK today, grovelling to Trump's America.
Beautiful First Light Festival in Lowestoft today
June 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Beautiful First Light Festival in Lowestoft today
Can anyone help identify this handsome fella? On rosebush leaf today.
June 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Can anyone help identify this handsome fella? On rosebush leaf today.
And thank you! You may find the Wikipedeia entry, "1789 English cricket season" of interest. An English team was due to visit Paris in August & introduce the game...but the tour was cancelled due to the Revolution. Or so it is said (except by John Major, it seems). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1789_En....
May 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
And thank you! You may find the Wikipedeia entry, "1789 English cricket season" of interest. An English team was due to visit Paris in August & introduce the game...but the tour was cancelled due to the Revolution. Or so it is said (except by John Major, it seems). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1789_En....
The greylag bids good evening.
May 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The greylag bids good evening.
"We'd like to offer our services..."
May 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"We'd like to offer our services..."
Recall, ahem, @financialtimes.com named Trump "FT Person of the Year" on 19th Dec.
“Trump’s retribution will be a strong economy” says Susie Wiles, his 2024 campaign manager & incoming White House chief of staff. “Over time a lot of the strong feelings have gone away.”
www.ft.com/content/553a....
“Trump’s retribution will be a strong economy” says Susie Wiles, his 2024 campaign manager & incoming White House chief of staff. “Over time a lot of the strong feelings have gone away.”
www.ft.com/content/553a....
May 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Recall, ahem, @financialtimes.com named Trump "FT Person of the Year" on 19th Dec.
“Trump’s retribution will be a strong economy” says Susie Wiles, his 2024 campaign manager & incoming White House chief of staff. “Over time a lot of the strong feelings have gone away.”
www.ft.com/content/553a....
“Trump’s retribution will be a strong economy” says Susie Wiles, his 2024 campaign manager & incoming White House chief of staff. “Over time a lot of the strong feelings have gone away.”
www.ft.com/content/553a....
Sizewell Sea today
April 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Sizewell Sea today
Bernie on fine form a few days ago - to a full house of thousands in... Idaho.
He and @aoc.bsky.social are doing great stuff on their Fighting Oligarchy touring campaign.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF_y...
He and @aoc.bsky.social are doing great stuff on their Fighting Oligarchy touring campaign.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF_y...
April 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Bernie on fine form a few days ago - to a full house of thousands in... Idaho.
He and @aoc.bsky.social are doing great stuff on their Fighting Oligarchy touring campaign.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF_y...
He and @aoc.bsky.social are doing great stuff on their Fighting Oligarchy touring campaign.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF_y...
Light and shade. The beach hut at Sizewell
April 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Light and shade. The beach hut at Sizewell