Simon Nixon
@nixonsimon.bsky.social
Journalist. Publisher of Wealth of Nations newsletter on Substack. Previously chief leader writer and columnist @TheTimes, chief Europe commentator @WSJ. Runner, cold water swimmer, aspiring chef.
https://nixons.substack.com/
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Big numbers - seem intuitively right. Implication that negative impacts are still playing out, which also seems self-evident
Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Big numbers - seem intuitively right. Implication that negative impacts are still playing out, which also seems self-evident
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Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
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November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
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So New York billionaires are going to flock to UK to escape wealth tax, says The Times despite The Times saying repeatedly that billionaires are fleeing Britain to escape wealth tax. It’s almost like they’re just making this shite up! 🤡 www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Rich New Yorkers eye London as Zohran Mamdani plots wealth tax
Estate agents have reported an increase in inquiries from affluent Americans considering a move across the Pond, but warn that Rachel Reeves’s budget may deter them
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
So New York billionaires are going to flock to UK to escape wealth tax, says The Times despite The Times saying repeatedly that billionaires are fleeing Britain to escape wealth tax. It’s almost like they’re just making this shite up! 🤡 www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
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Some interesting ideas in here, counterbalancing the pervading sense of inevitability that in the end only helps the very people it is directed against.
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Some interesting ideas in here, counterbalancing the pervading sense of inevitability that in the end only helps the very people it is directed against.
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On a completely different note: Something to calm us all down again. Maybe ;) 👇
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
On a completely different note: Something to calm us all down again. Maybe ;) 👇
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Simon tackles the idea that we've passed peak populism.
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Simon tackles the idea that we've passed peak populism.
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It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
The real calamity for the country and its constitutional system would be a decision that blesses Mr. Trump’s claim that every President can be the Tariff King.” Very powerful takedown of Trump’s tariff power grab ahead of SCOTUS hearing by @wsj.com editorial board
Opinion | The Tariff King and the Supreme Court
Will the Justices stop Trump from usurping Congress’s power over taxes and tariffs?
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The real calamity for the country and its constitutional system would be a decision that blesses Mr. Trump’s claim that every President can be the Tariff King.” Very powerful takedown of Trump’s tariff power grab ahead of SCOTUS hearing by @wsj.com editorial board
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Why the BBC handing Reform hours upon hours of unfiltered coverage of their press conferences every single week is so irresponsible
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Why the BBC handing Reform hours upon hours of unfiltered coverage of their press conferences every single week is so irresponsible
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
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My latest with thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
Trump's Chinese Burn
Thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
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November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My latest with thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
My latest with thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
Trump's Chinese Burn
Thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My latest with thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
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Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
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A Brexiter writes...
November 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Brexiter writes...
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This makes me wonder. Are paywalled media sites in scope of the UK Web Archive? Does Legal Deposit mean that publishers have to give full access to the British Library and its partners in that Archive?
Can’t easily check because #enrg.uk/#en" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.webarchive.org.uk/#en is still down after the cyberattack.
Can’t easily check because #enrg.uk/#en" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.webarchive.org.uk/#en is still down after the cyberattack.
Also, why is a supposed “paper of record” deleting its fake news stories rather than correcting the record? It would be far better if they were left online with a full explanation, not least so that future historians studying the collapse of western liberalism can trace the degradation of the media
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This makes me wonder. Are paywalled media sites in scope of the UK Web Archive? Does Legal Deposit mean that publishers have to give full access to the British Library and its partners in that Archive?
Can’t easily check because #enrg.uk/#en" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.webarchive.org.uk/#en is still down after the cyberattack.
Can’t easily check because #enrg.uk/#en" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.webarchive.org.uk/#en is still down after the cyberattack.
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Also, why is a supposed “paper of record” deleting its fake news stories rather than correcting the record? It would be far better if they were left online with a full explanation, not least so that future historians studying the collapse of western liberalism can trace the degradation of the media
November 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Also, why is a supposed “paper of record” deleting its fake news stories rather than correcting the record? It would be far better if they were left online with a full explanation, not least so that future historians studying the collapse of western liberalism can trace the degradation of the media
This spectacular @thetimes.com screw-up deserves much wider attention. It’s the second bullshit story that the “paper of record” has deleted in a week after Monday’s attempted hatchet job on @torstenbell.bsky.social. A sad descent for a once serious paper
November 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This spectacular @thetimes.com screw-up deserves much wider attention. It’s the second bullshit story that the “paper of record” has deleted in a week after Monday’s attempted hatchet job on @torstenbell.bsky.social. A sad descent for a once serious paper
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In 2024, the UK had the lowest taxes on an average employee of any G7 country.
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In 2024, the UK had the lowest taxes on an average employee of any G7 country.
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
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The next screen grab on this thread is perfect.
This really is the pits. This is not a design that — whatever you think of them — Saudi Arabia, the organisers of the 2034 World Cup have anything to do with. Has popped up randomly on social, caught fire and now pushed for attention by the Mail. Pathetic business.
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The next screen grab on this thread is perfect.
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Some Tories now backing Rachel Reeves.
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Some Tories now backing Rachel Reeves.
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Just checked this and pretty it’s an actual true fact: the last Republican President to serve a term that didn’t coincide with a recession was James Garfield, from March-September 1881. Wild.
October 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just checked this and pretty it’s an actual true fact: the last Republican President to serve a term that didn’t coincide with a recession was James Garfield, from March-September 1881. Wild.
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The impressive thing about this low-grade bullshit story is when you read the story he didn't even keep the £900 desk. It was returned and refunded.
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The impressive thing about this low-grade bullshit story is when you read the story he didn't even keep the £900 desk. It was returned and refunded.
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Who holds the best cards against of the Trump-Xi showdown, what’s at stake with the Donroe Doctrine, why Trump had a tantrum with Canada, and how energy has become a new geopolitical frontline - my latest
Diplomatic Gangsterism
Thoughts on who holds the best cards ahead of the Xi-Trump summit, what lies behind the Donroe Doctrine, the real reason for Trump's Canada tantrum, and energy as the new geopolitical frontline
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October 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Who holds the best cards against of the Trump-Xi showdown, what’s at stake with the Donroe Doctrine, why Trump had a tantrum with Canada, and how energy has become a new geopolitical frontline - my latest
Who holds the best cards against of the Trump-Xi showdown, what’s at stake with the Donroe Doctrine, why Trump had a tantrum with Canada, and how energy has become a new geopolitical frontline - my latest
Diplomatic Gangsterism
Thoughts on who holds the best cards ahead of the Xi-Trump summit, what lies behind the Donroe Doctrine, the real reason for Trump's Canada tantrum, and energy as the new geopolitical frontline
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Who holds the best cards against of the Trump-Xi showdown, what’s at stake with the Donroe Doctrine, why Trump had a tantrum with Canada, and how energy has become a new geopolitical frontline - my latest
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Recommended read: @nixonsimon.bsky.social, former chief leader writer for the Times, wrote on his Substack about how the “west lost” to China, after the country “spent decades laying its rare-earths trap”.
How The West Was Lost
China spent decades laying its rare earths trap. Then Donald Trump blundered straight into it. Now there is no way out. Some thoughts on how we got here, and what happens next
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October 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Recommended read: @nixonsimon.bsky.social, former chief leader writer for the Times, wrote on his Substack about how the “west lost” to China, after the country “spent decades laying its rare-earths trap”.