Ryan Barnett
@ryanbarnett92.bsky.social
Trade union economist currently focusing on healthcare
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December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Bring back These Times!
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The affordability crisis is an inequality crisis. When prices spike in key sectors, it's not just inflation—it's a massive redistribution shock that hits poor households hardest.
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The affordability crisis is an inequality crisis. When prices spike in key sectors, it's not just inflation—it's a massive redistribution shock that hits poor households hardest.
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
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If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Serious howls of outrage in the media this morning at what is a relatively modest Budget from Labour that does nothing more than fiddle around the margins.
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Serious howls of outrage in the media this morning at what is a relatively modest Budget from Labour that does nothing more than fiddle around the margins.
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
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'bRiTaIn NeEdS An ImF bAiLoUt' latest
U.K 30 YEAR GILT YIELD DOWN 9.8 BPS TO 5.23%, IN BIGGEST ONE DAY FALL SINCE APRIL
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
'bRiTaIn NeEdS An ImF bAiLoUt' latest
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This continues to be nuts! Essentially putting up taxes on *anyone* putting in the suggested amount into their private pension via salary sacrifice in a convoluted way that will lead to lots of grumbling.
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This continues to be nuts! Essentially putting up taxes on *anyone* putting in the suggested amount into their private pension via salary sacrifice in a convoluted way that will lead to lots of grumbling.
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Happy ‘let’s ridiculously overanalyse short term movements in UK asset prices’ day.
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Happy ‘let’s ridiculously overanalyse short term movements in UK asset prices’ day.
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Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.
The milkshake loophole is a thing, but the timing is terrible. If they are going to try to reduce inflation by targeting energy bills in some manner, don't do this at the same time.
If you do, pitch roll it a bit?
Could end up being Reeve's pasty tax
If you do, pitch roll it a bit?
Could end up being Reeve's pasty tax
My taxes bring all the boys to the yard.
And they're like "this is bad approach to fiscal policy".
And they're like "this is bad approach to fiscal policy".
are you fucking serious
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The milkshake loophole is a thing, but the timing is terrible. If they are going to try to reduce inflation by targeting energy bills in some manner, don't do this at the same time.
If you do, pitch roll it a bit?
Could end up being Reeve's pasty tax
If you do, pitch roll it a bit?
Could end up being Reeve's pasty tax
Is a good communicator and a bit funny? Yes
Does this make any sense? No
Does this make any sense? No
Labour MP Goes Viral After Using Custard Creams To Explain The UK's Ballooning Debt
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
Labour MP Goes Viral After Using Custard Creams To Explain The UK's Ballooning Debt
Gordon McKee used chocolate bourbons, too.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Is a good communicator and a bit funny? Yes
Does this make any sense? No
Does this make any sense? No
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Someone really needs to explain the Striesand Effect to the BBC. And also tell them to stop being so pathetic.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Someone really needs to explain the Striesand Effect to the BBC. And also tell them to stop being so pathetic.
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My mother saved for years to go to Corfu she didn't get charitable status for it.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My mother saved for years to go to Corfu she didn't get charitable status for it.
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The thing about fucking with farmers is that they were never going to vote for you anyway, fucking with Stephen, 38 year old audit senior manager at KPMG, who was looking forward to replacing his old bike during the benefit renewal period is that he did vote for Stella Creasy.
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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'There's no reason that terraced house in Blackpool should be paying more tax than a mansion in Kensington.' @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on LBC News. Read our solutions to the UK's broken tax system 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/fairness-first-how-the-budget-can-make-life-better-and-the-economy-stronger
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
'There's no reason that terraced house in Blackpool should be paying more tax than a mansion in Kensington.' @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on LBC News. Read our solutions to the UK's broken tax system 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/fairness-first-how-the-budget-can-make-life-better-and-the-economy-stronger
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For anyone stuck in the same mad loop trying to get a home visit Covid jab for housebound elderly folk it seems you can email via this page (the letters/ endless SMS messages say it's via the GP who today after weeks of fobbing off said ' nothing to do with us') www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/...
Coronavirus » Local COVID-19 vaccination contacts
Coronavirus » Local COVID-19 vaccination contacts
www.england.nhs.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
For anyone stuck in the same mad loop trying to get a home visit Covid jab for housebound elderly folk it seems you can email via this page (the letters/ endless SMS messages say it's via the GP who today after weeks of fobbing off said ' nothing to do with us') www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/...
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I'm not sure it's an altogether positive development that the bond market now features so heavily in UK political coverage. But we are where we are, and if you'd like to understand it better, this podcast is for you.
NEW PODCAST: Are we in hock to the bond market?
🎧 Listen to our latest IFS Zooms In episode with @helenmiller.bsky.social, @benzaranko.bsky.social and Jack Meaning on how the bond market affects the government's decisions and what investors will look for in the Budget: ifs.org.uk/articles/uk-...
🎧 Listen to our latest IFS Zooms In episode with @helenmiller.bsky.social, @benzaranko.bsky.social and Jack Meaning on how the bond market affects the government's decisions and what investors will look for in the Budget: ifs.org.uk/articles/uk-...
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I'm not sure it's an altogether positive development that the bond market now features so heavily in UK political coverage. But we are where we are, and if you'd like to understand it better, this podcast is for you.
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
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The lessons of Mamdani’s victory for progressives:
1. Tell compelling stories
2. Identify clear enemies
3. Create policies that address voters’ problems
4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations
5. Mobilise
1. Tell compelling stories
2. Identify clear enemies
3. Create policies that address voters’ problems
4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations
5. Mobilise
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The lessons of Mamdani’s victory for progressives:
1. Tell compelling stories
2. Identify clear enemies
3. Create policies that address voters’ problems
4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations
5. Mobilise
1. Tell compelling stories
2. Identify clear enemies
3. Create policies that address voters’ problems
4. Mix modern online campaigning with face to face conversations
5. Mobilise
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Late period Osborne: interest rates at zero and 50-80bn of headroom: and his priority was “don’t invest”.
November 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Late period Osborne: interest rates at zero and 50-80bn of headroom: and his priority was “don’t invest”.
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The sheer greasy desperation from these bastards that any violent crime is committed by an immigrant so they can continue their grift. Even when they know it isn't true. Foul.
Matt Goodwin attributes a crime that he now knows appears to have been committed by people born in Britain in the early 1990s to "mass uncontrolled immigration"
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The sheer greasy desperation from these bastards that any violent crime is committed by an immigrant so they can continue their grift. Even when they know it isn't true. Foul.
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Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The value of public R&D
www.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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god this is properly mortifying stuff from Zarah there, GCSE-level analysis, quite hard to watch
We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
god this is properly mortifying stuff from Zarah there, GCSE-level analysis, quite hard to watch
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Think one of the key things why adverts are such a thing with them is that people in ads are usually enjoying themselves and having a nice life; seeing non-white people be happy is something that drives your typical racist absolutely mad
Something I can't get over with the Sarah Pochin comments is that it's not just racist, it's also pathetic? Like oh wittle Sarah doesn't like the wittle adverts is it? Get a grip, you're a grown woman and member of parliament, stop being a snowflake and find a real problem to deal with
October 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Think one of the key things why adverts are such a thing with them is that people in ads are usually enjoying themselves and having a nice life; seeing non-white people be happy is something that drives your typical racist absolutely mad
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More broadly, though, it's always the same with the self-identified Blairites. They don't really understand Labour's electoral success in the 1990s nor the fact things have moved on quite a bit since, so have little but this weird cargo cultism towards the commentariat-approved reasons for 1997.
October 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
More broadly, though, it's always the same with the self-identified Blairites. They don't really understand Labour's electoral success in the 1990s nor the fact things have moved on quite a bit since, so have little but this weird cargo cultism towards the commentariat-approved reasons for 1997.