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HOD for Economics and Business. Subject advocate for AQA Economics. Experienced examiner for AQA. Member of Mucho Macho with Wiiija records. Liverpool fan, referee, vegan. All views on here are usually borrowed and often wrong

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · Nov 17

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A starter pack for people
I have found on BlueSky related to Economics

Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 20h

As teachers it’s our job to give students the information to make their own decisions. So will never tell them who I vote for, or how I voted in the Brexit referendum. So thought you did a great job. 👏

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 20h

What was #Thatcherism? In our new podcast we read out an extract from Keith Joseph's 'Notes towards the definition of policy' which set out the template. Have a listen. You can read the paper via the Margaret Thatcher Foundation: www.margaretthatcher.org/document%2F1... #EconSky #Thatcher

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 20h

Finished it now, and a superb balanced listen. I like the section on your admiration of her pursuit of ideology, so far away from the current government Also, reading this book, and you admire her personal fighting spirit, after the Brighton Bomb, regardless of the politics

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 1d

Great book this to accompany the latest @economicsinten.bsky.social podcast

Or listen to Ghost Town by The Specials for an abridged summary of the book

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 1d

Set my alarm especially this morning. #buzzing

Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 1d

Great listen as always, looking forward to the music choice. Maggies Farm -The Specials?

EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 1d

New podcast OUT NOW! To celebrate the centenary of Margaret Thatcher, we have done a dive into the economics of Thatcherism. So if you don't know much about the 'Iron Lady' or just want to hear a discussion about her life & legacy, then have a listen. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 1d

Boooo!
Impartial economic view.

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David Smith @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social · 2d

My Sunday Times piece: Sacred cows like the pension triple lock and the long freeze on fuel duty help explain why other taxes are having to go up:

Taxes are going up, and the pension triple lock is one of the reasons

www.thetimes.com/article/7f77...

Taxes are going up, and the pension triple lock is one of the reasons

As Rachel Reeves struggles to fix the public finances, sacred cows such as fuel duty and the state pension are cramping the chancellor’s room for manoeuvre

www.thetimes.com

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 2d

Good point about public sector pensions, and sensible solutions to the current problem. Why doesn’t Rachael Reeves take advise from economist like David Smith and Paul Johnson, and throw Martin Lewis into that mix. First people I would be on the phone to if I got the job.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent article. With a very grim chart.

on.ft.com/4odeaMH UK consumers curb spending more than anywhere else in G7

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 2d

Why aren’t the government saying anything about the affordability crisis the UK is going through? Too busy waving flags

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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 3d

Good morning and welcome to your FT Weekend highlights in threaded gift link form. Each is free x300 and then it's gone but if you miss out you can pop out and buy a paper! It lasts all week! Enjoy!

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 3d

A must read book, still one of may favourite reads this year. The Kraftwerk chapter is proper emotional.

John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 3d

In Ilkley or nearby on Sunday? At 3.45 I'll be talking about my book Maybe I'm Amazed and everything that surrounds it - music, autism, why songs soundtrack our lives. Details here itsoninbradford.co.uk/events/john-...

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 3d

Great to be back up UCL IOE this afternoon. London really busy, especially around UCL, despite what Trump thinks, London attracts the very best students from all around the world, something we should be proud of 🇬🇧

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ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social · 4d

What counts as "the economy"? How can we factor in unpaid work and everyday life?

A new discussion paper by @ucl.ac.uk's Jonathan Gershuny explores how time-use data can reveal this hidden economy: tinyurl.com/4ev8x5fc

Beyond the market: Measuring unpaid work and everyday life - ESCoE

By Jonathan Gershuny When economists measure growth, they often focus on the money economy – […]

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 4d

I did look at my provider Essex & Suffolk and they seem to have a contract for life. Absolute madness, and agree, nationalisation is too expensive, so must be a way to change the contracts?

Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 5d

Why aren’t water companies on franchise contracts, which could be taken back without cost to the government?

Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 5d

Like rail, should be on a rolling 5 year contract, so when that expires take it back from the private sector

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 6d

Think that’s my favourite album of his. Let his estate know the good news

Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 6d

Sensible, joined-up, long term,
strategic thinking. All words that have been absent from UK government economic policy over a number of years

David Smith @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social · 6d

My Times piece: We can learn from the Netherlands on how better to finance infrastructure spending and more house building, without spooking the markets:

It’s time to go Dutch to solve Britain’s housing crisis

www.thetimes.com/article/ce46...

It’s time to go Dutch to solve Britain’s housing crisis

Using public corporations to finance infrastructure promises to revolutionise the nation’s prospects

www.thetimes.com

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 6d

Another look at global monopolies ripping off customers and suppliers.
I am amazed that central banks and governments are not more vocal on this, especially in the UK where we have rampant food inflation. A conspiracy of silence?

Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 6d

Great podcast listen

Cory Doctorow
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

open.spotify.com/episode/0lkN...

The Trouble with Tech Companies (and Their Strategies)

open.spotify.com

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Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 7d

Thats more like it. True British grit, well done. I am average at pub quizzes tbf. I know a lot about certain types of music, football and Economics! So useless on a lot of general knowledge

Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 7d

Amazing how little Rachael Reeves has said or done anything about this. Will be there undoing at the next election.

Economics Teacher @busecon.bsky.social · 7d

Everything wrong about the UK, happy with 3rd. Countries gone!