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Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · 10d

To quote “Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%.” - NB investmnet is the main driver of productivity

www.nber.org/papers/w34459

The Economic Impact of Brexit

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · 10d

Brexit brought us - giving a voice to charlatans. Very expensive school, started working at the company started by his grandfather, and now he gets to expound on things like neurodivergent kids as though he has any more credibility on the subject than a yoghurt.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/rich...?

Richard Tice slams sight of children wearing ear defenders in school as ‘insane’ | LBC

Reform UK’s deputy leader claimed neurodiverse conditions such as ADHD are being overdiagnosed.

www.lbc.co.uk

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · 15d

Is anyone in agreement with this ?

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Departments Split On Size Of International Student Levy

Exclusive: There is disagreement within the government over how big the new levy on international students should be.

www.politicshome.com

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · 16d

She went to a school currently costing over £60K a year

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · 28d

Interesting that we keep hearing what a huge success story Manchester is www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

England's most deprived areas named - with Jaywick topping list

Jaywick, a seaside town in Essex, has been named the most deprived area for a fourth time in a row.

www.bbc.co.uk

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Oct 27

Professionally, nothing beats the unbridled joy of a phd student getting their first acceptance (except possibly the 2nd one for the ex student who needed two for a visa) .

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Oct 26

Last week was a TAS week - kind of typical for what I do …

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Oct 20

Hes just told me i looked very young at the time !

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Oct 20

How to feel old - ive just discovered i taught one of our politics professors when he was a second year UG ….

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Oct 19

So within a generation business schools will be staffed only by the posh. Schools give generous bursaries but the only way to get one is to do a masters, adding about 40k to already high student debt. Would have ruled me out.

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Oct 3

Not just pointless but leaves people facing monopsony wages

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Oct 3

Currently reading a phd - restricting labour mobility causes factor market distortions that advantage firms and workers are paid below their MRP - who would have thought it . Ps gets worse as labour protection is eroded. Reform anyone ?

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Sep 18

Really pleased to have been included in this

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Sep 18

Personally I’m unconvinced that a 1.5bn investment from palentir into our data fills me with confidence…..

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Sep 17

Very grateful for being highlighted in this way, but a shame these things have to look backward rather than focus on what im doing this week

Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · Sep 17

Did you know the productivity gap between different parts of the UK is significantly higher than international standards? @nigeldriffield.bsky.social identified factors contributing to the West Midlands productivity gap & informed interventions to boost productivity. ➡️ acss.org.uk/publications...

Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · Sep 17

Did you know the productivity gap between different parts of the UK is significantly higher than international standards? @nigeldriffield.bsky.social identified factors contributing to the West Midlands productivity gap & informed interventions to boost productivity. ➡️ acss.org.uk/publications...

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Aug 19

British Salt and the salt union , beer orders bus services in Kent (why Kent?) ….

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Aug 19

Librium and Valium, artificial legs, petrol, electricity meters and condoms (as i recall) ?

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Aug 19

Were you there when we did our OFT project - about 1997 ?

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Aug 19

Anyone else old enough to remember contestable markets ? BT were messing me about terribly having closed by accounts in error. Was only solved when i said “i have the skyBB order page open and if you dont solve in 5 mins im going to click ‘order’”

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Aug 13

Nothing is as quiet as a house the evening before à level results

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Aug 7

We have a suggested surname of McKinnon - grew up in formby

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ok so this is a long shot, and I’ve posted on various Facebook groups, but just in case ……

Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · Nov 15

Just realised I forgot to post this the other day. Me and @pmdfoster.bsky.social on the scramble to get a hearing in the govt’s industrial strategy

on.ft.com/4fPy24e

The race to shape UK industrial strategy

[FREE TO READ] Business leaders and regional mayors try to influence government’s flagship economic growth policy

on.ft.com

The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social · Jul 10

Congratulations to all of the report authors: @teraallas.bsky.social, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, @athenedonald.bsky.social, @nigeldriffield.bsky.social, Jun Du, @tomforth.co.uk, @richardaljones.bsky.social, @timleunig.bsky.social, Philip McCann, @econstevem.bsky.social 3/4

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · May 30

Just read Sebastian payne’s “broken heartlands”. The fact that it was political book of the year is a sad indictment of the judges / who I assume didn’t know this, living in their Westminster bubble

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · May 29

Brilliant !

Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · May 25

The Telegraph has disappeared this from their website, possibly out of mortal shame.

You know what to do...

(Link is to archive copy. The internet never forgets.)

archive.is/2025.05.25-1...

Nigel Driffield @nigeldriffield.bsky.social · May 25

An insight into midlands connectivity. Thinking of going to cricket at Worcester (28 miles) 1 hr 34 mins. Getting to lords, 1 hr 41 mins …..

Peter Kelly @thepeterkelly.bsky.social · May 24

Dear Mr. Clegg

I have started a business, selling the contents of your house

I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house

Without this access my company will not be profitable

Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree

Please advise how I should proceed

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