Ben A
@ukbababa.bsky.social
Finds things like yield curves interesting, needs to get out more
Patriotic pride at how many of these are in the UK. World beating.
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The 10 Biggest Mega Build Disasters of 2025
YouTube video by The B1M
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January 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Patriotic pride at how many of these are in the UK. World beating.
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Every word of this from @iandunt.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Every word of this from @iandunt.bsky.social
I bloody love Kemi.
She’s absolutely *convinced* she’s the cleverest person in the room when her entire academic and professional career suggests she’s mildly above average.
She’s absolutely *convinced* she’s the cleverest person in the room when her entire academic and professional career suggests she’s mildly above average.
Badenoch has a remarkable ability to be rebarbative in any context. The first sentence here is totally unnecessary.
January 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I bloody love Kemi.
She’s absolutely *convinced* she’s the cleverest person in the room when her entire academic and professional career suggests she’s mildly above average.
She’s absolutely *convinced* she’s the cleverest person in the room when her entire academic and professional career suggests she’s mildly above average.
Very much enjoy doing training about my responsibilities under the Proceeds of Crime Act when Meta gets 10% of its income from scams and the world’s richest man has created a CSAM-bot.
January 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Very much enjoy doing training about my responsibilities under the Proceeds of Crime Act when Meta gets 10% of its income from scams and the world’s richest man has created a CSAM-bot.
On to the third series. Still waiting.
Finally got around to watching Industry.
For a supposedly realistic show on banking: disappointing that not a single character has mentioned IFRS 9 yet.
For a supposedly realistic show on banking: disappointing that not a single character has mentioned IFRS 9 yet.
January 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
On to the third series. Still waiting.
The correct answer, of course, is ‘hilarious’.
Outrageous that Amorim didn’t make the New Years Honours list given the gaiety he’s brought to the nation. Arise, Sir Ruben.
Outrageous that Amorim didn’t make the New Years Honours list given the gaiety he’s brought to the nation. Arise, Sir Ruben.
Manchester United right now: Annoying or embarrassing?
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The correct answer, of course, is ‘hilarious’.
Outrageous that Amorim didn’t make the New Years Honours list given the gaiety he’s brought to the nation. Arise, Sir Ruben.
Outrageous that Amorim didn’t make the New Years Honours list given the gaiety he’s brought to the nation. Arise, Sir Ruben.
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Who remembers the January 2025 Gilt market panic/apocalypse? So much excited commentary. Possibly only topped by the mid-2025 “will the IMF have to get involved?” chat.
January 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Who remembers the January 2025 Gilt market panic/apocalypse? So much excited commentary. Possibly only topped by the mid-2025 “will the IMF have to get involved?” chat.
Still hate VAR, even when it benefits us
December 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Still hate VAR, even when it benefits us
Empire of Pain: I’ll be responsible for thousands of opioid deaths but OTOH I’ll get a sweet prosecution deal that will leave my family as multi-billionaires.
Swings and roundabouts.
Swings and roundabouts.
December 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Empire of Pain: I’ll be responsible for thousands of opioid deaths but OTOH I’ll get a sweet prosecution deal that will leave my family as multi-billionaires.
Swings and roundabouts.
Swings and roundabouts.
If you have deposits above the FDIC limit then you absolutely are an investor in a bank
You were an *investor or shareholder* in Silicon Valley Bank, you lost money when the bank failed, as you should.
If you were a *customer* of Silicon Valley Bank, and had a savings account or checking account or mortgage account with money in it? You didn't lose your money.
If you were a *customer* of Silicon Valley Bank, and had a savings account or checking account or mortgage account with money in it? You didn't lose your money.
December 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you have deposits above the FDIC limit then you absolutely are an investor in a bank
In shocking news, infrastructure project acquires land.
Lower Thames Crossing: Highways spent £50m buying affected houses
But National Highways also receives £5m in rental payments from the properties it has purchased.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In shocking news, infrastructure project acquires land.
Drove past a farmer’s sign on the M25 that reads STARMER DON’T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU.
Whilst not a Starmer stan, this does feel a bit rich from an industry that survives on tax breaks and state subsidies.
Whilst not a Starmer stan, this does feel a bit rich from an industry that survives on tax breaks and state subsidies.
December 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Drove past a farmer’s sign on the M25 that reads STARMER DON’T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU.
Whilst not a Starmer stan, this does feel a bit rich from an industry that survives on tax breaks and state subsidies.
Whilst not a Starmer stan, this does feel a bit rich from an industry that survives on tax breaks and state subsidies.
Kids were up well early to celebrate the anniversary of William the Conqueror becoming king.
Didn’t have them down as such Norman stans.
Didn’t have them down as such Norman stans.
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Kids were up well early to celebrate the anniversary of William the Conqueror becoming king.
Didn’t have them down as such Norman stans.
Didn’t have them down as such Norman stans.
It’s officially Christmas
December 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It’s officially Christmas
Looking forward to the NHS app doing its own Wrapped review
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Looking forward to the NHS app doing its own Wrapped review
Unsurprisingly, the two main stories in the South East Water newsletter are about how terrible they are at delivering water
December 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Unsurprisingly, the two main stories in the South East Water newsletter are about how terrible they are at delivering water
Excited to still be on track for the 2029 unveiling of the 60ft revolving gold statue
Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
The board of the performing arts centre voted to name it after President Donald Trump, rebranding it the 'Trump-Kennedy Center', press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Excited to still be on track for the 2029 unveiling of the 60ft revolving gold statue
I think it's the learned helplessness that grates.
Other countries manage this faster, yet we just shrug as if taking decades to build a sodding tram is just an Act of God.
Other countries manage this faster, yet we just shrug as if taking decades to build a sodding tram is just an Act of God.
What a fucking joke this country is. If we can’t build a tram faster than the late 2030s, we should just give up.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leeds-Bradford £2.5bn tram plan delayed after government review
West Yorkshire's mayor says she is confident the trams will be running
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I think it's the learned helplessness that grates.
Other countries manage this faster, yet we just shrug as if taking decades to build a sodding tram is just an Act of God.
Other countries manage this faster, yet we just shrug as if taking decades to build a sodding tram is just an Act of God.
Fundamentally, the UK has a series of regulators that are incapable of prosecuting the brazen and so spend their time persecuting minor infractions because it’s easier.
The SRA prosecuted Carter-Ruck at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
And, shockingly, the SDT just dismissed all charges:
And, shockingly, the SDT just dismissed all charges:
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Fundamentally, the UK has a series of regulators that are incapable of prosecuting the brazen and so spend their time persecuting minor infractions because it’s easier.
Me: “I should really stay in bed, try and get over this cold before it floors me”
Also me:
Also me:
December 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Me: “I should really stay in bed, try and get over this cold before it floors me”
Also me:
Also me:
Brilliant analysis from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com, worth this month’s subscription fee alone.
Without slipping into Badenoch/Farage ‘they’re all faking’ simplicity, Streeting is entirely correct to look at diagnostic criteria.
www.ft.com/content/8252...
Without slipping into Badenoch/Farage ‘they’re all faking’ simplicity, Streeting is entirely correct to look at diagnostic criteria.
www.ft.com/content/8252...
How redefining special needs rocked education
Broadened criteria are benefiting the better-off, harming those facing greatest difficulty and straining the system
www.ft.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Brilliant analysis from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com, worth this month’s subscription fee alone.
Without slipping into Badenoch/Farage ‘they’re all faking’ simplicity, Streeting is entirely correct to look at diagnostic criteria.
www.ft.com/content/8252...
Without slipping into Badenoch/Farage ‘they’re all faking’ simplicity, Streeting is entirely correct to look at diagnostic criteria.
www.ft.com/content/8252...
Me: ‘I wish journalists wrote more about policy than trite who’s-up who’s-down politico stuff’
Also me: sobs at every policy article that yet again reveals the total lack of state capacity
Also me: sobs at every policy article that yet again reveals the total lack of state capacity
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Me: ‘I wish journalists wrote more about policy than trite who’s-up who’s-down politico stuff’
Also me: sobs at every policy article that yet again reveals the total lack of state capacity
Also me: sobs at every policy article that yet again reveals the total lack of state capacity