The really bizarre thing is how crap you have to be at economics (even as a lawyer with a vague interest) to have failed to think 'OK lets try that. But what if that doesn't pan out, what's our fall-back strategy?'
Reeves passes herself off as 'former BoE economist' so for her it's totally damning.
Reeves passes herself off as 'former BoE economist' so for her it's totally damning.
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The really bizarre thing is how crap you have to be at economics (even as a lawyer with a vague interest) to have failed to think 'OK lets try that. But what if that doesn't pan out, what's our fall-back strategy?'
Reeves passes herself off as 'former BoE economist' so for her it's totally damning.
Reeves passes herself off as 'former BoE economist' so for her it's totally damning.
tbf it isn't
'where they've gone first'...
more like
'where they've had to go inevitably, predictably & because they're so rubbish at politics, chaotically.
'where they've gone first'...
more like
'where they've had to go inevitably, predictably & because they're so rubbish at politics, chaotically.
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
tbf it isn't
'where they've gone first'...
more like
'where they've had to go inevitably, predictably & because they're so rubbish at politics, chaotically.
'where they've gone first'...
more like
'where they've had to go inevitably, predictably & because they're so rubbish at politics, chaotically.
That's where the BBC went wrong - letting a slip in standards bother it.
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
That's where the BBC went wrong - letting a slip in standards bother it.
Balancing payment with MOT?
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Balancing payment with MOT?
This is what can happen when you judge people by your own standards.
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This is what can happen when you judge people by your own standards.
Even back in the days when it was respectable the Torygraph was always pushing in one direction. The Beeb is a different kettle of fish and needs to be widely respected despite attempts to destroy it.
Some voices are less helpful than their fans imagine they are.
Some voices are less helpful than their fans imagine they are.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Even back in the days when it was respectable the Torygraph was always pushing in one direction. The Beeb is a different kettle of fish and needs to be widely respected despite attempts to destroy it.
Some voices are less helpful than their fans imagine they are.
Some voices are less helpful than their fans imagine they are.
Can the electorates, assuming states should do it?
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Can the electorates, assuming states should do it?
What's the problem?
Run the car for the twelve years it works then gradually sell bits of it off for parts on Ebay for the last three.
Run the car for the twelve years it works then gradually sell bits of it off for parts on Ebay for the last three.
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
What's the problem?
Run the car for the twelve years it works then gradually sell bits of it off for parts on Ebay for the last three.
Run the car for the twelve years it works then gradually sell bits of it off for parts on Ebay for the last three.
I'm confident the answer was "far more than none".
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'm confident the answer was "far more than none".
Start back at Clinton, lay out a path conditional on establishing more similarities, eg movement towards social safety nets etc. Had something like that been tried and worked there wld be less cause for working class/union resentment & China wld hv smaller econ prob w/ consumer/investment imbalance.
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Start back at Clinton, lay out a path conditional on establishing more similarities, eg movement towards social safety nets etc. Had something like that been tried and worked there wld be less cause for working class/union resentment & China wld hv smaller econ prob w/ consumer/investment imbalance.
There's no way that can be adequately explained to a foreigner.
The British just know it when they see it. It's like trying to define pornography.
The British just know it when they see it. It's like trying to define pornography.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
There's no way that can be adequately explained to a foreigner.
The British just know it when they see it. It's like trying to define pornography.
The British just know it when they see it. It's like trying to define pornography.
require adequate risk/return. Way quicker & more ruthless pushing rents up in advance of rent caps, maxing allowed raises, making sure new units were priced sky-high to reflect cynicism the 'temporary' restrictions were temporary & guard against lack of future rises.
Small LLs were more malleable.
Small LLs were more malleable.
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
require adequate risk/return. Way quicker & more ruthless pushing rents up in advance of rent caps, maxing allowed raises, making sure new units were priced sky-high to reflect cynicism the 'temporary' restrictions were temporary & guard against lack of future rises.
Small LLs were more malleable.
Small LLs were more malleable.
This was the dominant narrative over in Ireland 10 or 12 years ago, and persisted for a few years.
Gradually it started to dawn on people that a lot of 'private' small landlords are dozy in a good way along with those dozy in a bad way. Corporates were quick to assess threats, guard against them &
Gradually it started to dawn on people that a lot of 'private' small landlords are dozy in a good way along with those dozy in a bad way. Corporates were quick to assess threats, guard against them &
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This was the dominant narrative over in Ireland 10 or 12 years ago, and persisted for a few years.
Gradually it started to dawn on people that a lot of 'private' small landlords are dozy in a good way along with those dozy in a bad way. Corporates were quick to assess threats, guard against them &
Gradually it started to dawn on people that a lot of 'private' small landlords are dozy in a good way along with those dozy in a bad way. Corporates were quick to assess threats, guard against them &
Lord Patten has always come across as extraordinarily arrogant and his is not a particularly helpful vibe amid an opportunistic exploitation of some genuinely ridiculous behaviour in news & CA along with pathetic managerial oversight.
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Lord Patten has always come across as extraordinarily arrogant and his is not a particularly helpful vibe amid an opportunistic exploitation of some genuinely ridiculous behaviour in news & CA along with pathetic managerial oversight.
from proper analysis of the Brexit negotiations - but that was just dumb & pandering. It's as if (& I suspect this is the case) too many people at the beeb are just not of, from, or particularly comfortable with ordinary (and I don't mean 'stupid & ignorant') people.
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
from proper analysis of the Brexit negotiations - but that was just dumb & pandering. It's as if (& I suspect this is the case) too many people at the beeb are just not of, from, or particularly comfortable with ordinary (and I don't mean 'stupid & ignorant') people.
there.
And it is true that there has been both a downward slide in intellectual and objective standards in news & CA and a steady drift more generally away from where the public is.
There have been panicked attempts to re-align, like Having Farage on QT a lot & backing away
And it is true that there has been both a downward slide in intellectual and objective standards in news & CA and a steady drift more generally away from where the public is.
There have been panicked attempts to re-align, like Having Farage on QT a lot & backing away
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
there.
And it is true that there has been both a downward slide in intellectual and objective standards in news & CA and a steady drift more generally away from where the public is.
There have been panicked attempts to re-align, like Having Farage on QT a lot & backing away
And it is true that there has been both a downward slide in intellectual and objective standards in news & CA and a steady drift more generally away from where the public is.
There have been panicked attempts to re-align, like Having Farage on QT a lot & backing away
trashing of standards their that's been going on for 20 years seems to have resulted in internal factions looking for opportunities to sneak in a bit of subtle propagandising for their side whenever they can. Gibb's presence has turbo-charged that.
But there are left and right-wing forces at work
But there are left and right-wing forces at work
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
trashing of standards their that's been going on for 20 years seems to have resulted in internal factions looking for opportunities to sneak in a bit of subtle propagandising for their side whenever they can. Gibb's presence has turbo-charged that.
But there are left and right-wing forces at work
But there are left and right-wing forces at work
All that is correct. But the other thing is correct too. The beeb's once hugely respected and admired current affairs programme's staff, editors and managers have instigated or gone along with an absolutely ridiculous fabrication of part of a speech.
That's manipulative dumbing-down too.
The
That's manipulative dumbing-down too.
The
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
All that is correct. But the other thing is correct too. The beeb's once hugely respected and admired current affairs programme's staff, editors and managers have instigated or gone along with an absolutely ridiculous fabrication of part of a speech.
That's manipulative dumbing-down too.
The
That's manipulative dumbing-down too.
The
An Irish econ academic made one of these for a joke, & to make the point, about 2 years ago.
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
An Irish econ academic made one of these for a joke, & to make the point, about 2 years ago.
Inflation was 18% and industry was getting out of Dodge.
2 - 3% salary increases would be an interesting one to market.
2 - 3% salary increases would be an interesting one to market.
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Inflation was 18% and industry was getting out of Dodge.
2 - 3% salary increases would be an interesting one to market.
2 - 3% salary increases would be an interesting one to market.
They don't show Fox these days I think. So it's presumably the BBC (curiosity) or CNN...as they likely think Sky is a sort of second division outfit they can ignore.
They probably wouldn't understand anything on Bloomberg.
They probably wouldn't understand anything on Bloomberg.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
They don't show Fox these days I think. So it's presumably the BBC (curiosity) or CNN...as they likely think Sky is a sort of second division outfit they can ignore.
They probably wouldn't understand anything on Bloomberg.
They probably wouldn't understand anything on Bloomberg.
No, but the cdosquaring tendencies on the lease payments is quite nostalgically entertaining.
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
No, but the cdosquaring tendencies on the lease payments is quite nostalgically entertaining.