Richard Dubourg
@richarddubourg.bsky.social
Economist. Academic, then consultant, then UK government, then EU regulator, now consultant again. Environment, health, crime. Mostly chemicals these days.
Woke. Remain. Proportional representation.
Woke. Remain. Proportional representation.
The updates are a work in progress, obviously...
December 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The updates are a work in progress, obviously...
Apologies to the sensitive, but this is what happened last night.
December 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Apologies to the sensitive, but this is what happened last night.
This is what a pub should look like.
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is what a pub should look like.
This sounds like a better explanation to me. The fact is, if people do buy their own cars because they can't use Zipcar, it must be cheaper than Zipcar - otherwise, Zipcar wouldn't lose all that money. All that talk about expensive parking will still apply to private owners.
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This sounds like a better explanation to me. The fact is, if people do buy their own cars because they can't use Zipcar, it must be cheaper than Zipcar - otherwise, Zipcar wouldn't lose all that money. All that talk about expensive parking will still apply to private owners.
"Looks pretty good.... Oh, maybe not..."
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"Looks pretty good.... Oh, maybe not..."
Sounds fishy.
November 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Sounds fishy.
Have you seen this photo? Apparently it's the pope in 1982 xxx
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Have you seen this photo? Apparently it's the pope in 1982 xxx
Oh, it's *him*
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Oh, it's *him*
There's always one.
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
There's always one.
A short but memorable Twitter career.
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A short but memorable Twitter career.
Did you hear about the ex-CEO?
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Did you hear about the ex-CEO?
Sorry, what now?
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sorry, what now?
Awww. And he told me he'd muted me a few months ago.
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Awww. And he told me he'd muted me a few months ago.
This is the man who thinks Fuentes is cool.
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is the man who thinks Fuentes is cool.
Is Sandhurst representative of the military as a whole?
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Is Sandhurst representative of the military as a whole?
It's not just flags.
This man has done prison for drug dealing. On release, he was convicted of driving without insurance.
This man has done prison for drug dealing. On release, he was convicted of driving without insurance.
November 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It's not just flags.
This man has done prison for drug dealing. On release, he was convicted of driving without insurance.
This man has done prison for drug dealing. On release, he was convicted of driving without insurance.
These completely unrealistic adverts for male boomer fashions make me absolutely mad.
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
These completely unrealistic adverts for male boomer fashions make me absolutely mad.
Who'd have thought, from such unpromising beginnings...
October 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Who'd have thought, from such unpromising beginnings...
Or 8 paragraphs in.
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Or 8 paragraphs in.
It was this.
Pass in a manual and you'll always be able to drive both. But young people don't think they can make the choice because... They can only get manual lessons... 🤷🏻
Pass in a manual and you'll always be able to drive both. But young people don't think they can make the choice because... They can only get manual lessons... 🤷🏻
October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It was this.
Pass in a manual and you'll always be able to drive both. But young people don't think they can make the choice because... They can only get manual lessons... 🤷🏻
Pass in a manual and you'll always be able to drive both. But young people don't think they can make the choice because... They can only get manual lessons... 🤷🏻