Andrew Rummer
@rummer.bsky.social
Media type. Formerly of Bloomberg, Digital Frontier, Finimize and The Block.
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Meet the bond market vigilantes
Governments are now at the mercy of unseen investors
www.newstatesman.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Source:
economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com/interactive/...
Humanity will shrink, far sooner than you think
Demography sneaks up on you
economist.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Source:
economist.com/interactive/...
economist.com/interactive/...
Read more here, to find out why the number of London taxi drivers in training is so surprisingly high:
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
Still want to be a London cabbie?
Surprisingly, many do, and are prepared to study for the gruelling test to become one
economist.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Read more here, to find out why the number of London taxi drivers in training is so surprisingly high:
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
Yet for all these challenges, a new generation of drivers is in training: 1,166 are currently studying the Knowledge, the gruelling qualification required to operate in London. That's an increase from the low of 759 students in 2022.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Yet for all these challenges, a new generation of drivers is in training: 1,166 are currently studying the Knowledge, the gruelling qualification required to operate in London. That's an increase from the low of 759 students in 2022.
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Another threat to cabbies now looms in the rear-view mirror: taxis that don’t require a driver at all. From next spring the government will allow pilot schemes for autonomous taxis to roam England’s roads without human oversight.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Another threat to cabbies now looms in the rear-view mirror: taxis that don’t require a driver at all. From next spring the government will allow pilot schemes for autonomous taxis to roam England’s roads without human oversight.
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Tighter environmental standards pushed up the cost of vehicles. Councils blocked favourite cut-throughs and over half of London’s roads now have 20mph speed limits.
Since 2017 the number of black-cab drivers in London has fallen from about 25,000 to barely 16,500.
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Since 2017 the number of black-cab drivers in London has fallen from about 25,000 to barely 16,500.
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August 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Tighter environmental standards pushed up the cost of vehicles. Councils blocked favourite cut-throughs and over half of London’s roads now have 20mph speed limits.
Since 2017 the number of black-cab drivers in London has fallen from about 25,000 to barely 16,500.
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Since 2017 the number of black-cab drivers in London has fallen from about 25,000 to barely 16,500.
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