tonybarrett
@tonybarrett.bsky.social
Ex-Bloomberg editor, Pontypridd Observer reporter and NCP carpark ramp sweeper.
This is really confused, IMV. Taxing wealth is nothing to do with being anti-business. The opposite. The stuff about envy is tosh.
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is really confused, IMV. Taxing wealth is nothing to do with being anti-business. The opposite. The stuff about envy is tosh.
That's quite the banner ad
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
That's quite the banner ad
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This was the extent of the turmoil I saw at the Bloquon Tout demo…
October 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This was the extent of the turmoil I saw at the Bloquon Tout demo…
Tangential, trivial & almost certainly bollox but I can't stop it rattling around my head so finally posting it here to exorcise. I wonder if Joseph Henrich's idea of WEIRDness is less Catholic Church banning cousin marriage & more recent post-WWII lib-dem norms. Caveat: I haven't read his book...
September 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Tangential, trivial & almost certainly bollox but I can't stop it rattling around my head so finally posting it here to exorcise. I wonder if Joseph Henrich's idea of WEIRDness is less Catholic Church banning cousin marriage & more recent post-WWII lib-dem norms. Caveat: I haven't read his book...
August 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s very visible. Was jogging past not yet finished toilet and baby changing block in park today as workers were painting over, for second time, a wall-sized crap graffiti tag. The same was scrawled on new toilets in a park across town just weeks ago after council spent £1m to improve facilities.
August 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It’s very visible. Was jogging past not yet finished toilet and baby changing block in park today as workers were painting over, for second time, a wall-sized crap graffiti tag. The same was scrawled on new toilets in a park across town just weeks ago after council spent £1m to improve facilities.
August 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
August 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The libertarian economist version:
July 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The libertarian economist version:
Enchilada in parentheses
July 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Enchilada in parentheses
By age is slightly less disturbing.
But still would be nice if could get more people to understand power of compounding returns, how their cash is shrinking in real terms every day, and that in the long run guaranteeing your nominal savings never go down is costly for wealth
But still would be nice if could get more people to understand power of compounding returns, how their cash is shrinking in real terms every day, and that in the long run guaranteeing your nominal savings never go down is costly for wealth
July 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
By age is slightly less disturbing.
But still would be nice if could get more people to understand power of compounding returns, how their cash is shrinking in real terms every day, and that in the long run guaranteeing your nominal savings never go down is costly for wealth
But still would be nice if could get more people to understand power of compounding returns, how their cash is shrinking in real terms every day, and that in the long run guaranteeing your nominal savings never go down is costly for wealth
“Radio on Internet”
July 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
“Radio on Internet”
My fav, near the British Museum. Tbf, not bothering anyone
May 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My fav, near the British Museum. Tbf, not bothering anyone
Yeah, I’d never take out a 30-year mortgage if the bank was offering to pay to give me money. That would be nuts… oh, wait.
May 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Yeah, I’d never take out a 30-year mortgage if the bank was offering to pay to give me money. That would be nuts… oh, wait.
The riverside is so good
April 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The riverside is so good
Lol
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April 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Lol
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Thanks for transcript. Great read. I have questions, though, if the U.S. really steps back from being the world’s consumer of last resort. See recent @michaelpettis.bsky.social comments
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April 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Thanks for transcript. Great read. I have questions, though, if the U.S. really steps back from being the world’s consumer of last resort. See recent @michaelpettis.bsky.social comments
bsky.app/profile/mich...
bsky.app/profile/mich...
