Gavin Jackson
@gavinjackson.bsky.social
Mumbai correspondent at the Economist
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A starter pack of all the Economist journalists I could find on BlueSky. If there are any more I've missed let me know and I'll add them go.bsky.app/GNQbuoM
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In the meantime I have a couple of pieces in this week's magazine:
1) an interview with Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (with @robertguest.bsky.social): www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...
1) an interview with Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (with @robertguest.bsky.social): www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...
Meet the road-building, Muslim-baiting monk who could rule India
Some see the leader of India’s biggest state as a visionary. Others fear him
www.economist.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In the meantime I have a couple of pieces in this week's magazine:
1) an interview with Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (with @robertguest.bsky.social): www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...
1) an interview with Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (with @robertguest.bsky.social): www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...
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Some personal news: I will be moving to Delhi in January to be the Economist's South Asia bureau chief.
I am obviously hugely excited about this. Welcome all recommendations and tips.
I am obviously hugely excited about this. Welcome all recommendations and tips.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Some personal news: I will be moving to Delhi in January to be the Economist's South Asia bureau chief.
I am obviously hugely excited about this. Welcome all recommendations and tips.
I am obviously hugely excited about this. Welcome all recommendations and tips.
Narendra Modi plans to free up India’s giant labour force by @tomsasse.bsky.social www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Narendra Modi plans to free up India’s giant labour force
Socialist employment restrictions will be swept away
www.economist.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Narendra Modi plans to free up India’s giant labour force by @tomsasse.bsky.social www.economist.com/finance-and-...
One weird trick to solve the affordability crisis www.economist.com/finance-and-...
One weird trick to solve the affordability crisis
If voters dislike big numbers, there is a purely nominal fix
www.economist.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
One weird trick to solve the affordability crisis www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Indians were the most common nationality of non-EU citizens emigrating from Britain, according to the latest migration figures.
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Indians were the most common nationality of non-EU citizens emigrating from Britain, according to the latest migration figures.
Investors expect AI use to soar. That's not happening. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Investors expect AI use to soar. That's not happening. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Britain's left-wing government is left-wing www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Britain’s left-wing government is left-wing
An obvious fact. But still an overlooked one
www.economist.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Britain's left-wing government is left-wing www.economist.com/britain/2025...
I'd say the budget approach is Money in One Lesson uk.bookshop.org/p/books/mone...
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I'd say the budget approach is Money in One Lesson uk.bookshop.org/p/books/mone...
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Private jet passengers flying from UK face fourfold increase in tax on.ft.com/3Xnvtzk
Private jet passengers flying from UK face fourfold increase in tax
More than 500,000 trips will be subject to higher levies
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Private jet passengers flying from UK face fourfold increase in tax on.ft.com/3Xnvtzk
Jair Bolsonaro is jailed, leaving the Brazilian right fractured
www.economist.com/the-americas...
www.economist.com/the-americas...
Jair Bolsonaro is jailed, leaving the Brazilian right fractured
His son’s actions have not helped
www.economist.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Jair Bolsonaro is jailed, leaving the Brazilian right fractured
www.economist.com/the-americas...
www.economist.com/the-americas...
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Guys will be saying stuff like "Here's 10 revenue raising measures 👇 (1/11)" while their girl asking why the joint account hemorrhaging to policy Substacks 🤨 Buddy you're worrying about the wrong fiscal headroom 😭
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Guys will be saying stuff like "Here's 10 revenue raising measures 👇 (1/11)" while their girl asking why the joint account hemorrhaging to policy Substacks 🤨 Buddy you're worrying about the wrong fiscal headroom 😭
More evidence for my belief that “politically impossible” just means no one has done it yet
Im old enough to remember when road pricing and a mansion tax were seen as politically impossible.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
More evidence for my belief that “politically impossible” just means no one has done it yet
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New PIP claims are starting to decline
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New PIP claims are starting to decline
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oh no did somebody undermine the grand theatre of the budget reveal
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
oh no did somebody undermine the grand theatre of the budget reveal
Ah yes, no increase in taxes on working people.
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ah yes, no increase in taxes on working people.
Is there anything that wasn't already briefed?
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Is there anything that wasn't already briefed?
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UK OBR: MILEAGE-BASED CHARGE ON ELECTRIC CARS RAISES 1.4 BLN STG IN 2029-30
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
UK OBR: MILEAGE-BASED CHARGE ON ELECTRIC CARS RAISES 1.4 BLN STG IN 2029-30
Good ol king’s pawn. Nothing beats that!
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Good ol king’s pawn. Nothing beats that!
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I think this is a very important point in yimby discourse: people say they don’t like densification but in London at least the densification is happening anyway. It happens via house shares, kids living in parents houses forever etc. you get the densification with or without more housing!
A long time ago Ian Mulherin made this chart and this is densification. That part is already happening! Look at the line for London!
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I think this is a very important point in yimby discourse: people say they don’t like densification but in London at least the densification is happening anyway. It happens via house shares, kids living in parents houses forever etc. you get the densification with or without more housing!
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How could I forget, here's the UK version
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
How could I forget, here's the UK version
The self driving taxi revolution is here (but not India where we will need to wait for superintelligence before robots can navigate the roads) www.economist.com/who-will-win...
The self-driving taxi revolution is here
It’s Waymo complicated than it looks
www.economist.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The self driving taxi revolution is here (but not India where we will need to wait for superintelligence before robots can navigate the roads) www.economist.com/who-will-win...
Indian car exports are making inroads into Europe, just as Europe tries to keep Chinese cars out. This is before the FTA with Britain is implemented. asia.nikkei.com/business/aut...
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Indian car exports are making inroads into Europe, just as Europe tries to keep Chinese cars out. This is before the FTA with Britain is implemented. asia.nikkei.com/business/aut...
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Today's FT Big Read: India's steel production has boomed in the past decade. But that growth comes with significant costs.
“We are creating a big carbon monster that we will not be able to tackle in the future,” says @globalenergymon.bsky.social's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
“We are creating a big carbon monster that we will not be able to tackle in the future,” says @globalenergymon.bsky.social's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
The costs of India’s hunger for cheap steel
Booming production may buoy the domestic economy, but is causing environmental damage and trade tensions
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Today's FT Big Read: India's steel production has boomed in the past decade. But that growth comes with significant costs.
“We are creating a big carbon monster that we will not be able to tackle in the future,” says @globalenergymon.bsky.social's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
“We are creating a big carbon monster that we will not be able to tackle in the future,” says @globalenergymon.bsky.social's Henna Khadeeja - on.ft.com/4oVZzWI
Wrote about this here. The "anomaly" of the divergence between hard indicators of economic performance and soft indicators of sentiment disappears once if you include higher interest rates, leading to higher mortgage and car payments, in inflation. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Wrote about this here. The "anomaly" of the divergence between hard indicators of economic performance and soft indicators of sentiment disappears once if you include higher interest rates, leading to higher mortgage and car payments, in inflation. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Brazil is embracing its African roots. www.economist.com/the-americas...
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Brazil is embracing its African roots. www.economist.com/the-americas...