Jan Dehn
@jandehn.bsky.social
Pre-crastinator. Economist. Ruthlessly woke by today's standards. Pro-migrant. Anti-fascist. Atheist. Decriminalise drugs & sex work. Evolve societies beyond the nation state. Keen blocker of morons.
Blog: https://www.jandehn.com/
Blog: https://www.jandehn.com/
BLOG: People and drug smuggling obey the same incentives. Governments have failed to stop both, because they have not developed the skills to sell obvious solutions to voters. This pathetic state of affairs is nowhere more clear than in these two areas of policy.
www.jandehn.com/post/on-drug...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
BLOG: People and drug smuggling obey the same incentives. Governments have failed to stop both, because they have not developed the skills to sell obvious solutions to voters. This pathetic state of affairs is nowhere more clear than in these two areas of policy.
www.jandehn.com/post/on-drug...
www.jandehn.com/post/on-drug...
The key point - when you sail so close to the wind - is that everything boils down to these tiny details and fine margins. Pathetically bad fiscal management, not just by this govt but by every govt since Brexit. Has Brexit ushered in not just worse economy but also far worse govt officials?
V good thread
This OBR/Treasury row on who said what, when... is very muddy and complicated.
A few points:
• idea that the OBR said on Oct 31 Reeves was already meeting her target by £4b isn't really the full picture - fcast excluded the welfare u-turns since March (some media have pointed that out, others not)
A few points:
• idea that the OBR said on Oct 31 Reeves was already meeting her target by £4b isn't really the full picture - fcast excluded the welfare u-turns since March (some media have pointed that out, others not)
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The key point - when you sail so close to the wind - is that everything boils down to these tiny details and fine margins. Pathetically bad fiscal management, not just by this govt but by every govt since Brexit. Has Brexit ushered in not just worse economy but also far worse govt officials?
This paves the way to concentration and extermination camps.
including complaints of medical-neglect, forced-drugging, abuse, due-process violations, and other civil-rights complaints in immigration detention in limbo or effectively abandoned.
Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn
Former oversight officials alarmed by dismantling of DHS system that oversees complaints about civil rights harms
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This paves the way to concentration and extermination camps.
NEW BLOG: If you are ever in Cabrils check out this restaurant!
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Restaurant Hostal de la Placa, Cabrils
Restaurant Hostal de la Placa is a traditional Catalan restaurant of very high standard.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
NEW BLOG: If you are ever in Cabrils check out this restaurant!
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PIMP DADDY OF CHESS!
Happy 35th birthday to the strongest-ever chess player, and 18x world champion, Magnus Carlsen 🐐
November 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
PIMP DADDY OF CHESS!
I used to believe the expression was “no holes barred”, which I thought that was rather forward of the British.
November 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I used to believe the expression was “no holes barred”, which I thought that was rather forward of the British.
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There's a building wave of public opinion in the UK against allowing Russian interference in our democracy to continue unabated.
That means RefUK is in BIG trouble - look at the data on Wales.
Trump's support in the US is collapsing too - for the same reason.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
That means RefUK is in BIG trouble - look at the data on Wales.
Trump's support in the US is collapsing too - for the same reason.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures
A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
There's a building wave of public opinion in the UK against allowing Russian interference in our democracy to continue unabated.
That means RefUK is in BIG trouble - look at the data on Wales.
Trump's support in the US is collapsing too - for the same reason.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
That means RefUK is in BIG trouble - look at the data on Wales.
Trump's support in the US is collapsing too - for the same reason.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-poli...
Dua Lipa - Levitating (Live from the Royal Albert Hall) (Dj Smooth Remix V1)
YouTube video by Dj Smooth
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
BLOG: The arrogance, myopia and sheer stupidity of the West’s Sinophobia is truly stunning. The West is led by donkeys. China is the future abd we should work with China, not fight it. www.jandehn.com/post/do-not-...
November 30, 2025 at 6:48 AM
BLOG: The arrogance, myopia and sheer stupidity of the West’s Sinophobia is truly stunning. The West is led by donkeys. China is the future abd we should work with China, not fight it. www.jandehn.com/post/do-not-...
When I still trod the boards, we put on 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead' at the Phoenix Players in Nairobi, Kenya. Tom Stoppard was a genius and I never enjoyed a play as much as I enjoyed that one. Here I am as King Hamlet, having poison poured into my ear by my own brother, Claudius.
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When I still trod the boards, we put on 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead' at the Phoenix Players in Nairobi, Kenya. Tom Stoppard was a genius and I never enjoyed a play as much as I enjoyed that one. Here I am as King Hamlet, having poison poured into my ear by my own brother, Claudius.
1700 Israelis killed. More than 70,000 Palestinians murdered. That makes it more than 40 Palestinians killed for every Israeli. And Israel is not stopping. It's aim: the wipe out the entire Palestinian population and take over Gaza. Israel wants Lebensraum, just like Hitler did. It's the same thing.
BREAKING: Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday that the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began.
Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry says
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
1700 Israelis killed. More than 70,000 Palestinians murdered. That makes it more than 40 Palestinians killed for every Israeli. And Israel is not stopping. It's aim: the wipe out the entire Palestinian population and take over Gaza. Israel wants Lebensraum, just like Hitler did. It's the same thing.
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There are still people being held & tortured in Israel.
People who are not terrorists.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
People who are not terrorists.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Free Dr Abu Safiya
Israel has Gaza’s top paediatrician and around 90 other Palestinian medics in military prisons. Join the global call for their freedom!
secure.avaaz.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
There are still people being held & tortured in Israel.
People who are not terrorists.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
People who are not terrorists.
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
NEW BLOG: The tyranny of stupid where you fear men for whom you only ever had disdain.
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The tyranny of stupid
Welcome to the tyranny of stupid, the place where you will fear men for whom you only ever felt utter disdain.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
NEW BLOG: The tyranny of stupid where you fear men for whom you only ever had disdain.
www.jandehn.com/post/the-tyr...
www.jandehn.com/post/the-tyr...
NEW BLOG: The tyranny of stupid, the place where you fear the men for whom you have only ever felt utter disdain.
www.jandehn.com/post/the-tyr...
www.jandehn.com/post/the-tyr...
The tyranny of stupid
Welcome to the tyranny of stupid, the place where you will fear men for whom you only ever felt utter disdain.
www.jandehn.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEW BLOG: The tyranny of stupid, the place where you fear the men for whom you have only ever felt utter disdain.
www.jandehn.com/post/the-tyr...
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It is only a question of time before Stephen Miller declares African-Americans illegal immigrants and puts forward a proposals for the Final Solution and starts building extermination camps. If I was an ethnic minority in the US, I would not wait and see. Act now or regret.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It is only a question of time before Stephen Miller declares African-Americans illegal immigrants and puts forward a proposals for the Final Solution and starts building extermination camps. If I was an ethnic minority in the US, I would not wait and see. Act now or regret.
BLOG: The debate on immigration is beyond stale as it is driven solely by xenophobia. We need new ideas - here are some: www.jandehn.com/post/the-dar...
The Dark Side of Culture (9): Xenophobia
Dominated by cultural anxety, the debate on immigration has gone stale. Culture should play no role at all in immigration policy
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November 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
BLOG: The debate on immigration is beyond stale as it is driven solely by xenophobia. We need new ideas - here are some: www.jandehn.com/post/the-dar...
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Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK net migration falls sharply with drop in arrivals for work and study
Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No surprise- it’s genocidal IDF on the rampage
Israeli security forces shot two Palestinian men who appeared to be surrendering and unarmed during a raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine TV news footage showed
IDF kill two Palestinians who appeared to surrender
Israeli security forces shot two Palestinian men who appeared to be surrendering and unarmed during a raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine TV news footage showed.
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
No surprise- it’s genocidal IDF on the rampage
Trump’s ‘cease fire’ was just another dose of his usual bullshit, while Israel, having tasted blood and liking it, wants to kill many more women and children.
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.
The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after two years of war. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Trump’s ‘cease fire’ was just another dose of his usual bullshit, while Israel, having tasted blood and liking it, wants to kill many more women and children.
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The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
Economic failure goes hand in hand with declining immigration. Economic migrants are an excellent indicator of a country’s economic prospects. UK is in DEEP trouble. www.jandehn.com/post/your-ra...
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Economic failure goes hand in hand with declining immigration. Economic migrants are an excellent indicator of a country’s economic prospects. UK is in DEEP trouble. www.jandehn.com/post/your-ra...
Ouch! Economic failure and declining immigration go hand in hand. And vice versa, of course. www.jandehn.com/post/your-ra...
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Ouch! Economic failure and declining immigration go hand in hand. And vice versa, of course. www.jandehn.com/post/your-ra...
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By the end of the financial year in March, India will overtake Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy—and within striking distance of the third-largest, Germany. The milestone is about more than bragging rights
India’s economy will become the world’s fourth-largest
By the end of March 2026 India will overtake Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. But the country falls short on many other measures
econ.st
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
By the end of the financial year in March, India will overtake Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy—and within striking distance of the third-largest, Germany. The milestone is about more than bragging rights
This is not going to improve community relations in the US, is it? Well, it is not surprising either, given Trump provocative and mostly illegal use of force against American communities. Play with fire and you get burnt.
BREAKING: Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.
Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says
Two National Guard soldiers were shot Wednesday near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.Emergency vehicles were seen responding to the area.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is not going to improve community relations in the US, is it? Well, it is not surprising either, given Trump provocative and mostly illegal use of force against American communities. Play with fire and you get burnt.
1/3. THE UK BUDGET IN A NUTSHELL:
The big fiscal hole clearly needed filling following Brexit & the irresponsibility of past governments. So taxes had to go up. The fiscal gap will now get smaller and government finances will improve a bit, BUT growth will suffer and we may end up in recession.
The big fiscal hole clearly needed filling following Brexit & the irresponsibility of past governments. So taxes had to go up. The fiscal gap will now get smaller and government finances will improve a bit, BUT growth will suffer and we may end up in recession.
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
1/3. THE UK BUDGET IN A NUTSHELL:
The big fiscal hole clearly needed filling following Brexit & the irresponsibility of past governments. So taxes had to go up. The fiscal gap will now get smaller and government finances will improve a bit, BUT growth will suffer and we may end up in recession.
The big fiscal hole clearly needed filling following Brexit & the irresponsibility of past governments. So taxes had to go up. The fiscal gap will now get smaller and government finances will improve a bit, BUT growth will suffer and we may end up in recession.