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Thomas Sampson @thomsampson.bsky.social · Jan 14

Nice piece by @asvalero.bsky.social & @johnvanreenen.bsky.social making the case for green industrial policy in the UK

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · Jan 13

Interactive companion website here

International Friends & Enemies

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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · Jan 9

The issue features pieces from UK and intl leading thinkers on all aspects of the new emerging economic consensus

Including
👉@drodrik.bsky.social & @huwspencer.bsky.social on productivism
👉Greg Clark MP, David Edgerton, @asvalero.bsky.social & @johnvanreenen.bsky.social on industrial strategy

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Anna Valero @asvalero.bsky.social · Jan 8

A new special edition of @IPPR Progressive Review on modern supply side economics is out today. Includes my piece with @johnvanreenen.bsky.social on how to embed green industrial policy in a growth strategy, and lots more...
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Please Follow the Official AP News Account @apnews-world-rss.bsky.social · Jan 3

Sierra Leone’s former president charged with treason for alleged involvement in failed coup attempt

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason for his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in November, Sierra Leone’s government said Wednesday.Koroma has also been charged with misprision of treason, which is the crime of concealing knowledge of treasonable acts, according to a statement from the ministry of information and civic education.On Nov. 26, dozens of gunmen launched an attack in the West African nation’s capital of Freetown during which they broke into Sierra Leone’s key armory and into a prison where the majority of the more than 2,000 inmates were freed. At least 18 members of the security forces were killed during the clashes. More than 50 suspects, including military officers, have been arrested so far.The charges against Koroma were announced a day after a dozen people were charged with similar offenses in connection with the failed coup. Although he has officially retired from politics, Koroma remains an influential figure within his political party and often hosts prominent politicians in his hometown of Makeni.There have been political tensions in Sierra Leone since President Julius Maada Bio was reelected for a second term in a disputed vote in June. Two months after he was reelected, police said they arrested several people, including senior military officers, for allegedly planning to use protests “to undermine peace.”

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Simon Wren-Lewis @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social · Jan 2

New post: The case for increasing government debt to green the economy is greater than for increasing debt during the pandemic
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Yet strangely we do not seem to be having this conversation about the biggest global crisis facing the world today.

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Simon Wren-Lewis @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social · Dec 20

Y'days post: How a Labour government could be the tipping point for public discussion about immigration mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2023/12/how-...
Any government that talks the talk on reducing immigration but fails to bring numbers down to protect the economy is storing up trouble for itself.

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The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social · Nov 29

Today we launched The Productivity Agenda a paper edited by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & featuring content from experts on UK productivity. Great panel event & video will be available soon. In the meantime, here is the publication www.productivity.ac.uk/wp-content/u... #productivityweek

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John Van Reenen @johnvanreenen.bsky.social · Nov 29

How to embed green industrial policy in a UK growth strategy buff.ly/47AOf9P My new piece for @IPPR volume with @asvalero @poid_lse @cep_lse

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