Andrew Lodge
@andrewwj.bsky.social
Curious. Enjoys policy. And other subjects. Ex HMT, BoE, various other places. Based in Canada; but still close to UK
(*Simple anecdote alert*). My experience in the jury at a major trial made me far more open to this. Good jury. Made me realise too that citizen assemblies might also work for policy (a minority opinion in Whitehall at the time).
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
(*Simple anecdote alert*). My experience in the jury at a major trial made me far more open to this. Good jury. Made me realise too that citizen assemblies might also work for policy (a minority opinion in Whitehall at the time).
According to The Guardian, it was due to legal advice. Surely that’s sensible by BBC?
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
According to The Guardian, it was due to legal advice. Surely that’s sensible by BBC?
According to The Guardian: “Bregman said he was told a week ago that the claim was being examined by US lawyers, before being told on Monday it would be edited out. The BBC confirmed it removed the comment after seeking legal advice.”
It would be pretty irresponsible to ignore legal advice, surely?
It would be pretty irresponsible to ignore legal advice, surely?
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
According to The Guardian: “Bregman said he was told a week ago that the claim was being examined by US lawyers, before being told on Monday it would be edited out. The BBC confirmed it removed the comment after seeking legal advice.”
It would be pretty irresponsible to ignore legal advice, surely?
It would be pretty irresponsible to ignore legal advice, surely?
To be honest, I don’t think it’a realistic for a government to succeed in this without a) massive preparation, b) really strong change leadership, c) spend. As an example, a successful Singapore bank, DBS, completely rewired how it worked - it took 5+ years, huge consulting support, big investment.
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
To be honest, I don’t think it’a realistic for a government to succeed in this without a) massive preparation, b) really strong change leadership, c) spend. As an example, a successful Singapore bank, DBS, completely rewired how it worked - it took 5+ years, huge consulting support, big investment.
Good to see they are responsive to feedback like this.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Good to see they are responsive to feedback like this.
To be fair, it’s a massively difficult org change task. Rewiring a large bank to break down siloes and encourage cross-divisional working is a huge undertaking. Which often fails. Not surprising a govt under pressure (which appears to have struggled on advance planning anyway) has dropped this.
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
To be fair, it’s a massively difficult org change task. Rewiring a large bank to break down siloes and encourage cross-divisional working is a huge undertaking. Which often fails. Not surprising a govt under pressure (which appears to have struggled on advance planning anyway) has dropped this.
Back to a pre-1979 world of capital controls…
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Back to a pre-1979 world of capital controls…
I remember as a child visiting relatives in LA when the Gorbachev coup was happening (1991). We’d never seen blanket 24-hour TV news. Everything so hyped, “breaking” and, at times, inane. A great line was “So, tell me: how is this coup affecting people in the Bay Area…?”. Now our news is like that.
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I remember as a child visiting relatives in LA when the Gorbachev coup was happening (1991). We’d never seen blanket 24-hour TV news. Everything so hyped, “breaking” and, at times, inane. A great line was “So, tell me: how is this coup affecting people in the Bay Area…?”. Now our news is like that.
Very useful journalism.
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Very useful journalism.
Very disappointing from The Economist.
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Very disappointing from The Economist.
This seems somewhat to skew the examples to fit the hypothesis. But Putin, by all accounts, is highly flattering to Trump. Carney less flattering, Canada still has high tariffs. Qatar did well, as did (arguably) the UK. The EU less so. Is it not more that Trump admires some authoritarian leaders?
November 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This seems somewhat to skew the examples to fit the hypothesis. But Putin, by all accounts, is highly flattering to Trump. Carney less flattering, Canada still has high tariffs. Qatar did well, as did (arguably) the UK. The EU less so. Is it not more that Trump admires some authoritarian leaders?
But whatever happens, it seems almost impossible that Canada could view the U.S. relationship in the same way again. Huge shift (wrench).
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
But whatever happens, it seems almost impossible that Canada could view the U.S. relationship in the same way again. Huge shift (wrench).
To be honest, this ad fuss feels like froth or an excuse which most people are ignoring. The big issues are that Trump has consistently said he’s upset with Canada (due to trade), and has pushed the “Canada as 51st state” idea. Not clear where this will end up, trade negotiations seem to be ongoing.
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
To be honest, this ad fuss feels like froth or an excuse which most people are ignoring. The big issues are that Trump has consistently said he’s upset with Canada (due to trade), and has pushed the “Canada as 51st state” idea. Not clear where this will end up, trade negotiations seem to be ongoing.
Probably. But also obsession (guilt) over Munich 1938, which is a warning lesson to avoid.
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Probably. But also obsession (guilt) over Munich 1938, which is a warning lesson to avoid.
Yes, banks might. But evidence is that bankers don’t (i.e., the penalty/tax hits the corporate entity, and banker pay isn’t affected).
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Yes, banks might. But evidence is that bankers don’t (i.e., the penalty/tax hits the corporate entity, and banker pay isn’t affected).
It’s pretty good. I still use paper books more often, but when travelling dreaded is good. And can get almost all classics for free.
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It’s pretty good. I still use paper books more often, but when travelling dreaded is good. And can get almost all classics for free.
This is amazingly misleading.
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is amazingly misleading.
Yes, agree. Also no one is properly engaging with the “UK economy from 2007 has had an incredible decrease in productivity, more than other G7, and austerity/Brexit don’t do much to explain it”. (“Austerity” typically meaning public services cuts, doesn’t explain much of this).
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Yes, agree. Also no one is properly engaging with the “UK economy from 2007 has had an incredible decrease in productivity, more than other G7, and austerity/Brexit don’t do much to explain it”. (“Austerity” typically meaning public services cuts, doesn’t explain much of this).
Super writing and interesting analysis. Thanks.
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Super writing and interesting analysis. Thanks.
Amazing. It looked like they’d thrown it away, but those final goals… As Pat Nevin said: Dead Pure Brilliant.
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Amazing. It looked like they’d thrown it away, but those final goals… As Pat Nevin said: Dead Pure Brilliant.