Duncan Weldon
@duncanweldon.bsky.social
Economics writer. Author.
Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff.
Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through.
Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff.
Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through.
Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
Quite torn. Loved the novel at the time but worry it hasn’t aged well.
On the other hand, Matt Smith is great.
On the other hand, Matt Smith is great.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Quite torn. Loved the novel at the time but worry it hasn’t aged well.
On the other hand, Matt Smith is great.
On the other hand, Matt Smith is great.
You know what would be an excellent Christmas present?
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
You know what would be an excellent Christmas present?
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
4+ bed plus a garden is my default idea of a family home.
It’s also what I live in.
And yes, you can find £1.5m+ ones in Hertford - but those are very, very, very nice houses.
It’s also what I live in.
And yes, you can find £1.5m+ ones in Hertford - but those are very, very, very nice houses.
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
4+ bed plus a garden is my default idea of a family home.
It’s also what I live in.
And yes, you can find £1.5m+ ones in Hertford - but those are very, very, very nice houses.
It’s also what I live in.
And yes, you can find £1.5m+ ones in Hertford - but those are very, very, very nice houses.
I live in a very prosperous Home Counties commuter town.
A quick search for 4+ bedroom houses up to £1.25 million.
A quick search for 4+ bedroom houses up to £1.25 million.
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I live in a very prosperous Home Counties commuter town.
A quick search for 4+ bedroom houses up to £1.25 million.
A quick search for 4+ bedroom houses up to £1.25 million.
I sometimes feel like I am going mad.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I sometimes feel like I am going mad.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
Owning a £1.5m home is not normal in London or the South East of England.
The average London property price, according to the ONS, is £549,942.
The Rightmove figures are below.
The Rightmove figures are below.
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The average London property price, according to the ONS, is £549,942.
The Rightmove figures are below.
The Rightmove figures are below.
Either you support a tax on wealthier people or you don’t.
on.ft.com/44azcE6 Rachel Reeves under pressure to scale back Budget raid on expensive homes
on.ft.com/44azcE6 Rachel Reeves under pressure to scale back Budget raid on expensive homes
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Either you support a tax on wealthier people or you don’t.
on.ft.com/44azcE6 Rachel Reeves under pressure to scale back Budget raid on expensive homes
on.ft.com/44azcE6 Rachel Reeves under pressure to scale back Budget raid on expensive homes
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A question, when did people realise that the dot com bubble had actually peaked?
Just looking at the old NASDAQ chart.
I can - and suppose will - look back through old FT and Economist stories.
But there must be some people on this site who remember it?
Just looking at the old NASDAQ chart.
I can - and suppose will - look back through old FT and Economist stories.
But there must be some people on this site who remember it?
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A question, when did people realise that the dot com bubble had actually peaked?
Just looking at the old NASDAQ chart.
I can - and suppose will - look back through old FT and Economist stories.
But there must be some people on this site who remember it?
Just looking at the old NASDAQ chart.
I can - and suppose will - look back through old FT and Economist stories.
But there must be some people on this site who remember it?
Hhhmm.
I mean, maybe. But fair to say ‘especially ones that have invested very heavily in AI’.
I mean, maybe. But fair to say ‘especially ones that have invested very heavily in AI’.
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Hhhmm.
I mean, maybe. But fair to say ‘especially ones that have invested very heavily in AI’.
I mean, maybe. But fair to say ‘especially ones that have invested very heavily in AI’.
There’s a reason I have mostly switched to Kindle.
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
There’s a reason I have mostly switched to Kindle.
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Still not seeing any flaws in this genius strategic move.
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Still not seeing any flaws in this genius strategic move.
Thirty years?
Hate it when Spotify lies to me.
Hate it when Spotify lies to me.
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thirty years?
Hate it when Spotify lies to me.
Hate it when Spotify lies to me.
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The BBC: quite a big deal.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The BBC: quite a big deal.
This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
I’m with Vince.
And 2p on income tax plus 2p off NICS to raise £6bn feels like being hung for half a lamb.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
And 2p on income tax plus 2p off NICS to raise £6bn feels like being hung for half a lamb.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I’m with Vince.
And 2p on income tax plus 2p off NICS to raise £6bn feels like being hung for half a lamb.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
And 2p on income tax plus 2p off NICS to raise £6bn feels like being hung for half a lamb.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
Absolutely tremendous.
One of the examples has grown a terrifying third hand in the animation.
One of the examples has grown a terrifying third hand in the animation.
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Absolutely tremendous.
One of the examples has grown a terrifying third hand in the animation.
One of the examples has grown a terrifying third hand in the animation.
Have your relatives died? Do you miss them? Does that make you sad?
Have you considered paying a company to animate a photo of them to give it four or five seconds of movement?
That’ll surely help.
Have you considered paying a company to animate a photo of them to give it four or five seconds of movement?
That’ll surely help.
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Have your relatives died? Do you miss them? Does that make you sad?
Have you considered paying a company to animate a photo of them to give it four or five seconds of movement?
That’ll surely help.
Have you considered paying a company to animate a photo of them to give it four or five seconds of movement?
That’ll surely help.
