Lucy Barnes
@lucy-barnes.bsky.social
Professor of Political Economy, UCL. She/her. Here to lurk.
Congratulations!
September 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Congratulations!
My hunch is that it is hard to reconcile perceived levels of inequality (high, growing) with the idea that taxes are (sufficiently) progressive
July 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
My hunch is that it is hard to reconcile perceived levels of inequality (high, growing) with the idea that taxes are (sufficiently) progressive
Very Cirrus People
June 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Very Cirrus People
populism<->austerity doom loop, anyone?
June 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
populism<->austerity doom loop, anyone?
Love this but think the gaming element is the cherry; the “seeing like a market” (or if you prefer, the Beatles (can’t buy me love)) is the cake
April 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Love this but think the gaming element is the cherry; the “seeing like a market” (or if you prefer, the Beatles (can’t buy me love)) is the cake
Reposted by Lucy Barnes
Gender neutral spaces have existed for years, we all know that. It isn't trans and non-binary individuals attacking women without any repercussions, that's men. Nothing about demonising trans and non-binary individuals makes women safer. It does make people more vulnerable though. 3/5
April 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Gender neutral spaces have existed for years, we all know that. It isn't trans and non-binary individuals attacking women without any repercussions, that's men. Nothing about demonising trans and non-binary individuals makes women safer. It does make people more vulnerable though. 3/5
Struck in part 1 by the extent that criticisms of MT (not smart, just works hard; micromanages (“too bossy”); no ideas of her own) echo highly gendered tropes.
more surprising than even the explicit misogyny.
Ofc some women are unoriginal, not smart, conscientious micromanagers, but 🤷♀️
more surprising than even the explicit misogyny.
Ofc some women are unoriginal, not smart, conscientious micromanagers, but 🤷♀️
April 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Struck in part 1 by the extent that criticisms of MT (not smart, just works hard; micromanages (“too bossy”); no ideas of her own) echo highly gendered tropes.
more surprising than even the explicit misogyny.
Ofc some women are unoriginal, not smart, conscientious micromanagers, but 🤷♀️
more surprising than even the explicit misogyny.
Ofc some women are unoriginal, not smart, conscientious micromanagers, but 🤷♀️
Congrats, happy to see this come out!
March 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Congrats, happy to see this come out!
Right, but why don’t the bond markets want us to have a functional police force (e.g.)?
March 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Right, but why don’t the bond markets want us to have a functional police force (e.g.)?
Taking this at face value, what beliefs/behaviour enforce the straitjacket? One or more of voters, markets, or HMT has to be either extremely short sighted or irrational (in different ways) to prefer the total collapse of the public sector to higher taxes/borrowing. And impervious to persuasion.
March 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Taking this at face value, what beliefs/behaviour enforce the straitjacket? One or more of voters, markets, or HMT has to be either extremely short sighted or irrational (in different ways) to prefer the total collapse of the public sector to higher taxes/borrowing. And impervious to persuasion.