Peter Clarke
@stuttgart88.bsky.social
Running, football, politics, economics, Ireland, often all in one go.
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New post: Reform and the UK press
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We have reached the point where a majority of the print media are in effect encouraging civil unrest and racial hatred, yet thanks to political short termism this press remains essentially unaccountable for their behaviour
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/08/refo...
We have reached the point where a majority of the print media are in effect encouraging civil unrest and racial hatred, yet thanks to political short termism this press remains essentially unaccountable for their behaviour
Reform and the UK press
It was entirely predictable that immigration/asylum would become the issue voters thought was the most important facing the country. Many p...
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August 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
New post: Reform and the UK press
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/08/refo...
We have reached the point where a majority of the print media are in effect encouraging civil unrest and racial hatred, yet thanks to political short termism this press remains essentially unaccountable for their behaviour
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/08/refo...
We have reached the point where a majority of the print media are in effect encouraging civil unrest and racial hatred, yet thanks to political short termism this press remains essentially unaccountable for their behaviour
Fantastic article, on so many levels.
June 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Fantastic article, on so many levels.
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TV View: Be it the Champions League or URC, some days it really is like using Ferraris to spread silage
TV View: Be it the Champions League or URC, some days it really is like using Ferraris to spread silage
Metaphor was applied liberally by critics bemoaning very different turns of fortunes in Dublin and Munich
www.irishtimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
TV View: Be it the Champions League or URC, some days it really is like using Ferraris to spread silage
A case study for sports marketing / business students for years to come. Where even is Mark McCafferty now? Rich English club owners’ useful idiot.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...
Gerry Thornley: Structural flaws and English clubs’ apathy doing Champions Cup no favours
Rushing the quarter-finals again made no sense whatsoever while botched TV deals a sign of chickens coming home to roost
www.irishtimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A case study for sports marketing / business students for years to come. Where even is Mark McCafferty now? Rich English club owners’ useful idiot.
www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...
www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...
Batshit mental on.ft.com/42dvmIC
Donald Trump fires National Security Agency director
Sacking comes as president dismisses officials from National Security Council
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April 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Batshit mental on.ft.com/42dvmIC
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“Ultimately, either fiscal discipline or democracy itself is likely to collapse.” Incredible thing to write, but here we are.
“Ultimately, either fiscal discipline or democracy itself is likely to collapse.” Incredible thing to write, but here we are.
Fiscal tweaks won’t solve Britain’s growth problem
The government must embark on a much more radical programme of structural reforms
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March 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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“Ultimately, either fiscal discipline or democracy itself is likely to collapse.” Incredible thing to write, but here we are.
“Ultimately, either fiscal discipline or democracy itself is likely to collapse.” Incredible thing to write, but here we are.
Imagine thinking it’s the Left that have been infected with a mind virus. on.ft.com/3FKIw8q
US tells European companies to comply with Donald Trump’s anti-diversity order
Move signals push by American president to widen his ideological campaign abroad
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March 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Imagine thinking it’s the Left that have been infected with a mind virus. on.ft.com/3FKIw8q
on.ft.com/42fa1ib How to create a true common market for defence
How to create a true common market for defence
Even Eurosceptics and Britain-bashers should acknowledge the advantage of smooth weaponry supply chains
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March 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
on.ft.com/42fa1ib How to create a true common market for defence
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@stuttgart88.bsky.social and here it is….#F1 #Jordan
March 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@stuttgart88.bsky.social and here it is….#F1 #Jordan
I’ve no sympathy for Italy but for me, too many good rugby games are now decided by who keeps 15 on the pitch.
March 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I’ve no sympathy for Italy but for me, too many good rugby games are now decided by who keeps 15 on the pitch.
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The question about the 2020 election is the sickest, apparently requiring job candidates to deny reality in order to be appointed. Dangerous, horrible stuff.
Job candidates at federal agencies are being questioned on their loyalty to Trump.
Among the questions: Would you be willing to serve as a spokesperson for mass deportations? Which of Trump’s executive orders is your favorite? Who won the 2020 election?
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Among the questions: Would you be willing to serve as a spokesperson for mass deportations? Which of Trump’s executive orders is your favorite? Who won the 2020 election?
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Trump Team Tests Job Candidates by Asking Who Won the 2020 Election
The White House is giving potential job candidates litmus tests in interviews to make sure they are sufficiently loyal to President Donald Trump and his second-term agenda, according to people familia...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The question about the 2020 election is the sickest, apparently requiring job candidates to deny reality in order to be appointed. Dangerous, horrible stuff.
I’d love to know what % of total dollars in existence that is.
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I’d love to know what % of total dollars in existence that is.
This wouldn’t make a good radio headline!
Dartmoor wild boar sightings prompt suspicions of guerrilla rewilding
Dog walker’s close encounter prompts debate over whether the animals, once native to UK, should remain
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February 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This wouldn’t make a good radio headline!
Hyman Minsky can never be cited often enough!
The financial crisis was just a rehearsal
A global Minsky moment
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February 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Hyman Minsky can never be cited often enough!
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Would have been an unthinkable column from @gideonrachman.bsky.social a month ago. www.ft.com/content/11f1...
February 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Would have been an unthinkable column from @gideonrachman.bsky.social a month ago. www.ft.com/content/11f1...
Well said, perfectly put…
Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
We need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us.
This may have been the biggest moment for European security since 1991.
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February 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Well said, perfectly put…
The @dublonde.bsky.social gig in Scala London on Thursday was just pure fun, from the first minute to the last. 👏👏 So glad I went. I only stumbled across them via a recommendation on the other platform by @plasmatron.bsky.social (I think!) a few years ago. Next up for me is Mogwai in Brixton.
February 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The @dublonde.bsky.social gig in Scala London on Thursday was just pure fun, from the first minute to the last. 👏👏 So glad I went. I only stumbled across them via a recommendation on the other platform by @plasmatron.bsky.social (I think!) a few years ago. Next up for me is Mogwai in Brixton.
“The rest of us were second-class citizens by comparison.”
That’s the thing with rugby schools, and why I’m a deep sceptic of rugby’s “values” and “inclusivity”. As an ex-England Colt said to me, “rugby’s very inclusive, as long as you’re included”.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
That’s the thing with rugby schools, and why I’m a deep sceptic of rugby’s “values” and “inclusivity”. As an ex-England Colt said to me, “rugby’s very inclusive, as long as you’re included”.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Rachel Connolly: Culture of bad behaviour at rugby schools has to change
A 19-year-old was awarded nearly €60,000 in damages for 'degrading' videos on a school rugby trip
www.irishtimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“The rest of us were second-class citizens by comparison.”
That’s the thing with rugby schools, and why I’m a deep sceptic of rugby’s “values” and “inclusivity”. As an ex-England Colt said to me, “rugby’s very inclusive, as long as you’re included”.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
That’s the thing with rugby schools, and why I’m a deep sceptic of rugby’s “values” and “inclusivity”. As an ex-England Colt said to me, “rugby’s very inclusive, as long as you’re included”.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Whatever Britain’s problems are, overly tight mortgage lending regulation isn’t one of them. on.ft.com/3PKn7Oy
Rachel Reeves backs plans for looser limits on mortgage lending
UK Chancellor favours proposals by the financial regulator for banks to take more risks to boost home ownership
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January 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Whatever Britain’s problems are, overly tight mortgage lending regulation isn’t one of them. on.ft.com/3PKn7Oy
Maybe a massive increase in defence spending is what Europe needs to jolt its economy into life? A surge in aggregate demand and a catalyst for renewed investment in technology and high-end engineering. The cosy ESG days are over. Defence is a public good too.
November 25, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Maybe a massive increase in defence spending is what Europe needs to jolt its economy into life? A surge in aggregate demand and a catalyst for renewed investment in technology and high-end engineering. The cosy ESG days are over. Defence is a public good too.