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Simon Wren‐Lewis

Simon Wren-Lewis is a British economist. He is a professor of economic policy at the Blavatnik School of Government… more

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The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.
emmbadger.bsky.social
If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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sjwrenlewis.bsky.social
Broadly correct, except the far right in office is far more corruppt than the people they replace.
graceblakeley.substack.com
The far right is corrupt to the core #Reform

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graceblakeley.substack.com
The far right is corrupt to the core #Reform

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sjwrenlewis.bsky.social
Y'days post: Populism and Economic Prosperity mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/10/popu...
We would expect populist governments to damage the economy. The evidence suggests that they do so in a big way. But we know from Brexit that the media typically nullifies the impact of this evidence on voters.
Populism and Economic Prosperity
Mainstream political parties normally claim that populist parties, if they ever got to power, would damage the economy. We have clear evid...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
ppfideas.bsky.social
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martinelms.bsky.social
Why Starmer's Govt have not passed truth in media laws is a lacuna only clown shoes, phone hacking, and a RW elite MSM can fill. Accountability and penalty are required after 60 years of deceit, manipulation that has resulted in national decline. As the Leveson failure attests.

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ew post: Populism and Economic Prosperity
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/10/popu...
We would expect populist governments to damage the economy, and the evidence suggests that they do so in a big way. But we know from Brexit that the media typically nullifies the impact of this evidence on voters.
Populism and Economic Prosperity
Mainstream political parties normally claim that populist parties, if they ever got to power, would damage the economy. We have clear evid...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
sjwrenlewis.bsky.social
Excellent, as ever. Raising taxes to explicitly raise spending need not lose votes. I might add that myths are often created by those who benefit from them.
newstatesman1913.bsky.social
Labour and the Tories are trapped in a tax hole. By misreading the past, Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are being hobbled in the present. 🖊️Steve Richards
Labour and the Tories are trapped in a tax hole
By misreading the past, Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are being hobbled in the present
www.newstatesman.com

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Labour and the Tories are trapped in a tax hole. By misreading the past, Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are being hobbled in the present. 🖊️Steve Richards
Labour and the Tories are trapped in a tax hole
By misreading the past, Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are being hobbled in the present
www.newstatesman.com

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oldtrotter.bsky.social
There aren’t many albums that are flawless. This is one of them. Nearly 50 years old, but timeless. Don’t get more elegiac than Small Hours (even with the sound of a passing train)

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adambienkov.bsky.social
BBC asking Bridget Phillipson at length about rising antisemitism in the UK (which actually fell last year according to new figures, albeit still very high) but not at all about rising Islamophobia, which is up by 19% year-on-year

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