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Amazing sunset over Crooklets Beach, Bude…

Crisis, what crisis? It was the hot summer of ‘76, Jaws was in the cinema & Chancellor Healey was feeling the heat. Superb @cssjournal.bsky.social piece by the fab Sunday Times econ editor @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social on the IMF crisis revisited. Free-to-view! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Boys getting ready for waves, Summerleaze Bude. Coco chilling.

Summer of ‘76: Jaws was in the cinema & Chancellor Healey was feeling the heat. Grrat @cssjournal.bsky.social piece by brilliant Sunday Times econ editor @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social on the IMF crisis revisited. Free-view coming soon www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Summer of ‘76: Jaws was in the cinema & Chancellor Healey was feeling the heat. Grrat @cssjournal.bsky.social piece by brilliant Sunday Times econ editor @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social on the IMF crisis revisited. Free-view coming soon. @acadsocsciences.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The 1976 IMF crisis revisitedIn 1976, the British government went ‘cap in hand’ to the International Monetary Fund to secure a foreign currency loan to prevent a further slide in the value of sterling. The currency was already...www.tandfonline.com

Time to end the EV charging divide - cut VAT on public charging too. New blog blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog2607... @ukandeu.bsky.social @smmt-ukauto.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social

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Goodbye Rachel Reeves as Chancellor. Here’s my recent blog assessing her tenure: blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog2607... @ukandeu.bsky.social

Delighted to see Andy Burnham going to the Palace in a Range Rover. Class. Unlike the last PM. @rangeroveruk.bsky.social

Why is the PM being taken to Buckingham Palace in an Audi?? Didn’t they have any range rovers? World’s cameras on it. Piss poor.

Top summary by @benzaranko.bsky.social in today’s Observer which cites my comments (see also blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog2607...) as well as comments by the excellent Jun Du & Simon French. @regstud.bsky.social @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @cssjournal.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social

Brilliant World Cup clash between France and England. Two outstanding teams gave everything, played with passion, respected the referee, and showed genuine sportsmanship from first whistle to last. It was a reminder that fierce competition and mutual respect can go hand in hand.

Great piece by Mike Olley in Midlands Grit, assessing Rschel Reeves’ time in officc from a Brummie persective, referencing my recent Blog from the Blsckstuff. www.midlandsgrit.co.uk/p/labour-pro...

Labour Promised a Heavyweight. Birmingham Got a Light-MiddleweightLabour sold Rachel Reeves as an economic heavyweight. Professor David Bailey offers a balanced verdict, but this old Birmingham businessman remains decidedly disappointed.www.midlandsgrit.co.uk

I’m humbled to receive a Birmingham Business School UG Students’ Choice Award. Coming from students, this means more than I can say. Over the last few incredibly difficult months, they have shown kindness, patience and compassion, & it’s been a privilege to teach & learn alongside them. Thank you.

Great paper by Edoardo Baldoni, Lisa De Propris & Dimitri Storai. One of Lisa’s very last papers published before sadly passing away earlier this year. We miss her intellectual spark, joy, warmth & zest for life so much. @regstud.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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@thetimes.com @jameshurley.bsky.social today covers my views on past localism failures. How previous attempts at it ended up being more recentralisation. And on the abolition of Regional Development Agencies being an “act of economic vandalism”. www.thetimes.com/article/3add...

Journal impact factors are only one measure of a journal’s reach, but I’m delighted that the @cssjournal.bsky.social impact factor is now 6.2, reflecting a huge effort by editors, referees, authors and readers. A big thank you to them all, @tandfonline.bsky.social & @acadsocsciences.bsky.social

Great new balanced project report, 'The Beautiful game's ugly price tag': balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/1bmeztv5kc

Balanced Economy Project Warns: Monopoly Power Is Driving Football Prices Beyond Fans’ Reach — Balanced Economy ProjectOur new paper, “The Beautiful Game's Ugly Price Tag – Why too little competition is damaging football for fans, consumers and players,” shows how FIFA’s monopoly power, dynamic pricing and investor‑...balancedeconomy.pulse.ly

Great piece by Robin Powell on the council pension fees scandal: www.evidenceinvestor.com/post/council...

Council pension fund fees: the multi-billion-pound scandal TEBI warned about for yearsUK councils are under severe financial strain, with services like libraries and social care facing cutbacks. At the same time, hidden costs such as council pension fund fees are draining millions from...www.evidenceinvestor.com

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Why Ferrari’s first EV provoked such a backlash. New blog. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog...