#Economy

Henry Parkes

Henry_J_Parkes

THREAD. 1/ Even with the temporary £20 uplift, we have one of the least generous welfare systems in the developed world. Cutting UC at any point would be a mistake,

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

THREAD ON IMMIGRATION1. So:Probably not a popular policy, but if I were in Government I'd have secure detention camps for illegal immigrants. Make use of military premises: there's a camp

balajis.com

balajis

Farming was the 1800s. Manufacturing was the 1900s. Counterintuitively, could investing become the most common "job" of the 2000s?Reason: crypto and fintech are turning everyone into an investor, just like

Music Venue Trust

musicvenuetrust

IMPORTANT READ: Our colleagues at @UK_Music have published the Music By Numbers Report today. READ THE REPORT IN FULL HERE: https://www.ukmusic.org/research/music-by-numbers-2020 Music by Numbers is essential reading for anyone who

Armine Yalnizyan

ArmineYalnizyan

Just finished @PnPCBC with the wonderful @armstrongcbc on the significance of today's @StatCan_eng Labour Force Survey findings.Buckle up for a short tour of the deets.https://twitter.com/ArmineYalnizyan/status/1357774670821523461 First

Uzair Younus عُزیر یُونس

UzairYounus

THREAD: In 2018 @PTIofficial seemed lost at sea, at least on the economic front. From selling buffaloes to delaying the IMF program, self-inflicted wounds created uncertainty and sucked the air

Greg Greene

ggreeneva

To get real for a second, one problem with living in a gerontocracy is that too few of the nation’s top leaders seem to feel a visceral concern about how

Corruption Tracker

ArmsTradeCT

When it comes to justifying arms sales, one of the greatest arguments used by its supporters that the industry is a significant contributor to the greater national economy, particularly by

The Common Weal

Common_Weal

Live from 9am, our Director Robin McAlpine will be giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Covid-19 inquiry.Watch at: http://ow.ly/CS6Z30rjlsW https://twitter.com/SP_Economy/status/1325831233239191554 Robin's key point is

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/5This very interesting article by Ren Zeping and colleagues notes that during China’s planned economy period, while the northern provinces experienced an economic boom in heavy industry, “a blessing can

Anne Buckvold

ABuckvold

Yes, I take notes on @nytimes esp when the article is about public transit and pinpoints racial inequities, and the importance of public transit to the health of our collective

Kelsey Piper

KelseyTuoc

When I started researching this piece I was going to write why to vaccinate the elderly next (after frontline healthcare & nursing homes). But now everyone agrees on that, so

Frances Donald

francesdonald

Did you catch my '21 Outlook? This yr, I’m taking a different approach. Sure, the base case is the same as everyone else's: first half bad, second half good. Some

Barney Flower

barnaby_flower

After months of airBnB hopping with recently expanded family, feel incredibly grateful to be allowed back into #Vietnam to continue Hepatitis research. Currently in quarantine, which is no-nonsense. But I'm

Emily Gray

Emily_IpsosMORI

THREAD: New @IpsosMORIScot poll for @STVNewsSNP support very high – 2x as many would vote SNP as would vote ConservativeSNP most trusted party on key issues: COVID, economy, educationStill a

Melissa Knox, Ph.D.

knoxmecon

CHILDCARE =INFRASTRUCTURE And yet, “About 56% of child-care providers report losing money by staying open... 42%... say they have taken on debt using personal credit cards to pay for supplies

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