Kate Barker
@katemb.bsky.social
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Erstwhile economist, Stoke City supporter.
#madeinstoke
I know I’m not a literature expert - but each year read 2 of Booker short list. This year - ‘Flesh’ ( the winner) and ‘the Land in Winter’. Thought the Land in Winter excellent and the other meretricious . What am I missing? (May have been gems in the other4 too).
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And now I’ve learned to do links - really interested in any thoughts on the proposal re fiscal definitions in this piece:
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/financi...
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Financing infrastructure without unnerving the bond market - Bennett School of Public Policy
The Chancellor’s attempt to increase capital investment in her first budget resulted in a negative reaction from the bond market. As growth slows, the Chancellor needs to fundamentally rethink her app...
https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/financing-infrastructure-without-unnerving-the-bond-market/
3 months ago
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New towns locations, design proposals and planning recommendations - all published today
www.gov.uk/government/p...
. Together with a positive government response
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New Towns Taskforce: Report to government
The government has published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-towns-taskforce-report-to-government
3 months ago
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Kate Barker
The Productivity Institute
9 months ago
The AI Productivity Opportunity 💡⚡ Be the Business' Chief Executive Anthony Impey at our interactive workshop on AI and productivity, with Be the Business. TPI's Managing Director
@bartvanark.bsky.social
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Kate Barker
Nancy Levine Stearns
11 months ago
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment."
#Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
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Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/dutch-pension-fund-abp-sells-all-alphabet-meta-shares-ceo-tells-newspaper-fd-2025-02-17/
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Kate Barker
The Productivity Institute
11 months ago
Technicians play an important role in delivering growth, productivity and innovation, but there is an increasing shortage. Read Professor Dame
@athenedonald.bsky.social
's new piece for the Productivity Policy Unit to find out more:
www.productivity.ac.uk/news/the-rol...
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The role of universities in supporting technical pathways and the delivery of innovation - The Productivity Institute
A commentary on the critical role of technicians in boosting productivity and innovation.
https://www.productivity.ac.uk/news/the-role-of-universities-in-supporting-technical-pathways-and-the-delivery-of-innovation/
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Media and other commentary on todays GDP and yesterday’s CPI combines undue weight on monthly numbers and, very often, a lack of interest in what is actually being measured and the range of uncertainty
12 months ago
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Kate Barker
Bennett Institute for Public Policy
12 months ago
📢 Join us for two events featuring our research during National Productivity Week on 31 January. 08:30 - Unlocking Productivity: Insights from C-Suite Leaders 14:30 - Launch of East Anglia Insights Paper 👉 Explore & register
www.productivityweek.co.uk/whats-on
#NationalProductivityWeek
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What's on - National Productivity Week
Find out the events that are happening around the UK for National Productivity Week.
https://www.productivityweek.co.uk/whats-on
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Hope it won’t disappoint those interested in economics that my first post here is to say I hope Stoke City can keep Tom Cannon
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