Think this is the my favourite and best podcast at the moment. Perfect blend of explaining the end of the world with humour!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A poster child school for many governments!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Becoming a bit of a pattern this!

Our PM should be leading this message.

it's ridiculous that this "London has fallen" bullshit has been allowed to fester for so long. The best time to deal with this was a few years ago, and the second best time is now

'How revelling in totalitarianism, genocide and hate might be rock 'n' roll, punk rock and sexy... ... a brilliant text and substantive exemplar of historical inquiry' THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL @winnipegfreepress.com www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

"It takes a certain kind of mind to look into the world of colostomy bags, incontinence pads and emollient cream and see dollar signs" Brilliant, visceral piece on private equity + care homes from what is sure to be a banger of a book by @hettieobrien.bsky.social

If your in Leyton way on Good Friday

Fantastic book, a must read, especially the Kraftwerk chapter amongst many good ones

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great and very timely article

If you're an A-Level student doing Economics, then you should get involved in this fantastic competition from @discoverecon.bsky.social and The Royal Economic Society. Who wouldn't want to be named 'Young Economist of the Year'? www.discovereconomics.co.uk/young-econom... #EconSky

Astonishing that she is not referenced in A Level specifications, or any women for that matter, and chancers like Laffer are

Winning trophies isn’t for everyone

One of the more interesting elements of 'How To Win The Premier League' was the managing of TAA by Klopp. He understood the defensive weakness of the player but gave him more protection because he understood the benefits of TAA easily out-weighed the costs. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Here we go again: This is what war profiteering looks like. Refinery margins are being pushed to the sky again. We need windfall profits taxes for oil extraction and margin caps along the value chain all the way to the gas stations.

I have studied China for years and have been banging the drum for buffer stocks in essentials like food and energy with Western policy makers. The response was always some version of market fundamentalism: it’s not efficient, it distorts prices etc. Well, here we are. peri.umass.edu/publication/...

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... Essential viewing

Eid Mubarak to all of you.

Fossil fuel price shocks are redistribution shocks. Last time, we warned windfall profits would benefit the ultra-rich at the expense of everyone else. This time, there is no excuse. The numbers are in. We need windfall profit taxes & multilateral price caps now.

A Russian oligarch was allowed to cheat rules for years allowing him to build a global super club right under the nose of the Premier League. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/w...

There is so much wrongdoing in this Chelsea case that loads of it is going to get lost. For example the Premier League banned third party ownership in 2008 and the documents show Chelsea’s owners through an Abramovich-controlled company was engaged in it for years after that.

A good read, although not in a good way

Journalism as a work of art.

Something smooth, funky, soulful and groovy for the weekend? I speak to drummer Steve White (The Style Council, Paul Weller) about his great new solo album, Soul Drums, which is out next week on Acid Jazz: sayitwithgarageflowers.com/2026/03/14/m...

Chancellor to offer support over rising heating oil costs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ‘Found the money’ should tax oil producers windfall profits

Weird time to be playing a concert, but great band to cheer up the troops

"The whole planet poorer"...except for the oil producers, arms producers and the gamers playing stock exchanges...the rest of us can go f*ck ourselves.

open.spotify.com/episode/3Dpc... Superb episode

🎥The Economic Consequences of War in Iran. My first data dive on the extraordinary events in the Gulf. On chokepoints, oil/gas giants and the reason a drone strike on a plant most people have never heard of thousands of miles away could plunge Europe back into energy crisis youtu.be/KRaNainwk5k?...

www.goodreads.com/book/show/21... What a superb book by @ianleslie.bsky.social, and great to have the Spotify playlist whilst reading. So many familiar songs listened to in a different light.

youtu.be/7fyufPkXLbs?... Rosalia will go down as one of the all time greats. Bjork as well for a Good measure

www.theguardian.com/football/202... Hope Leeds get a massive fine for this. Something Starmer should be speaking out against this morning, but won’t obviously.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... Karen Brady isn’t very good at Business is she? Why do the BBC pay as some sort of expert?

❌ You can’t fight poverty with racism. ❌ And you can’t fix a broken system by scapegoating migrants. Blame the corporate greed at the top. We’re talking to you, Farage + Musk. #MarchAgainstFarRight #Together

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... What an episode. Big up Chicago!

Proof the presence of George Osborne can ruin anything, even the Bayeux fucking Tapestry

My Times piece: The US trade deficit in goods widened last year and GDP growth slowed, demonstrating that Trump’s tariffs are an economic as well as a political folly: Donald Trump’s bad tariff economics are also bad politics www.thetimes.com/article/16b5...

Well done 👏

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic... These people are dangerous lunatics.

Apparently it isn’t people coming over boats who are to blame for London’s housing market failure

Excellent article for A Level students going into their exam season.

Very good, and timely!

www.marylebonetheatre.com/productions/... More important than ever, that we remember how we defeated facism on our streets before @togetheralliance.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Excellent episode. Worse in the public sector apparently, which comes as no surprise

Suddenly of possible interest: "President Trump Cannot Legally Impose Tariffs Using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974"

A great listen, just done, and well done for calling out the ‘London is over’ narrative 👏👏

The migrant-blaming story has no end point – because it will never deliver the safety and prosperity people crave. Americans lives will keep getting worse, and politicians will keep finding someone new to blame - anyone except the super-rich. open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...