Speaking of which, this, with @jdportes.bsky.social and Gove is still well worth watching ukandeu.ac.uk/video-audio/...

Mike Olley is spot on. The hapless Chris McDonald sounded particularly unimpressive yday. Why did he even come up to Brum? More ‘listening’? Not enough. His role should be retitled ‘Minister without Furlough’. Btw Olley’s brilliant blog GRIT is essential reading. www.linkedin.com/posts/mike-o...

JLR shutdown extended again as ministers meet suppliers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The 'automatic stabilizer' "Arbeidstijdverkorting", shortening the work week also exists in the Netherlands. It requires government permission to use the unemployment funds, owned and overseen by employers and labor unions per sector, for it. It was used end 2008. The UK doesn't have such laws?

It is amazing that these attacks aren't more headline news, they are growing and getting worse.

JLR shutdown a 'wake up call' for UK's cyber resilience - on today’s #politicsmidlands with the excellent Elizabeth Glinka www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The JLR cyberattack has damaged manufacturing plants, putting jobs at risk in the West Midlands & in the supply chain. @zarahsultana.bsky.social (Coventry South MP) might better focus on protecting good jobs in the West Midlands rather than political rows of little interest to constituents.

Wholly agree - this is an excellent long read from Reuters chronicling the origins of China's domestic EV production, from the mass use of central government subsidies to bolster consumer support for the transition from ICE vehicles, to the frantic manufacturer price wars seen today.

'A large majority of member states oppose restrictions on UK participation, as they want flexibility over defence procurement. One EU diplomat described the proposed 50% limit as “the classic French obsession”.' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Jaguar Land Rover’s output could take several months to normalise, fear suppliers - interesting piece by Kana Inagaki on.ft.com/42zgmWl

Bluesky isn’t perfect but at least its owner isn’t demanding violent insurrection in the UK from thousands of miles away

JLR cyberattack: some suppliers 'face bankruptcy' due to hack crisis ⁦‪- BBC piece by Theo Leggett‬⁩ + comments by yours truly ⁦‪@UoB_Business‬⁩ ⁦‪@UKandEU‬⁩ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Regional businesses are urged to go global at major summit www.warwickshireworld.com/community/re...

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How Lotus’s drive to become a ‘British Porsche’ went wrong via @FT on.ft.com/4gdst14

Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017 as competition heats up. www.reuters.com/business/aut...

JLR cyberattack could hit profits by £5m for every day of shutdown. Supply chain also feeling the pain & may need govt help. Latest blog here. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog...

To boost the UK economy we need to be 'tough on growth, tough on the drivers of growth' argues @dgbailey.bsky.social. Catch up on our discussion with @ukandeu.bsky.social on the policy challenges facing the Government 👇 buff.ly/Al4n9sk

You can catch up on the launch of the Policy Landscape 2025 report with @resfoundation.bsky.social and read the report in full here 👇 ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/poli...

"Growth is the number one problem. Without it we can't do the things that we want to do as a nation, whether it's to spend more on public services or improve our public realm more generally." @dgbailey.bsky.social explores how the government's industrial strategy intersects with its growth agenda

David @dgbailey.bsky.social is spot on, sadly no sign of growth appearing over the horizon anytime soon.

To boost the UK economy we need to be 'tough on growth, tough on the drivers of growth' argues @dgbailey.bsky.social. Catch up on our discussion with @ukandeu.bsky.social on the policy challenges facing the Government 👇 buff.ly/Al4n9sk

Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing and retail ‘severely disrupted’ by cyber incident www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tesla European sales take a battering. Musk alienating customers and a limited, ageing line up of models is being overtaken by rivals. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/t...

University of Oregon is attacking its faculty and the right to tenure. Help them fight back by signing here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fi...

A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.

Will this approach slowly make its way across the pond…? @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social @dgbailey.bsky.social

Why America Is Suddenly Slowing Down on Electric Vehicles www.investing.com/analysis/why...

President Trump’s firing of the top data collector has few U.S. precedents. When other world leaders took similar steps, it rarely ended well. Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.

McArdle’s reward for Croydon failure: £1,200 per day in Brum insidecroydon.com/2025/07/28/m...

We are delighted that @prt1969.bsky.social will be joining @dgbailey.bsky.social as Co-Editor in Chief of our journal @cssjournal.bsky.social. We look forward to working with them both to see the journal continue to develop & grow. More info about the journal📚➡️

Slashing local government spending was bound to have an impact on people’s lives as well as the impact of austerity more broadly. Once again I give you, and continue to marvel at Labour’s disregard of “left behind” places www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Starmer/Reeves should prepare UK for wealth tax, say top economists. Long overdue. Top 1% have more wealth than 70% of population combined. Laws bent to help the rich - privatisations, PFI, corporate subsidies, capital gains and dividends taxed at lower rates than wages, unchecked profiteering.

It’s happening as we move past warnings: on.ft.com/3TUaYbL

Will the new EU budget turn cohesion policy into regional ‘Hunger Games’? sg.news.yahoo.com/eu-budget-tu...

This is abominable and everyone involved in the series of events which led to it, from the Home Office to the police, should be ashamed of themselves. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Always great being interviewed by @willbain31 on ⁦‪@bbc5live‬⁩ Wake up to Money, albeit sadly this morning on JLR job cuts post-Trump tariffs. At 30m51s. @ukandeu.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The huge financial impact on Tesla of Elon Musk's row with Donald Trump. news.sky.com/story/elons-...

And people dispute public reaction when they say “they hate politics,” “system is broken” or the “country is broken.” It is and when something huge as below is ignored then what do we expect. Reform is needed and I don’t mean the party!

“It appears that anyone who has ever challenged the party, even internally, is being punished.” In other words, a cult? open.substack.com/pub/insidebi...

Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy https://on.ft.com/3TGYS5Q

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The right to an education, health and care plan must be retained | Special educational needs - thank you & well done to everyone who signed this letter. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Yours truly getting excited about Silverstone this weekend with the excellent Jamie Owen CGTN Europe Global Business Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=f6p2...

🚨🚨After #Trump has halted deliveries of military supplies and "timely" call with #Putin Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in massive deadly overnight attack with 23 people injured & 14 victims hospitalized. 🧵 kyivindependent.com/kyiv-under-a...

Jim Callaghan & Denis Healey would have had their hands full putting out statements about the outbursts of punk rockers c.1976-7. But, you know, they weren't knobheads.

Question mark over UK Lotus cars production. Something i’ve been warning about for a while. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

"And so, for all the warm words, for all the good intentions, the summit has done little to compensate for the economic impact of Brexit." @anandmenon.bsky.social & @jdportes.bsky.social on the economic impact of May's UK-EU summit ukandeu.ac.uk/the-economic...

Churchill plates, Gainsborough hotel Bath.