NWO: Internal consistency of the Trump sovereignty doctrine www.spectator.co.uk/article/dona...

So its now harder to get into the US but NZ have relaxed rules, will there be any change in flows? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

'As universities close courses and departments in response to financial pressures...students in parts of the North, South West and East of England, as well as large areas of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are losing access to social sciences, humanities and arts (SHAPE) courses.' 1/2

Another issue with UK national statistics: Office for National Statistics in crisis after another data error www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...

Oh. The stochastic parrot does not boost productivity. www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...

Long bond yields rise, gold hits record on fiscal concerns reut.rs/4n5v1Au

If I had said, in 2005, that 20 years later the Republican Party would be even *more* systematically opposed, not only to domestic action on climate change, but to action on climate change anywhere in the world, I would have been dismissed as a hysterical partisan.

The shakedown isn't on paper... cohen489.substack.com/p/i-promise-...

Very 18th century policy playbook: Scott Bessent floats rolling out export tax to more industries - on.ft.com/3Hd76Qx via @FT

Droughts in England www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The end of reliable US statistics? Donald Trump picks Heritage economist to head US Bureau of Labor Statistics - on.ft.com/3JazKSY via @FT

'given that the middle class has already lost vast amounts of wealth and that...the economic slowdown will endure for several more years yet, it does seem that the era when large numbers of Chinese students sought overseas education is coming to an end'.

My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.

Or the Daily Mail... www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

How changes in height show health effects of the Famine. Analysis of new data by @eoinaldo.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie & @cliochris.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Tune in to RTE Radio 1 at 13:30 today to hear our associate director of outreach @cliochris.bsky.social discuss his paper (co-authored with Matthias Blum and @eoinaldo.bsky.social) on outcomes and impacts of the Great Famine. www.irishnews.com/news/norther... #econhist #econsky

Never thought I'd get quoted in the Mirror ( the paper my grandmother still reads) www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...

Tomatoes/Potatoes might share a common ancestor www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

Good point on public good of education (less discussed these days unfortunately) observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Where do you think the World Bank and the IMF get their data from? 🤦 They get their data from national governments.

Global AI rivalry is a dangerous game - on.ft.com/476VM2L via @FT

Pre-AI contaminated web archive arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/w...

Could strikes on Iran cause a nuclear disaster? - on.ft.com/445Bqnv via @FT

Video abstract of our (with @cliochris.bsky.social & Matthias Blum) paper on the long-term health impact of being born during the Irish famine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fptL...

Some controversial choices here: ‘Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo!’ Julia Donaldson’s 15 best books – ranked! www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

The full article with @eoinaldo.bsky.social and Matthias can be accessed here: doi.org/10.1111/ehr....

Our colleague @cliochris.bsky.social and co-authors Mathias Blum and Eoin McLoughlin have a video abstract explaining the key findings of their article 'Scarring and selection in the Great Irish Famine' in the Econ. Hist. Rev. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fptL... and also at www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...

Monetary policy for climate policy is second best policy: Bank of England staff depart after downgrade of climate risk - on.ft.com/453qKId via @FT

Nice and depressing www.axios.com/2025/05/28/a...

This isn’t great...: UK turns to shorter-term borrowing as fiscal pressure mounts - on.ft.com/4joXlvj via @FT

A new age of ignorance? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨Survey for university students🚨 I'm currently carrying out a project for DfE examining student mobility in higher education with Anne Devlin & Maureen O'Reilly Please share this short survey with any students in UK/ROI, every response helps! forms.office.com/e/80XqbE5DJG

How changes in height show health effects of the Great Irish Famine. Analysis of new data research by @eoinaldo.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie & @cliochris.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The erosion of social literacy might be one of the biggest casualties of the AI revolution www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...

It is indeed shaping up to seem like full-on outright fraud thebsdetector.substack.com/p/ai-materia...

Moody’s strips US of top-notch triple-A credit rating - on.ft.com/4kgzfDS via @FT

A nice depressing AI doom simulation ai-2027.com/race

A summary of our recent paper in the economic history review

Every cloud and all that - unintended consequences of trade wars increasing uncertainty: edition.cnn.com/2025/05/12/b...

Age of neo-mercantalism: The old global economic order is dead - on.ft.com/42Yv4Ws via @FT

England is vibe shifting (hence Blair's intervention): An unwelcome surge of rightwing populism in Britain - on.ft.com/4d6Suh8 via @FT

(Deep-sea) Drill, baby, (deep-sea) drill: www.reuters.com/business/ene...

“Hegseth Crossing the Delaware” By @knecessary.bsky.social For more Kevin’s cartoons, go here: open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

Threats to central bank independence: Donald Trump ratchets up pressure on Fed chair Jay Powell to cut rates - on.ft.com/4jCxtwI via @FT

New paper looking at 🧈 productivity in Denmark and Ireland. We find more variance knowledge Irish creameries compared to their Danish equivalents www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Global turmoil makes Britain’s productivity predicament even worse - on.ft.com/3XY8WtD via @FT

Thoughtful piece by Gordon Brown, which invokes the concept of 'weaponized interdependence'. Cc: @himself.bsky.social; @abenewman.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What could possibly go wrong... www.theregister.com/AMP/2025/04/...

What a chart in FT:US dollar’s haven status under threat, fund managers warn - on.ft.com/4j7gRNC via @FT

Jo Johnson 'reels off the great benefits they bring: “They are our second largest export after finance, bringing over £40bn to our economy. Our workforce needs them, with an ageing population and a falling birthrate.” If Britain turns such students away, there will be global competition for them.'