Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 12/07/2026And England’s second was a replica of the last minute Spain goal against Belgium. 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 29/06/2026When we talk about innovation and regeneration, rarely do we talk about reintroducing extinct animals. However in Ealing, London - beavers have been reintroduced, with the help of public funding, to stop the local underground station flooding. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... 030
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The door is now open - expect many more cases to follow. www.thelawyer.com/everton-fc-t... 000
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Richard Desmond’s gamble fails as the Competition Appeal Tribunal rules against his Subsidy Control challenge… My thoughts on this case can be read at: www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan... 000
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Starmer was voted in because people wanted integrity back in UK politics, rather than any particular love for him or his party. Mandelson deserves the punishment that goes with his actions. Starmer could turn bad news into a winning formula by tackling the rot within UK politics. 193
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 06/02/2026State funding for airports and airlines will be in the news next week - Bristol Airport is bringing a Subsidy Control case in the Competition Appeal Tribunal claiming £206m of public funding has been unlawfully awarded by the Welsh Government. www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/projects-and... 001
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 02/02/2026There’s a knotty dilemma at the heart of devolution. Had the North had received the same per head public funding as London 2007 - 2017 then the region would be £59bn richer. To make up for this, more powers and funds have been given. But is that fair to London & can both areas grow simultaneously? 020
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 31/01/2026I’ll have to have a listen. I had assumed he was a “useful idiot” spotted and cultivated by some regime (in that he befriended powerful people in order to protect himself from being arrested for his crimes) but this email suggests he was going out of his way to link up with foreign regimes… 070
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Fraser Nelson’s article explains the X algorithm and why it is so damaging. Every post is scored for engagement, but then the algorithm rewards abuse / hollow claims - anything that draws a response from the original poster, amplifying whatever polarises the most… www.thetimes.com/article/d65a...thetimes.comRevealed: Elon Musk’s anger algorithm that polarises our politicsElon Musk lifts the lid on the code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X or TikTok. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism 051
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Loving how the Villa players are celebrating with the crowd. 040
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 16/12/2025In the highly unlikely event that a court did find the BBC liable for $5bn* Subsidy Control law might protect the UK taxpayer. *Private Eye has summed up Trump’s track record on court cases & it’s not as good as he likes to present it. bsky.app/profile/alex... 041
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 14/12/2025You’re right - we’re at a junction about how politicians present international politics to voters. Option 1 is distrust. Option 2 is what conventional politicians have tried to the last decade. Option 3 is promote the benefits of long lasting partnerships with countries with shared values. 020
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Are DBS checks in place? Or do these self appointed ‘protectors’ rely on the word of one another? 071
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Growing up in Birmingham in the 1980s I never thought I’d become nostalgic about the brutalist buildings and art. Then a couple of years ago, I saw this bull again… 040
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Listing creating an aura amongst your main achievements rarely ends well… 000
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Not just fatigued and forgetful, increasingly cantankerous and unable to edit out his most extreme thoughts. 000
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 09/12/2025The permanently outraged minority will say it is a conspiracy. 120
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 08/12/2025That’s why experienced politicians are lining up behind him. 000
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 06/12/2025No, but politics is ultimately about winning over new voters whilst keeping your existing ones. This story (& his outbursts since the story broke) might stop people who were on the fence from moving over. 0171
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Do you think Nigel will ever disagree with them? If not, who is in charge? 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 03/12/2025His argument is abhorrent but also illustrative. Thatcher was hated for pushing a very strong version of meritocracy. Populism doesn’t because many of its supporters aren’t successful, so heritage is used to feel superior to others… 280
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 03/12/2025What constitutes native British ancestry? Some of my ancestors came over on boats & then fought the native British at Hastings. Am I going to banned? 6181
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Sad news that Sir Alec Reed has died. He genuinely did help revolutionise charitable giving. He died on #GivingTuesday when the charity he founded (the Big Give) runs a Christmas Challenge event - last year it raised £44.7m benefiting 1,267 charities. fundraising.co.uk/2025/12/03/b... #Newsfundraising.co.ukBig Give founder Sir Alec Reed dies at 91Sir Alec Reed, knighted for services to business and charity, including founding Big Give, has died peaceful at the age of 91. 030
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Farage in 2019: I won’t do a deal with the Tories. Also Farage in 2019: I’ve done a deal with the Tories. 030
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Who remembers 6 years ago? If you do, you’ll recall Nigel Farage’s denial of a pact followed by a pact. Out of 10, how much faith do you have in this most recent denial and why? 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 03/12/2025It would be embarrassing if anyone who saw Nigel Farage’s denial of a pact with the Conservatives was able to remember 6 years ago, when a denial of a pact was swiftly followed by a pact. 000
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Grimes doesn’t understand public funding. If he did, he would know that v few grants are given with clauses which allow the state to suddenly withdraw all the money. So his idea of quick savings doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. Then we come onto the cost of his plans to the future of the region… 020
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 28/11/2025If you really want to understand how Russian interference works, watch the documentary about the FT investigation into Wirecard. Consett makes an appearance as a place targeted by the Russians. Coincidentally one of the Brexit campaigns was run from there. www.netflix.com/gb/title/814...netflix.comWatch Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard | Netflix Official SiteUpstart payment firm Wirecard wowed the financial industry with its runaway success — until a tenacious team of journalists exposed massive fraud. 020
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 28/11/2025If you really want to understand how Russian interference works, watch the documentary Skandal: Bringing down Wirecard. One thread is in Consett, another in the Philippines - but it’s all brought together by sophisticated and well resourced teams with one aim. www.netflix.com/gb/title/814...netflix.comWatch Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard | Netflix Official SiteUpstart payment firm Wirecard wowed the financial industry with its runaway success — until a tenacious team of journalists exposed massive fraud. 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 28/11/2025He survived publishing this. Astonishing. bsky.app/profile/marb... 150
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Given the rules protect UK taxpayers as much as EU businesses you would have thought UK politicians would have been making this case long ago… 041
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 19/11/2025The EU has openly criticised the UK’s Subsidy Control regime at the WTO. There’s long been concerns that the UK’s enforcement regime is weak, but this public criticism marks an escalation and does not bode well for post-Brexit trade talks next year. www.lexxion.eu/uksci/the-eu...lexxion.euThe European Union publicly expresses concern about the effectiveness of the UK's Subsidy Control regime - LexxionThe European Union has published concerns about the effectiveness of the UK's Subsidy Control regime – a strong indication that the enforcement provisions of 171
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Do you remember a bizarre advert for Conkers that played around the Birmingham area in the early 1990s? Glum kids on a sink estate being surprised by big squirrel marketing Conkers theme park. 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 17/11/2025To be fair, it also seems out of step with Denmark’s culture too 000
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Does that include gambling on politics? If so, we should probably get our bets in quickly… 130
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Subsidy control law – does the Zenobē case prove that the UK’s enforcement regime is finally taking off? Our article on this challenge to energy storage subsidies and what it means for the UK’s own post-Brexit State aid system. www.wardhadaway.com/insights/upd... 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Alastair Campbell talks of objective, strategy and tactics. This government doesn’t know its objective. Hopefully this budget will force them to pick one. 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Subsidy Control law appears to protect the UK’s taxpayers from Donald Trump’s attempts to squeeze $5bn from the BBC. The organisation won’t have this kind of cash, so if the government wanted to step in it would have to justify such a payment, most likely to the CMA. 012
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Delighted to be speaking at the Westminster Business Forum tomorrow on the subject of what’s likely to change in the UK Subsidy Control regime in the next 18 months. Hopefully policy makers will attend, because there’s an opportunity to create a more effective regime. 000
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Apologies to Winston Churchill for “repurposing” his famous appeasement quote, but it sums up how many people see AI when it’s introduced to their businesses. The challenge is addressing those concerns in a way that gives assurance that the #AI being introduced in a manner that is beneficial. 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 07/11/2025An AI user is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Who marks the “I am not a robot” test? Surely it’s a robot… This is not the full-proof system it is being presented as. 010
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Maybe they got asked what they wanted under their name? 000
Alexander Rose @alexanderrose.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Not how I remember Olaf Scholz, but I guess these things are subjective… 110