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Ann Pettifor

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Published January, 2026: The Global Casino: How Wall St Gambles with People and Planet. Check out my newsletter: System Change, annpettifor.substack.com

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 14h
Oh brother.
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Sir Birdly @sirbirdly-100.bsky.social · 18h
Plymouth Marine Safaris do exactly that! I've been out with them a couple of times to see blue sharks but they always take time to stop to watch tuna 😊
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19h
Do check out Rupert’s website. It’s amazing. And so is he. thelonekayaker.wordpress.com
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The Lone Kayaker
Rupert Kirkwood's Wild World of Water. As seen from a Kayak.
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Zoe Eilliams: "The more you think about emergencies, though, the less likely they seem to be short-lived. The chance of inoculating yourself household by household seems vanishingly small." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Preppers used to be ridiculed – but we’re all stockpiling now | Zoe Williams
The UK government urging households to prepare for unknown threats with a three-day supply of food and water doesn’t feel like an overreaction, writes Zoe Williams. But is there a bigger plan to go wi...
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The next crash could be an economic bloodbath
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The next crash could be an economic bloodbath
The author warns that the massive capital investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure creates a systemic economic risk that could trigger widespread financial instability if projected prod…
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Brazilian election result - in a poem. luciddialectics.substack.com/p/the-angry-...
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The Angry Tide
A poem in the elections in Brazil
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CNN @cnn.com · 04/10/2026
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a suspected dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died. cnn.it/4i2BCfj
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Where John Maynard Keynes offers hope is his belief that momentous events — whether market crashes, pandemics or wars — shouldn’t be seen exclusively as crises, but also as opportunities: playwright James Graham. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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John Maynard Keynes and the search for the good life
Playwright James Graham on an economist who asked the right questions in bad times — and why he matters so much today
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Ivor Middleton @iwasid.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Also they never mention that living standards had been rising since 1945, and then Thatcher arrived. Nor that Competition & Credit Control began deregulation in 1971, helping to screw up the 1970s economy. H/t @annpettifor.bsky.social
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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"But Alternative Parade Route Wouldn't Allow Us To Pointlessly Create Tensions" Orange Order Confirm waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/09/2…
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Larry Elliott is as eloquent and coherent as ever. The Chancellor needs him...not just us as an economist, but also as a communicator. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott
Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shown, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes, and the savings will be the future pensions of today's younger workers. None of it makes sense. bsky.app/profile/mrma...
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Eva Montemaggi @evamontemaggi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The UK can fund the triple lock and social care. Tax needs to change but primarily it’s the BoE that is the prob. Bond markets can be talked to. A country’s budget is not a household’s budget. For further info @annpettifor.bsky.social annpettifor.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
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Its Time to Ignore Defeatists on Both Right and Left
The Left must reject Neoliberal Political Framing. Taxes do not pay for government spending. Taxes are a consequence of spending.
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
(4/4) ... a percentage which is mysteriously NOT unaffordable to many of our peer countries today.
A table from the OECD that shows that 7.7% of GDP is less than France, Austria, Spain, Germany, etc already spend today
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
PS DWP's own analysis shows that private pensions will not come to the rescue of younger workers. If the triple lock goes, it is what *would* have been their pensions which will be the 'savings.'
A chart from DWP showing the likely decline in private pensions over time.
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The new radical proposal to end the 'triple lock' for pensions will generate at least £15bn or at most £30bn for the Treasury we are told. That is equal to 0.5% or 1% of UK national income of £3 trillion. Won't go far.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In which @robertshrimsley.bsky.social puts into words that nagging feeling I’ve been having. www.ft.com/content/122a...
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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hundreds of thousands march in French public sector strike against austerity and war www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/09/30…
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Hundreds of thousands march in French public sector strike against austerity and war
Workers and youth spoke to the WSWS at yesterday’s march in Paris of their growing anger and concern over economic hardship, war, and the fear of far-right dictatorship
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pathetic Weak Sauce 😡
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Æðelwułf @iamdarkink.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It was absurd that Palm should be worth more than GM, or houses go up in value at least 10% every year. But it doesn't mean the person on the other side isn't sincere in their beliefs. Give them grace because being wrong doesn't imply they lack character. It just means they're wrong. 3/3
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Such joy and colour in the female form.
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nancy 🦋✨ @nancyk5.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Keep Choosing Joy Quote
ALT: Keep Choosing Joy Quote
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside andy burnham's Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
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notayesmansecon.bsky.social @notayesmansecon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The UK five-year yield which is my leading indicator for fixed-rate mortgages has risen to 5% this afternoon.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham edges Labour closer to finally, maybe, being sane about Brexit. Over 10 years, £Billions of cost, thousands of business failures, mountains of red tape, wasted resources and lost opportunities later…. our govt may, at last, cautiously, start to be honest about the Brexit moronathon. Yay.
The Independent front page headline: 

Burnham edges Labour closer to rejoining EU
After Ed Miliband tells party conference Britain's future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is 'not if but how' prime minister will include Brexit reversal in next election manifestoThere is growing optimism that a way back into the EU could be put to voters at the next election after the prime minister and senior ministers made it clear they believe Brexit has been a failure at this year's party conference.
When The Independent asked Mr Burnham about whether Rejoin would be in Labour's next election manifesto on his recent trip to the UN in New York, he refused to rule it out - having said a year ago when he was
Manchester mayor that he believes the
UK should rejoin the EU.

Andy Burnham has already warned about the 'drift and division' in the decade since Brexit (Getty)
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am no Putin fan, but stoking war with Russia is unwise.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Æðelwułf @iamdarkink.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@annpettifor.bsky.social is my "definitely need to read" for the week. annpettifor.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
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Its Time to Ignore Defeatists on Both Right and Left
The Left must reject Neoliberal Political Framing. Taxes do not pay for government spending. Taxes are a consequence of spending.
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In re-reading this - I must acknowledge that it's very good. The intro is too long, but the rest is brilliantly clear. If I say so myself. annpettifor.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
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Its Time to Ignore Defeatists on Both Right and Left
The Left must reject Neoliberal Political Framing. Taxes do not pay for government spending. Taxes are a consequence of spending.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 26/09/2026
This shitshow in bonds is the perfect environment for an accident. Fun! Me, 300 free clicks Bond ructions point to new danger zone in markets - as.ft.com/r/95199679-b...
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Bond ructions point to new danger zone in markets
Sell-offs of this scale and speed have the potential to light fires in other parts of the financial system
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Crowds outside the UN shouting "Netanyahu you can't hide, you are wanted for Genocide." As Netanyahu will be speaking inside.
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Æðelwułf @iamdarkink.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What happens when you try to hack another country's computers? Well, they can file to have you extradited. Which is what would happen to any individual. But Open AI is allowed to repeatedly violate existing laws. Why? 1/8 youtu.be/MBGVNQjdYwQ?...
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OpenAI Hacked Australian Government Website - OpenAI Should Be Dead
YouTube video by Eli the Computer Guy
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These groups need to be proscribed immediately. They are a threat to public order and the rule of law.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No, BBC, he has not been arrested over the video of dinghy slashing. He’s been arrested over the dinghy slashing. Words matter.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"We're here today to say... war criminals are not welcome in this city &.. this is bigger than just Netanyahu. This is about the fact that our govt has been funding and enabling genocide & apartheid & it has to stop" Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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AyJay @dcvet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The temerity, irony, hypocrisy, stupidity, and arrogance should have ended the run of this 🍊🤡💩🎪 a long time ago.
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europeanlover.bsky.social @europeanlover.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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If Shabana Mahmood is tough, why is she so slow to crack down on Danny Tommo and the far right?
Weeks of what looks like blatant lawbreaking have finally resulted in an arrest. But the home secretary seems happy to look elsewhere
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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 24/09/2026
Please excuse me while I scream into a cushion at the thought of ALL the articles I had to write on the "UK productivity puzzle" in the 2010s www.ft.com/content/c819...
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Æðelwułf @iamdarkink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you're into tea leaves, what we may have is an uptrend. As we form a pattern of higher lows. It's not picture-perfect, but Brent closing above 110 in the next few days would confirm it.
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not. Photo: AP News
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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sensible words from @annpettifor.bsky.social on who creates money & how Governments of Right & Left have followed the cult of neoliberal economics. To paraphrase Groucho Marx "these are my fiscal controls, but if you don't like them - I have others." annpettifor.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
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Its Time to Ignore Defeatists on Both Right and Left
The Left must reject Neoliberal Political Framing. Taxes do not pay for government spending. Taxes are a consequence of spending.
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