Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Alan died two years ago yesterday. Today I laid flowers where his ashes were scattered. 4931
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Skye is watching Amber chase a fly. 090
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Tonight (6:45 pm), I'm speaking at Le Vernissage Londres, a private view and charity evening for Save the Children, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. Hope93 Gallery 54 Eastcastle St, London W1W 8EF levernissagelondres.comlevernissagelondres.comLe Vernissage Londres — 10 September 2026Le Vernissage Londres — a private view and charity evening in aid of The Save the Children Fund. Thursday 10th September 2026, Hope93 Gallery, Fitzrovia, London. 161
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 10/09/2026In September 2001, terrorists flew passenger planes into the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, killing over 3,000 people. It was the worst terrorist attack in history. And it changed the world forever. www.themintmagazine.com/over-the-rai...themintmagazine.comOver the rainbow – The Mint MagazinePublished by Promoting Economic Pluralism 120
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Only X style interactions allowed. 5201
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Panama Canal will be restricted to shipping because of El Niño plus Climate Change drought. Global trade implications to supply chains maritime-executive.com/article/pana...maritime-executive.comPanama Canal Begins Reducing Daily Transits Due to Declining Water LevelsThe Panama Canal Authority is expanding what it is calling “temporary modifications to the lock’s transit capacity” as the forecasts for a worsening d... 15550
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026After 18 years of litigation, the Fourth Circuit just wiped away a $42 million jury verdict against CACI for its role in torture at Abu Ghraib—a verdict the same court had *affirmed* earlier this year. Why? Because of #SCOTUS's 6-3 June 23 ruling in Cisco, which eviscerated the Alien Tort Statute:georgetown.box.com 33635349
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaEzra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Today's episode of The Ezra Klein Show. Trump vs. the Bond Market Robin Wigglesworth from the Financial Times explains everything you need to know about the Trump administration’s meddling with the bond market. open.spotify.com/episode/1ts2... youtu.be/1TfGBoQVgGc?...youtu.beWhat the Heck Is Going On in the Bond Market? | The Ezra Klein ShowYouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show 84310
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The horn is sounded! I declare Caturday open 171019167
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌍 328319
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaDiane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Excellent letter in @financialtimes.com from my colleague @ninajorden.bsky.social pointing out the need to be careful how public sector productivity is defined www.ft.com/content/a10c... Letter: What Baumol’s disease tells us about the productivity puzzleft.comLetter: What Baumol’s disease tells us about the productivity puzzleFrom Nina Jörden, Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge, UK 04510
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 29/08/2026BREAKING: A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment when it used security-related justification to revoke the legal status of students who expressed views it didn't like. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 5040681208
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Amber likes yogurt with apricot puree. Yes, it was my breakfast. 4271
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Feedback on essay: "...there was little evidence of your learning from engaging with theological reflection through the course" And: "You have met the learning outcomes for this assignment" ??? Please help me understand... 670
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Time for a snooze. Been playing all day. 2240
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Hey @lewisgoodall.com here is our Lancet article on Long COVID. Happy to chat. www.thelancet.com/action/showP...thelancet.com 12568166
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 26/07/2026It's not niche. It affects thousands of people. If you're one of them, have your say. And if you're not affected (yet), share this with people who are. 01718
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 25/07/2026She's been asleep all afternoon. Not surprising,since she'd been playing since 4 am. 1480
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Amber's antics. Off camera, Skye is watching this. 0170
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 23/07/2026May I introduce you to Amber? 6703
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Nigel Farage is running the bizarre line again on Today that he "wasn't in politics" when he stuffed £5 million down his trousers from a crypto-billionaire. He literally owned a political party. 36896271
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 23/06/2026Is this the line? This does not seem to me like the best possible line. If this were my line, I would go back into hiding and come up with a better line. 3844899
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 23/06/2026Farage's £5m problem: do any of his defences hold up? www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-fara...thenerve.newsFarage's £5m problem: do any of his defences hold up?Nigel Farage has offered a succession of explanations for failing to declare a £5m gift he received in 2024 from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne. Ex-MP and professor of law David Howarth exami... 59443
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Starmer resigns, has already spoken to the king. Will ask NEC to set out timetable with nominations opening July 9. He'll remain as PM until contest complete. Promises orderly handover of power, which suggests he will stay until September even if there isn't a contest. 3233662
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaTim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 12/06/2026This is what the #ClimateCrisis looks like 163
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' Coppolafravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 08/06/2026"Trees are poems that Earth writes upon the sky." Khalil Gibran Ralph Emerson art 10994011355
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/06/2026💥 BREAKING: Russia’s “invincible” Moscow-Simferopol railway in occupied Crimea just got absolutely bodied by a Ukrainian drone. Service suspended, all passengers evacuated. 10+ trains between Russia and Crimea canceled. Ukrainian drones throw the best fireworks show! 🔥 #SlavaUkraini #CrimeanWind 13340391040
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaPeter Hewitt @petehewitt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This is just *so* good. 0175
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaH e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Gestapo: 'Did you do this?' Picasso: 'No, you did.' (True story) 513872805
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaSpooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 09/06/2026You just *have* to have 2 Ali Baba laundry baskets. One for the lights wash, the other for the darks. 3142
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaFull Fact @fullfact.org · 09/06/20261/ Facts—and the institutions that verify and communicate them—are under intense pressure in the UK. Our latest report finds the information environment is structurally weakening, putting democracy at risk.fullfact.orgFull Fact Report 2026 – Full FactThis report assesses the precarious state of the UK’s information environment, focusing on growing uncertainty about what to trust and the serious impact this is having on democracy. 13915
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaNevereverDave.bsky.social @nevereverdave.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Chuffed to resurface this excellent good reading explanatory note by @francescoppola.bsky.social 2016 www.coppolacomment.com/2016/04/the-... "By 2035, there will be no NI Fund. Will there still be a #StatePension? We do not know. If there is, it will presumably be funded from general taxation."coppolacomment.comThe Fund that isn't a fund 185
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaMayfair Cynic @mayfaircynic.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Some details on the events of the Henry Nowak murder, taken from the judge's sentencing remarks, which go beyond the headlines. 03917
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaNational Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026New Event Next Week on '#Financial Stability Risks From Private Markets and Non-Bank Finance' A stellar panel chaired by @francescoppola.bsky.social 📅Thurs 4 June ⏰17.30-19.00 Sign up here 👇 niesr.ac.uk/event/financ...niesr.ac.ukFinancial Stability Risks From Private Markets and Non-Bank Finance - NIESRPrivate credit and other forms of non-bank finance have grown rapidly over the past decade, reshaping the way companies borrow and altering the structure of the financial system. Supporters argue that... 013
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 25/05/2026UK universities cut jobs, research and teaching amid squeeze in overseas students - www.ft.com/content/ded7... I don't really understand why any administration would not try to reverse the fall in overseas student numbers, but I guess I'm a naive liberalft.comUK universities cut jobs, research and teaching amid squeeze in overseas students‘Very sharp downturn’ in enrolments risks hitting economic innovation and academic pipeline, lobby group says 29333106
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Gertrude Jekyll roses, from my garden today. 5440
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 24/05/2026one of the reasons i am always on about elite persuasion is that i have seen elite persuasion operate in real time. as toby documents here, the radical anti-trans push in the uk didn't come from some "bottom-up backlash," but was orchestrated and organized primarily at the most elite levelsliberalcurrents.comThe End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic CollapseIt's never just one minority. 181638483
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaFrances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 21/05/2026My FT Alphaville piece posted today. No, the UK should not issue euro-denominated debt to try to reduce its borrowing costs. It won't work, and it could end very badly. www.ft.com/content/272e...ft.comBack-door ERM is a really bad ideaThe UK’s price of issuing euro-denominated debt would be a surrender of monetary policy sovereignty 12813
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaWin Monroe @winmonroe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Good article. The proposal for euro-denominated UK debt that the article critiques also rests on an argument that is a perfect example of what Pettis called a "volatility amplifying" financial structure. It offers (potentially) marginally lower funding costs now for huge tail risk later. 184
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaJeff Powell @powelljr.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Spot on from @francescoppola.bsky.social Back-door ERM is a really bad idea - www.ft.com/content/272e... via @FTft.comBack-door ERM is a really bad ideaThe UK’s price of issuing euro-denominated debt would be a surrender of monetary policy sovereignty 033
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaBroadcasting Scotland @broadcastingscotland.scot · 24/05/2026If you missed this week's #FullScottish with Elliot Johnston stepping in at the last minute for @islabarker.bsky.social who became unwell overnight. Huge thanks to Elliot and guests, @paulinestaffordsnp.bsky.social and @francescoppola.bsky.social and get well soon Isla. 056
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 21/05/2026My FT Alphaville piece posted today. No, the UK should not issue euro-denominated debt to try to reduce its borrowing costs. It won't work, and it could end very badly. www.ft.com/content/272e...ft.comBack-door ERM is a really bad ideaThe UK’s price of issuing euro-denominated debt would be a surrender of monetary policy sovereignty 12813
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/05/2026The New York Times filed a second lawsuit against the Defense Department, arguing that an interim press policy mandating that reporters be escorted at all times while on Pentagon grounds is unconstitutional.washingtonpost.comNew York Times files new Defense Dept. suit, challenging escort requirementThe edict that journalists be accompanied at all times while on Pentagon grounds was introduced in March after a judge struck down an earlier set of restrictions. 39127
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaMicah @rincewind.run · 18/05/2026the president of the united states sued his own government for ten billion dollars and “settled” it by directing that government to use taxpayer money for a nearly two billion dollar slush fund to distribute to his political allies at will typing it out barely feels real 6165552084
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Welcome to the kleptocracy. Now let's get the thieves and grifters out and restore the rule of law. 321074259
Reposted by Frances 'Cassandra' CoppolaJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 16/05/2026If this isn't "designed to stir up hatred" against Jews, what is? Why are the Met not arresting them? 1453127907
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I'm on BBC 5 Live Wake Up To Money in a few minutes. Brace yourselves. 0160