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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola

@francescoppola.bsky.social
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Woke lefty remoaner. Writes stuff on finance and economics at coppolacomment.substack.com. Wrote a book on QE, currently writing a book on banking. Sings a bit. Autistic.

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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Alan died two years ago yesterday. Today I laid flowers where his ashes were scattered.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Skye is watching Amber chase a fly.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Tonight (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.com
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Le Vernissage Londres — 10 September 2026
Le Vernissage Londres — a private view and charity evening in aid of The Save the Children Fund. Thursday 10th September 2026, Hope93 Gallery, Fitzrovia, London.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In 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...
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Over the rainbow – The Mint Magazine
Published by Promoting Economic Pluralism
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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Only X style interactions allowed.
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Panama 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...
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Panama Canal Begins Reducing Daily Transits Due to Declining Water Levels
The Panama Canal Authority is expanding what it is calling “temporary modifications to the lock’s transit capacity” as the forecasts for a worsening d...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
After 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:
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Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today'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?...
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What the Heck Is Going On in the Bond Market? | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The horn is sounded! I declare Caturday open
Someone holds out a circular hunting horn. A tortoiseshell/white cat puts its face close to it to examine it, and appears to be blowing into the mouthpiece
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌍
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Excellent 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 puzzle
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Letter: What Baumol’s disease tells us about the productivity puzzle
From Nina Jörden, Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge, UK
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
BREAKING: 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...
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Amber likes yogurt with apricot puree. Yes, it was my breakfast.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Feedback 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...
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Time for a snooze. Been playing all day.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Hey @lewisgoodall.com here is our Lancet article on Long COVID. Happy to chat. www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Kitten has the zoomies.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It'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.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
She's been asleep all afternoon. Not surprising,since she'd been playing since 4 am.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Amber's antics. Off camera, Skye is watching this.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
May I introduce you to Amber?
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Nigel 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.
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 23/06/2026
Is 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.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 23/06/2026
Farage's £5m problem: do any of his defences hold up? www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-fara...
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Farage'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...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Starmer 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.
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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This is what the #ClimateCrisis looks like
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Very much this.
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"Trees are poems that Earth writes upon the sky." Khalil Gibran Ralph Emerson art
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Jon 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
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Peter Hewitt @petehewitt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This is just *so* good.
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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Gestapo: 'Did you do this?' Picasso: 'No, you did.' (True story)
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
You just *have* to have 2 Ali Baba laundry baskets. One for the lights wash, the other for the darks.
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A Fine Pair of Shoes

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2015

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'The Princess' umbrellas x2

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2019

Alex McDougall (Mowers)

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£3,070

2010

Amazon

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Sherlock Holmes:
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 09/06/2026
1/ 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.
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Full Fact Report 2026 – Full Fact
This 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.
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NevereverDave.bsky.social @nevereverdave.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Chuffed 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."
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The Fund that isn't a fund
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Mayfair Cynic @mayfaircynic.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Some details on the events of the Henry Nowak murder, taken from the judge's sentencing remarks, which go beyond the headlines.
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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
New 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...
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Financial Stability Risks From Private Markets and Non-Bank Finance - NIESR
Private 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...
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
UK 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 liberal
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UK 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
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Gertrude Jekyll roses, from my garden today.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 24/05/2026
one 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 levels
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The End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic Collapse
It's never just one minority.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
My 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...
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Back-door ERM is a really bad idea
The UK’s price of issuing euro-denominated debt would be a surrender of monetary policy sovereignty
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Win Monroe @winmonroe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Good 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.
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Jeff Powell @powelljr.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Spot on from @francescoppola.bsky.social Back-door ERM is a really bad idea - www.ft.com/content/272e... via @FT
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Back-door ERM is a really bad idea
The UK’s price of issuing euro-denominated debt would be a surrender of monetary policy sovereignty
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Broadcasting Scotland @broadcastingscotland.scot · 24/05/2026
If 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.
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
My 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.com
Back-door ERM is a really bad idea
The UK’s price of issuing euro-denominated debt would be a surrender of monetary policy sovereignty
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/05/2026
The 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.
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New York Times files new Defense Dept. suit, challenging escort requirement
The 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.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 18/05/2026
the 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
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Welcome to the kleptocracy. Now let's get the thieves and grifters out and restore the rule of law.
Screenshot of a post from @Em... (Emoluments Clause) on X, posted 9 hours ago, quoting Rep. Raskin saying Trump has converted the presidency into a money-making operation and that corruption is the rule, not the exception, for the Trump administration. Below is a video still of a man in a suit speaking on ABC's This Week, with a chyron reading "Trump Discloses Major Stakes Purchased in U.S. Companies."
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
If this isn't "designed to stir up hatred" against Jews, what is? Why are the Met not arresting them?
antisemitic banner at the United the Kingdom rally
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Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola @francescoppola.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I'm on BBC 5 Live Wake Up To Money in a few minutes. Brace yourselves.
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