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Graham Brownlow, FREcon

@grahambrownlow.bsky.social
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Reader in Economics (since August 1 2025) at QBS. Appointed Fellow of the Royal Economic Society December 2025. Recovering journal editor. Perhaps best known - if at all- for writing about De Lorean? Fan of Bangor FC and low brow cinema.

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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 21h
Terrible. If you cannot even manage an execution, then maybe you might think twice about if you really should be executing. That's before the ethics.
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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Article: Keynesianism without Keynes: French post-World War II reconstruction (1945–1958), by Hélène de Largentaye doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
theconversation.com/cities-keep-... On the folly of stadium socialism...
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Cities keep shelling out taxpayer money for sports stadiums, yet the economics almost never makes sense
Communities almost never see a boost in job or income growth after taxpayers subsidize a new sports facility.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Had this. Weird feature the book they approached me about - a novel - I did not write!
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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 28/09/2026
ED WOOD hit theaters on this day in 1994. On its 30th anniversary, I got its origin story from @larrythek.bsky.social for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/p...
rogerebert.com
Pull the String: Larry Karaszewski Remembers “Ed Wood” at 30
A look back at one of the best movies of the '90s by one of its writers.
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David Hyman @davidhyman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fifty-four years ago today, Dracula A.D. 1972 opened at the Columbia Shaftesbury Avenue... #DraculaAD1972 #1970s #film #films #AlanGibson #ChristopherLee #PeterCushing #CarolineMunro #StephanieBeacham #ChristopherNeame #Dracula #horror
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Colin J Donnelly @cjdonnelly72.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Spectacular Moon over Queens University tonight🌕
The Moon over Queens University Belfast.
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Mikey Slashic @mikeyslashic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 25/09/2026
The death of unionist historian Gordon Lucy has led to an outpouring of tributes. The Fermanagh man passed away in the Royal Victoria Hospital following a short illness. He was 69.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Tributes paid following passing of unionist historian Gordon Lucy
Tributes honour unionist historian Gordon Lucy, reflecting on his work on Ulster unionism, the Orange Order and Protestant identity after his passing.
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Nick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Everything in the new issue of the relaunched @ippr.org Progressive Review is now FREE TO READ here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
RIP
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The B-Movie Vault @thebmovievault.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
R.I.P Richard Harrison, star of many, MANY ninja movies, and an equal number of memes.
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Phone Garfield
ALT: Phone Garfield
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 24/09/2026
Private equity dealmakers are missing out on personal windfalls from winning bets. Now some are looking outside of the industry to reinvent themselves
bloom.bg
Private Equity’s Path to Riches Is Getting Harder to Follow
Dealmakers are missing out on big windfalls as buyout firms hold on to companies longer, leading some of them to reconsider their jobs
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Attention economic historians. warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ... Up to £20k of research funding. And with a smooth and quick application process.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Piece with Eoin McLaughlin on the relationship between the NI economy and long-run British relative decline. watttheecon.substack.com/p/northern-i...
watttheecon.substack.com
Northern Ireland’s Economy
A Case of the British Disease?
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 20/09/2026
Economies around the world are showing surprising resilience to higher central bank-interest rates and government bond yields. on.wsj.com/4h44uDz
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Economists are raising estimates for a key indicator known as the neutral rate of interest—an elusive level where borrowing costs neither restrict nor stimulate growth
Economies around the world are showing surprising resilience to higher central bank-interest rates and government bond yields.
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Hugh Odling-Smee @smeeho7.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Brilliant piece of research and writing by @sammanning88.bsky.social - on the VHS scene in NI in the 80s. Featuring violence, paramilitaries, singing pirates and ET. mubi.com/en/notebook/...
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The Armchair Answer to the Troubles
Pirates, police, and paramilitaries: the rise and fall of VHS in Northern Ireland.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In Belfast spoons defence, it's one of the few places in the city with any choice of real ale (most pubs in Belfast have zero).
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Michael Legel @mjlegel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Good to know that all other problems in the UK have been solved leaving MPs the time to discuss Eurovision.
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Interesting table from IfG. Amazing how much Starmer was prepared to pay to make a problem of his own making go away and a reminder of just how much civil service experience Johnson discarded.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 17/09/2026
Why Carney’s romance with Europe can only go so far ft.trib.al/AtSQ29n
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Why Carney’s romance with Europe can only go so far
Berlin opposes fast track to EU ‘associate membership’ for Canada, with officials warning Ottawa risks angering other partners
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... Worth a listen for those interested in confirmation bias and hoaxes as well as World War 2.
bbc.co.uk
BBC Sounds - The History Podcast - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The History Podcast on BBC Sounds.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
As a new NFL season begins, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. Watch.
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The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
Billionaires have found one more way to fleece the public: sports stadiums.And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our f
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Douglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I hate to sound like a Luddite, but I agree with this.
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Quantum Of Silliness @quantumofsilliness.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
He’s an actor everyone looked up to. Remembering the mighty Richard Kiel today on his birthday.
Richard towers over Roger Moore
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Well worth a listen. I am not a comic book reader, but found the episode really interesting.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Commando and They Live would be good choices add in Evil of Frankenstein ( Kiwi Kingston) and Plan Nine from Outer Space (Tor Johnson)
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nice to review Acemoglu's latest book. Plenty of insights in the book relevant to devolved as well national level. The themes of sharing power and prosperity that run through the book are considered in my review.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 08/09/2026
The stock market had a decent summer. Investors are bracing for a bumpier fall.
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The Stock Market’s Breezy Summer Is Over. Investors Beware.
The Fed and inflation are back in focus as investors face down an often bumpy stretch for markets.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The variation within NI school quality is pretty high; there are very few private schools in NI too. England outperforming the NI average does give a pause for thought even if rationing by house price or school fees is much rarer in NI than England.
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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Well this ain't good www.economist.com/internationa...
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 08/09/2026
Alberta has resisted some retaliation against the US and pushed diplomacy instead. Its top US envoy says the province has suffered a "disproportionately low" impact from tariffs. bit.ly/4gIN0g0
businessinsider.com
One Canadian province is betting that being nice to Trump works
Alberta is the only remaining province with neither a ban nor a retaliatory levy on US alcohol imports.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Here's a piece published today where Eoin McLaughlin and myself survey the literature on UK decline.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Happy to have my short (900 word) piece on Adam Smith appear in the RES Newsletter.
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Chris Morris, reading tomorrow’s newspaper headlinesRachael Stirling eats 'a grain or two' of mother Diana Rigg's ashes before opening night of a play
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 01/09/2026
Goodbye to one of the greats, my advisor Jeff Williamson (1935–2026) Jeff your unstoppable intellect and excitement were contagious. You had faith in me when few did, and gave me everything I have. From the many like me: Our deepest and forever thanks. Your work & your self will be remembered.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Simpsons: Troy McClure's Planet of the Apes Dance
ALT: Simpsons: Troy McClure's Planet of the Apes Dance
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Pip @pipmadeley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tom Baker looking increasingly deranged as Professor Plum on Cluedo
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=kzwO... How UK TV has changed (and not for the better) AJP Taylor and Fanny Craddock's 1972 clash over the Uk's relationship with Europe on Parkinson?!?!
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AJP Taylor: Anti-Common Market, Pro-Beaverbrook and Absolutely Certain About Both | Parkinson on BBC
YouTube video by The Michael Parkinson Channel
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Anthrax Half Man Half Biscuit Pere Ubu Neil Young Prefab Sprout Blur Teenage Fanclub The National Bjork Sparklehorse
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Dolly Parton becomes the only artist in history to occupy the entire Top 10 of US iTunes with different songs.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Heliotrope Wellworths
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 27/08/2026
Dollar General is doubling down on the $1 price point. bit.ly/4zIOlL5
businessinsider.com
Dollar General is adding more $1 items. It's stealing a page from supermarkets' playbook
Dollar General boosts $1 items by 40% ahead of the holidays, after second-quarter success. Strategy targets increasing foot traffic.
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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 27/08/2026
JUST IN: JPMorgan warns a global food supply shock could hit within the next year. NOAA says there’s a greater than 90% chance this El Niño will be “very strong” through fall and winter. For October through December, that chance rises to 95%.
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Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A cage optimistically built in 1933 to catch the Loch Ness Monster. I'd love to say they found the bars torn asunder, but I don't think any of the monster hunters caught anything worse than a cold. #Fortean #cryptozoology #monsters #LochNess #Nessie
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton
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