Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 21hTerrible. 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. 010
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconEconomic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Article: Keynesianism without Keynes: French post-World War II reconstruction (1945–1958), by Hélène de Largentaye doi.org/10.1093/cje/... 042
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026theconversation.com/cities-keep-... On the folly of stadium socialism...theconversation.comCities keep shelling out taxpayer money for sports stadiums, yet the economics almost never makes senseCommunities almost never see a boost in job or income growth after taxpayers subsidize a new sports facility. 033
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Had this. Weird feature the book they approached me about - a novel - I did not write! 020
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconJason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 28/09/2026ED 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.comPull the String: Larry Karaszewski Remembers “Ed Wood” at 30A look back at one of the best movies of the '90s by one of its writers. 015019
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconDavid Hyman @davidhyman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fifty-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 1506
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconColin J Donnelly @cjdonnelly72.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Spectacular Moon over Queens University tonight🌕 49921
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconBelfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 25/09/2026The 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.ukTributes paid following passing of unionist historian Gordon LucyTributes honour unionist historian Gordon Lucy, reflecting on his work on Ulster unionism, the Orange Order and Protestant identity after his passing. 031
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconNick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Everything in the new issue of the relaunched @ippr.org Progressive Review is now FREE TO READ here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... 11910
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconThe B-Movie Vault @thebmovievault.bsky.social · 24/09/2026R.I.P Richard Harrison, star of many, MANY ninja movies, and an equal number of memes.static.klipy.comPhone GarfieldALT: Phone Garfield 4524173
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 24/09/2026Private equity dealmakers are missing out on personal windfalls from winning bets. Now some are looking outside of the industry to reinvent themselvesbloom.bgPrivate Equity’s Path to Riches Is Getting Harder to FollowDealmakers are missing out on big windfalls as buyout firms hold on to companies longer, leading some of them to reconsider their jobs 573
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Attention economic historians. warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ... Up to £20k of research funding. And with a smooth and quick application process. 396
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Piece with Eoin McLaughlin on the relationship between the NI economy and long-run British relative decline. watttheecon.substack.com/p/northern-i...watttheecon.substack.comNorthern Ireland’s EconomyA Case of the British Disease? 011
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 20/09/2026Economies around the world are showing surprising resilience to higher central bank-interest rates and government bond yields. on.wsj.com/4h44uDzon.wsj.comEconomists are raising estimates for a key indicator known as the neutral rate of interest—an elusive level where borrowing costs neither restrict nor stimulate growthEconomies around the world are showing surprising resilience to higher central bank-interest rates and government bond yields. 0126
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconHugh Odling-Smee @smeeho7.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Brilliant 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/...mubi.comThe Armchair Answer to the TroublesPirates, police, and paramilitaries: the rise and fall of VHS in Northern Ireland. 084
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026In 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). 000
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Good to know that all other problems in the UK have been solved leaving MPs the time to discuss Eurovision. 010
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconPierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026 171542230
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Interesting 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. 1135
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 17/09/2026Why Carney’s romance with Europe can only go so far ft.trib.al/AtSQ29nft.trib.alWhy Carney’s romance with Europe can only go so farBerlin opposes fast track to EU ‘associate membership’ for Canada, with officials warning Ottawa risks angering other partners 3192
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... Worth a listen for those interested in confirmation bias and hoaxes as well as World War 2.bbc.co.ukBBC Sounds - The History Podcast - Available EpisodesListen to the latest episodes of The History Podcast on BBC Sounds. 000
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026As a new NFL season begins, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. Watch.youtube.comThe Sports Stadium Scam | Robert ReichBillionaires have found one more way to fleece the public: sports stadiums.And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our f 761924624
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconDouglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I hate to sound like a Luddite, but I agree with this. 50397743310
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconQuantum Of Silliness @quantumofsilliness.bsky.social · 13/09/2026He’s an actor everyone looked up to. Remembering the mighty Richard Kiel today on his birthday. 431311115
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Well worth a listen. I am not a comic book reader, but found the episode really interesting. 001
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Commando and They Live would be good choices add in Evil of Frankenstein ( Kiwi Kingston) and Plan Nine from Outer Space (Tor Johnson) 011
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Nice 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. 011
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 08/09/2026The stock market had a decent summer. Investors are bracing for a bumpier fall.on.wsj.comThe 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. 0103
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The 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. 010
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconAlex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Well this ain't good www.economist.com/internationa... 413762
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconBusiness Insider @businessinsider.com · 08/09/2026Alberta 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/4gIN0g0businessinsider.comOne Canadian province is betting that being nice to Trump worksAlberta is the only remaining province with neither a ban nor a retaliatory levy on US alcohol imports. 123
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Here's a piece published today where Eoin McLaughlin and myself survey the literature on UK decline. 010
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Happy to have my short (900 word) piece on Adam Smith appear in the RES Newsletter. 110
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconNeil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026 104411
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 01/09/2026Goodbye 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. 510014
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026static.klipy.comSimpsons: Troy McClure's Planet of the Apes DanceALT: Simpsons: Troy McClure's Planet of the Apes Dance 010
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconPip @pipmadeley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Tom Baker looking increasingly deranged as Professor Plum on Cluedo 17901360
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026youtube.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?!?!youtube.comAJP Taylor: Anti-Common Market, Pro-Beaverbrook and Absolutely Certain About Both | Parkinson on BBCYouTube video by The Michael Parkinson Channel 000
Graham Brownlow, FREcon @grahambrownlow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Anthrax Half Man Half Biscuit Pere Ubu Neil Young Prefab Sprout Blur Teenage Fanclub The National Bjork Sparklehorse 131
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Dolly Parton becomes the only artist in history to occupy the entire Top 10 of US iTunes with different songs. 263741200
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconBusiness Insider @businessinsider.com · 27/08/2026Dollar General is doubling down on the $1 price point. bit.ly/4zIOlL5businessinsider.comDollar General is adding more $1 items. It's stealing a page from supermarkets' playbookDollar General boosts $1 items by 40% ahead of the holidays, after second-quarter success. Strategy targets increasing foot traffic. 032
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconAndrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 27/08/2026JUST 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%. 210253
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconThe Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 05/05/2026A 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 17329
Reposted by Graham Brownlow, FREconWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton 378154034303