Reposted by GurpalAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/04/2025AOC: When he talks about rapists and criminals, he should look in the mirror 510381807535
Reposted by GurpalGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 26/03/2025The UK is still paying for its failure to invest properly in infrastructure during the decade of ultra-low rates. 1527643
Reposted by GurpalTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 20/02/2025We’re in the business of changing the status quo, not defending it - because it’s a status quo that is economically and morally bankrupt www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comInvestment in UK’s crumbling public services is pro-growth, says pensions ministerExclusive: Torsten Bell defends Labour’s spending plans, saying ‘the status quo is economically and morally bankrupt’ 118115
Reposted by GurpalCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Excellent NYT interview with the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Hungary. This is a key insight! 4938341576
Reposted by GurpalResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 10/01/2025How should the Chancellor respond to recent movements in the gilt market? While considerable uncertainty remains, the Chancellor is at risk of breaking her fiscal rules on 26 March. So what should she do? @emilyfry.bsky.social & @carapacitti.bsky.social discuss 5 options buff.lyTurbulent times • Resolution FoundationTurbulent gilt markets, a devaluing pound and speculation about the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) downgrading its economic forecasts is not the start to 2025 the Chancellor was hoping for.… 043
Reposted by GurpalTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Build homes. Mend potholes. Restore trust. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHow do we bring joy this Christmas? Build homes, mend potholes, restore trust | Torsten BellPoliticians have to prove they are capable of changing voters’ lives for the better 2321041
Reposted by GurpalGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 14/12/2024“Just under half of Britain’s very highest paying jobs were located in London 30 years ago. Today that figure is almost 75 per cent.” Remarkable stat from @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social in this excellent column on our unbalanced economy. www.ft.com/content/eb02...ft.comThe London problem is holding young Brits backAmericans and Europeans have a choice of places to prosper 19445198