Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Neither were yellow imho. And I’m a United red ! 110
Reposted by Paul ConnellStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026We're already at war with Russia, exhibit 2342:ft.comRussia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warnCompanies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations 12529153
Reposted by Paul ConnellPhil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Real conspiracies and conspiracy theories tend to be structured quite differently. There's a great paper on this by a UCLA computational folklorist called Tim Tangherlini. I spoke to him about it here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Conspiracies: The Secret Knowledge, Narrative GraphsPhil Tinline continues his series exploring what conspiracy stories tell us about power. 2298
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.orgdonate.wikimedia.orgMake your donation now - Wikimedia FoundationDonate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac... 010
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It’s vibes based politics. “ Find me data to match the narrative!! “ Amateurs 000
Reposted by Paul ConnellWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me. 12073961886
Reposted by Paul ConnellPip @pipmadeley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Your new favourite GIF has landed #CelebrityTraitors 537776
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The relative underperformance of North England’s economy is a mystery….. 000
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Future of Economic Intelligence Great piece here by @paulswinney.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/busines...observer.co.ukYou can’t grow an economy if you can’t see it, but that’s...‘Frontier’ technology firms are the most productive part of the UK economy, but largely absent from official data, leaving policymakers flying blind 120
Reposted by Paul ConnellBirmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Happy 45th birthday to Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club, released as a UK single on this day in 1981 youtu.be/aCWCF19nUhAyoutu.beTom Tom Club - Genius Of Love (Official Music Video) [4K]YouTube video by RHINO 929072
Reposted by Paul ConnellBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For anyone interested in the storyyoutu.beRussia - Ukraine war | Olga Bigar callsign "Witch" has a nasty surprise for aggressorYouTube video by Aphex Gaming 774778
Reposted by Paul ConnellRachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is your semi-regular reminder that pensioner poverty: a) is real b) is significantly less prevalent than working-age poverty and half the rate of child poverty, and c) is such that a pensioner is statistically more likely to live in a household worth over £1 million than to live in poverty 917242
Reposted by Paul ConnellDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You know who else was obsessed with dancing around on the pinheads of imagined classifications based on where great grandparents were born and what they believed? The Nazis. 91120185
Reposted by Paul ConnellPaul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So who else is heading to #Convenanza this weekend? www.convenanzafestival.comconvenanzafestival.comConvenanzaThere’s always been an evangelical streak to Andrew’s endeavours and in order to preach the sweet gospel of Gnostic Sonics, he needed a temple... suitable for a transcendental ritual, when the most ja... 101
Reposted by Paul ConnellGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I had a glance at today's Public Finance figures and was less alarmed than the BBC seemed to think I should be gileswilkes.substack.com/p/very-short...gileswilkes.substack.comvery short one on what seems reassuring in the growth figureswhere the growth really counts 3197
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So who else is heading to #Convenanza this weekend? www.convenanzafestival.comconvenanzafestival.comConvenanzaThere’s always been an evangelical streak to Andrew’s endeavours and in order to preach the sweet gospel of Gnostic Sonics, he needed a temple... suitable for a transcendental ritual, when the most ja... 101
Reposted by Paul ConnellDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Like, I am sure government bond market pricing is partially a result of worries about policymaker credibility/public finances. But it’s also a story of inflation and what happens when you close the world’s most important waterway for seven months. 711211
Reposted by Paul ConnellDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It is both really obvious and seemingly often forgotten that an awful load of pressing economic problems would be an order of magnitude easier if the Strait of Hormuz was open. 626238
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We should stop people & organisations “giving out, and marking homework “ and force them to do something more useful instead. 110
Reposted by Paul ConnellGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026danieldrezner.substack.com/p/donald-tru... on the topic POTUS taking the L time and time againdanieldrezner.substack.comDonald Trump Is No Longer FearedWhat happens when a president has no ideas, runs out of steam, and loses credibility? 154
Reposted by Paul ConnellAndrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Guardian view on youth unemployment: too few jobs in too many places | EditorialEditorial: Young people in Britain’s poorer towns have far fewer opportunities. Changing this will require targeted support – and industrial strategy 022
Reposted by Paul ConnellDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/09/2026I love this slide. I really don't think the geopolitical implications of the clean energy transition have sunk in for most people. 9301138
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I wouldn’t be as harsh, music is like food imho, people can like what they want and go and see whom they like. He seriously misjudged this. 110
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Compare and contrast with Ed Sheeran. www.bbc.co.uk/news/enterta...bbc.co.ukThe Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract showsThe Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows. 36420
Reposted by Paul ConnellDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The hospitality industry are back lobbying for a VAT cut They don't mention the cost: £12bn They don't mention who gets the £: ❌ The smallest most vulnerable businesses? Get nothing ❌ Consumers? Prices won't fall ✅ McDonald's gets £400m. Big chains are big winners 🧵: 11318153
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026@simplemindsmusic.bsky.social on the telly box - great stuff. So many bangers. 010
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026So much this. Employers can show you how to be commercial, communicate effectively, be ambitious and competent. In my case they couldn’t teach me how to complete and understand complex geochemistry analysis of soil and groundwater. 020
Reposted by Paul ConnellDan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 11/09/2026As I keep pointing out, does no one understand Ricardian comparative advantage anymore. FACT: China produces over 1 million engineering graduates per year FACT: To date, China has not produced a single internationally marketable game show format Where does it look like our advantage lies? 37661183
Reposted by Paul ConnellGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026aleximas.substack.com/p/will-ai-so... The best blog ever written on AI and growth, by a clear margin. By @aleximas.bsky.socialaleximas.substack.comWill AI soon lead to double-digit growth?Probably not. Here is why. 810335
Reposted by Paul ConnellToby Venables @tobyvenables.bsky.social · 11/09/2026London is statistically safer than every US city. UK crime rates are falling. The number of people arriving in small boats is down, not up. Sharia Law has no legal power whatsoever in the UK. You are seven times more likely to get stabbed in the US than the UK. This is the reality. 03518
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New anti racist badge dropped ✊🏼 shop.rnli.org/products/rs2...shop.rnli.orgRNLI Flag Sparkly BadgeSupport the lifesavers (and add a bit of sparkle to your outfit!) with this RNLI flag pin badge. 114748
Paul Connell @paulcconnell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Dennis Healey what a bloke 👊🏼✊🏼👊🏻https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/1965-leyton-byelection-denis-healey-punched-fascistpoliticshome.comThe 1965 Leyton By-election: When Denis Healey Punched A FascistCalled to clear the return to Parliament of a high-profile Labour figure, the 1965 Leyton by-election prefigured the Makerfield contest, writes Lor... 241