Reposted by Tom SasseDuncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 01/04/2026www.economist.com/britain/2026... Great column by @matthewholehouse.bsky.social on Reform's weird coalitioneconomist.comThe tarts and vicars partyNigel Farage leads a curious coalition of traditionalists and libertines 0113 11
Reposted by Tom SasseDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Spot on from the Economist. What a second week of war will bring economist.com/middle-east-... 57223 72
Reposted by Tom SasseOwen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Part of the issue is a lack of growth. A recent study showed that cohorts who experience more GDP growth in their lifetimes are more likely to trust the government and have positive perceptions of their living standards. academic.oup.com/qje/advance-... In Britain, such voters are dying out 713342 133
Reposted by Tom SasseDom White @domw.bsky.social · 20/02/2026This is so beautifully put. I'd recommend reading the whole thing. (I'm assuming this is @bryce.lol's prose in the latest Alphaville Substack post.) 25524 55
Reposted by Tom SasseDuncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Great Janan www.ft.com/content/9247... 3649 64
Reposted by Tom SasseMatthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 12/02/2026The Hillsborough law is a noble, popular and bold idea: to make it a crime for the state to lie. The problem is it may make for a less honest and open state. My note this week on good intentions and unintended consequences www.economist.com/britain/2026...economist.comBritain’s “Hillsborough law”, pledging candour, is avoiding itA bill to jail dishonest bureaucrats may result in a less honest state 2137 13
Reposted by Tom SasseLane Greene @lanegreene.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Science-heads who are journalism-curious! This is one of the best internships imaginable. Many of its holders have gone on to great careers at The Economist. Please help spread the word. www.economist.com/science-and-...economist.comThe Economist’s science and technology internshipWe invite applications for the 2026 Richard Casement internship 11423 23
Reposted by Tom SasseMatthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Ready, steady, unionise! Trade unions have high hopes for the new Employment Rights Act. The most overlooked provisions - on union recruitment, recognition and industrial action - are probably the most important. But where they lead, no one knows economist.com/britain/2026... 1218 21
Reposted by Tom SasseGavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 22/01/2026When Narendra Modi became Indian prime minister, Obama was president, Cameron was PM and Merkel was chancellor. Twelve years later, Modi enjoys a 70% approval rating is eyeing taking the title of India's longest-serving PM from Nehru. @tomsasse.bsky.social on why Modi is as dominant as evereconomist.comThe remarkable recovery of Narendra ModiDespite an electoral reverse in 2024, the prime minister now seems as dominant as ever 1144 14
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 12/01/2026www.economist.com/finance-and-...economist.comIs it better to rent or buy?Much depends on long-term interest rates 130 3
Reposted by Tom SasseMatthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Starmer, Farage, Badenoch et al share a strange consensus: that state capacity is broken, and the answer is a stronger prime minister in a faster, more centralised system - pulling levers like the Fat Controller and grabbing power back from agencies. Is it smart? www.economist.com/britain/2026...economist.comState capacity is the issue of the ageThe Labour Party and its rivals agree on much about what is wrong with government 2285 28
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Russian generals explode all the time, but a canal boat falling into a sinkhole... that's public-interest news! 130 3
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has moderated in office economist.com/britain/2025... from The Economisteconomist.comNigel Farage’s Reform UK has moderated in officeAside from some eye-catching gestures, Reform councils have focused on potholes and budget holes 020 2
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Martin Parr transformed photojournalism economist.com/culture/2025... from The Economisteconomist.comMartin Parr transformed photojournalismSix images captured by one of Britain’s best photographers 031 3
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Why Britain’s police forces are taking to AI: www.economist.com/britain/2025...economist.comWhy Britain’s police forces are taking to AIThere are big benefits if they can overcome the obstacles 010 1
Reposted by Tom SasseGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Brace yourself, but it appears that when it comes to emigration, the Mail and the Telegraph may be full of ***t www.economist.com/britain/2025... From The Economist 1296 29
Reposted by Tom SasseGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Self-driving cars will transform urban economies www.economist.com/finance-and-... Really thoughtful, evenhanded analysis from The Economist, that suggests to me the transition will be more jagged than optimists expecteconomist.comSelf-driving cars will transform urban economiesA robotaxi boom is coming. The impacts might be broader than you expect 6153 15
Reposted by Tom SasseThe Economist @economist.com · 27/11/2025Canada and France both have similarities with Britain. But the place that comes closest according to our measures may seem a surprising oneecon.stWhich country is most similar to Britain?Clue: none of the ones its politicians obsess over 052 5
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 27/11/20252) an assessment of whether Narendra Modi's latest reforms will help India take advantage of its abundant labour: www.economist.com/finance-and-...economist.comNarendra Modi plans to free up India’s giant labour forceSocialist employment restrictions will be swept away 010 1
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 27/11/2025In the meantime I have a couple of pieces in this week's magazine: 1) an interview with Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (with @robertguest.bsky.social): www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...economist.comMeet the road-building, Muslim-baiting monk who could rule IndiaSome see the leader of India’s biggest state as a visionary. Others fear him 132 3
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Some personal news: I will be moving to Delhi in January to be the Economist's South Asia bureau chief. I am obviously hugely excited about this. Welcome all recommendations and tips. 10654 65
Reposted by Tom SasseGavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Narendra Modi plans to free up India’s giant labour force by @tomsasse.bsky.social www.economist.com/finance-and-...economist.comNarendra Modi plans to free up India’s giant labour forceSocialist employment restrictions will be swept away 031 3
Reposted by Tom SasseGavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Visa restrictions are bad for Indians—but maybe not for India economist.com/finance-and-...economist.comVisa restrictions are bad for Indians—but maybe not for IndiaRemittances may fall, but opportunities are opening up 162 6
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Do read this on the budget, by our economics editor, Henry Curr. (Much better than the Kemi version): www.economist.com/leaders/2025...economist.comThis bodge-it budget does not give Britain what it needsWithout ambitious reform, the country will not thrive 041 4
Reposted by Tom SasseDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 24/11/2025This really is v good. on.ft.com/47YTi6P How to get the UK out of its economic holeon.ft.comHow to get the UK out of its economic holeReeves’ challenge is to remedy the disaster that Brexit has been for the country 0279 27
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Most of the criticisms of Britain's Online Safety Act seem to have been wrong: www.economist.com/britain/2025...economist.comBritain’s controversial experiment in regulating the internetThe effects of a new law have been less dramatic than critics warned 323 3
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Washington are conspiring in one of American capitalism’s great money-making eras. CEOs are embracing risky financial strategies that involve jaw-dropping feats of paper engineering—and offer clues as to the nature of the coming crash www.economist.com/business/202...economist.comThe seven deadly sins of corporate exuberanceA frenzy of financial innovation has ensnared America Inc. What could go wrong? 062 6
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 14/10/2025This is good, on the bus fare cap and Labour's half-hearted devolution www.economist.com/britain/2025...economist.comLabour is reluctant to get off the busA national bus-fare cap exposes the government’s fondness of central control 030 3
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 12/10/2025A new disruptive transport technology is rapidly changing cities across the rich world. It is not the self-driving electric car, but the humble bicycle, writes @dlknowles.bsky.social www.economist.com/internationa...economist.comForget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transportPedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war 14015 40
Reposted by Tom SasseGavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 09/10/2025India wants to be a developed country by 2047, the 100th anniversary of its independence from Britain. But what does that actually mean? I have a go at crunching the numbers. www.economist.com/finance-and-...economist.comNarendra Modi’s paltry target for India’s growthThe prime minister wants a $10trn economy by 2047. He should be bolder 2113 11
Reposted by Tom SasseStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 08/10/2025One of the Conservative party's contributions to our country has been keeping people who think you can measure integration through skin colour out of office - what next, are they only going to be lukewarm on the property-owning democracy?ft.comThank the Tories for keeping Robert Jenrick out of high officeShadow justice secretary’s comment about not seeing a ‘white face’ shows he does not understand integration 710129 101
Reposted by Tom SasseMatthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 02/10/2025There are good reasons to think the number of small boat crossings may fall in the next couple of years - and it will have little to do with whatever has been announced at party conferences Europe’s astonishing drop in illegal migration economist.com/internationa... 54315 43
Reposted by Tom SasseJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 25/09/2025London exclusive: Competition between big money e-bike operators has hit the point where Hackney residents will now get flat fare £1.75 journeys within the borough, with Lime and Voi winning a contract that predicts *up to £93m* in revenue from one borough. www.londoncentric.media/p/lime-bike-...londoncentric.mediaE-bike fares capped at £1.75 in Hackney — could the rest of London be next?Exclusive: Lime and Voi win the battle for control of the £93m Hackney rental e-bike market, amid a fierce London-wide battle between deep-pocketed companies vying for control of a booming industry 57517 75
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 22/09/2025www.economist.com/business/202...economist.comThe perverse consequence of America’s $100,000 visa feesOffshoring to India and other countries could accelerate 153 5
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 21/09/2025"the stronger the vision of Palestinian statehood grows on the outside, the more it fades within" - www.economist.com/middle-east-...economist.comPalestine is unrecognisable on the groundThe UN stands up a state that is disappearing from view 010 1
Reposted by Tom SasseOwen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Non-zero chance that Your Party never polls above Change UK 37122 71
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 18/09/2025www.economist.com/britain/2025...economist.comBritain’s attempts to stop asylum-seekers have failed so farA new scheme might change that 010 1
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 17/09/2025www.economist.com/leaders/2025...economist.comWhat Elon Musk gets wrong about Europe’s hard rightHe imagines a continental revolt against Islam and elites 001 1
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Wrote about why it will be hard for the government to turn things around when food prices keep going up: www.economist.com/britain/2025...economist.comBritain’s rising food prices are a political headacheVoters hate inflation. They notice it most at the supermarket 001 1
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 17/09/2025"The insinuation of those who see population decline as a disaster is that human societies cannot flourish without expanding. The evidence for that is flimsy" www.economist.com/briefing/202...economist.comA contracting population need not be a catastropheThe economics of a shrinking world 031 3
Reposted by Tom SasseThe Economist @economist.com · 17/09/2025Join The Economist’s Foreign Departmentecon.stThe Economist is hiring an Asia correspondentJoin The Economist’s Foreign Department 035 5
Reposted by Tom SasseStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15/09/2025My column in tomorrow's paper:ft.comStarmer and Badenoch are handling the far-right march all wrongA look back to the days of Enoch Powell suggests a better model 2230178 301
Tom Sasse @tomsasse.bsky.social · 14/09/2025www.economist.com/leaders/2025...economist.comAmerica’s choice after the assassination of Charlie KirkPolitical violence could become routine. But it doesn’t have to 121 2
Reposted by Tom SasseThe Economist @economist.com · 11/09/2025Once elections were fought between left and right. Now the main fight is within these campsecon.stThe new battle for BritainOnce elections were fought between left and right. Now the main fight is within these camps 063 6
Reposted by Tom SasseAlex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 03/09/2025www.economist.com/science-and-... come work with meeconomist.comThe Economist is hiring a science and technology correspondentWe’re looking for a writer to join us in London for 12 months 21415 15
