Tony Yates

Economist. Ex Prof / central banker. Macro, politics, money, central banks, finance, Brexit, covid, AI, climbing, MUFC, Blueskyism.

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Last Notes

2025-10-22 08:02:08 UTC

We are living through one of the costs of Brexit; lack of institutional restraint leaves your laws prey to lunatic far right populism, in the form of both Reform and Tory policies on mass deportation of legal residents.

2025-08-05 12:39:09 UTC

AI is wiping out the Scottish novelty coaster artists.
https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:jjbsxatjvw35joagnd6ythxg&cid=bafkreif6k6t6jia3ko7jpypzwg26vlnfs3krqgbq3s53mgh4bbf5humfk4

2025-04-21 09:12:13 UTC

That so many of you carry on posting on X encapsulates the problem with authoritarianism. Many people hate it but aren't prepared to make even the tiniest personal sacrifice to oppose it [like foregoing the fun of shitposting on the authoritarian propaganda website].

2025-04-05 18:00:47 UTC

One tiny thing you could do to protest Musk/Trump is stop posting on X.

2025-04-05 16:33:58 UTC

The surge has eased since the highs of last night around 5.5 users/sec, but is still currently >5* the rate it was at for a few weeks before last night. Started today at about 1/sec and has slowly picked up through the day.
https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:jjbsxatjvw35joagnd6ythxg&cid=bafkreiapdse2h3c35hri5xevor2qxgv6c4viw53622rabj2krveoztggry

2024-11-15 22:22:03 UTC

It grates a little to watch very large accounts who did nothing to get this place going, arriving very late, on a cynical calculation of where the wind was blowing, being happy about their new very large followings. We have to swallow it because they are actually helping now, late though it is.

2024-10-31 11:27:05 UTC

I'm fascinated by who has stayed on in the staff at X to support the operation. It's one thing to feel trapped on it by your need for exposure or commissions, but another to work every day to help dismantle a democracy.

2024-09-06 20:04:58 UTC

Musk causing havoc in Australia: [www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ymd32g2eo )
[Australia's online regulator g...](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ymd32g2eo )

2024-08-28 05:31:34 UTC

Every person I've seen complaining that their feed is not as interesting as their old Twitter feed has been following around 100 people. I think it needs to be 5-10 times that to make it work.

2024-08-15 05:34:53 UTC

The premise of this piece is not right. Musk doesn’t adhere to an absolutist version of free speech. Eg Twitter was censored during Turkey’s elections at Erdogan’s request.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uewxgchsjy4kmtu7dcxa77us/post/3kzq7qqrie22r

2024-08-13 10:03:56 UTC

I've now bridged this account into Mastsodon, so things I post here appear there, and replies appear back here. And I've bridged my Mastodon account into here. I just tooted to myself and blooted a reply. And the reverse. Really technology is wonderful. How did we manage before?😂