2026-03-29T13:10:57Z https://yabu.me Donald Roy https://yabu.me/npub1peaesc6t276ma48734e937ql5g6jln8ecjv9kwh9ya38f65w4ngsruawt0 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/112/905/806/340/117/924/original/764368541b48bf1d.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/112/905/806/340/117/924/original/764368541b48bf1d.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdh0l8patuw8fssf34kcadmxljl5m7gpgrdp9f4yput5apje4y3rczyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzujrzug I have just seen a table in the #ft showing the #imf ranking of estimated size of economy at purchasing parity this year <br/><br/>Notable features are - #China is No.1<br/> <br/> - #US No.2<br/><br/> - #india No.3<br/><br/>#Russia just makes it to fourth place, narrowly ahead of #japan and #germany .<br/><br/>#Indonèsia is No.7, followed by #brazil , #france and the #uk - which just remains within the &#39;top ten&#39; in size. 2025-08-21T12:56:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6udj4353tgpzhzzzc3n8dwnmev3m0nr0f8vrvfffv8hc6c8zf2gzyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzw7cxyx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxvyyrs9mh8peuhc9ykfsey6jr3sfst5pszp32nw00996k9dwt6s6arttl'>nevent1q…rttl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was not arguing about growth in the 1950s. I was making the #alanmilward point that #nationalisation resulted in accelerated productivity growth the whole way to the 1980s privatisations. 2025-07-07T17:31:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqs6c2mhsreuxwwfnklctqaglqm5kxqtwneylr0gya04ekc492emszyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzfkmf2x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxw6ae57wnkn5d37xxss6ufy8wmh4vzx5edmpsxkpx0m5za2cd6tg4kyfac'>nevent1q…yfac</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Which means that the current #uk government has a maximum of three years in which to be seen to deliver improvements in material wellbeing. This may well be possible. However a lot of the sensible stuff it can do will take time while all kinds of dodgy lobbies will be pushing for it to do seriously stupid stuff in the meantime - much of which can be expected to backfire quite quickly! 2025-06-18T06:25:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9pzezqclvesxwnxwlf0zjr7f8hjpaevggefmn7ypjqlsyt4ltdszyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzszu0wv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8e0l89qcg4d0mdxamyrvqggqm006h4puptsjk2s8gdd8kzg64xdcafqs2a'>nevent1q…qs2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes I did. Clever but silly because the argument is extendable almost infinitely - to concepts like social capital , social impact bonds etc. Which means that it will arouse suspicion among lenders. National accountants have been flexible enough to reclassify research and development spending as capital - as indeed they have with much military equipment - after a proper process. Furthermore they think they know how to depreciate physical capital but not human capital as yet! 2025-06-08T13:14:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy92fuf6t834udzf7lt38z0scwrsg52sdqgqz998le4rneh59yvjqzyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzzz8zgk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygtxazrhwk6ys4gswm8cpyrausr03pa82dvelzhhk8xtlnke68qqzma4fa'>nevent1q…a4fa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So a lot hangs on whether #angelarayner and #rushanaraali are able to see the bill through into law in the next year or two. They deserve support on this - particularly against opponents within #Laɓour ! 2025-06-02T17:22:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvh8mf8lkvr0l2ygtdgzwc0pwhltvv0246v4mx0l7zxamp4mxgq7qzyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzs20ekj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszvxhwy2tgaz7ds00kmp47uqvjsxzp0azea6xkmeukqdt09yctqys7vd0ua'>nevent1q…d0ua</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be fair 15% is still below the level that #uk #companylaw regards as constituting &#39;significant control&#39; - so defensible to some extent! 2025-05-17T10:07:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdavf5qg8snnzt6d727chndq9dsm4sp8zere365sntpu7y899nsfczyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzkmcqk2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwv7uednnfms0vs9c9tcs4f6yxfux9tezfaa5384mg3kkx3vyw4cu8syqj'>nevent1q…syqj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is easy to do. Unfortunately there is a tendency by both opinion formers and decision makers to focus on doctors - and occasionally nurses - while appearing to ignore pharmacists, radiographers and others. This worries me not least because I suspect rather more in those professions would be female or from ethnic minorities - or both - than would be the case with doctors. 2025-05-01T15:38:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0pjdyn26pmpmvgw8gnv9cn2mg0d4qw9acxqjkp9ddeagn7m0g3czyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzydgq5r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqngq2fw68tdewfmm4sc4aslvez2mvzepel7arjxrlkdfnxjmkpwsxerulk'>nevent1q…rulk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have read somewhere that #cambridge has set some funds aside for academic refugees from the #us also. 2025-04-28T12:17:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgf54cfdkupnnr6y0lulh8fj285rugqgs566j2jkjlhrstfhdt89szyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdz4d29xs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dpef9vvnjhxvrekgqku04k5g6hhmjnf9nh7ajzpkwktsmrh37fqtun509'>nevent1q…n509</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suspect that a lot of the detachment process will occur very quietly so as not to seem provocative - in the same way as one would edge almost imperceptibly away from a belligerent drunk in a bar! So there are likely to be precious few public announcements to go on. Investment plans by business will not be cancelled formally and changes in government procurement practices - especially in the defence - will be given minimal publicity. 2025-04-10T17:49:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8vgxh4wzl9jxq8ze8028vy4azd8582qhxllq2wzs9fznrxc6y5wgzyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdz9ugdp7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrfs390gdtvkn2tq05an8qr9a4ndp6huw095hca72kufzst5zuhec97ygas'>nevent1q…ygas</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The strategy was adopted - perhaps by default - roughly forty five years ago. It reflected the aspiration of the #bankofengland to use the benefits of #northseaoil to restore the #cityoflondon to the position it had lost during the #secondwarworld . This worked up to a point - until the financial crisis of 2008 exposed its unstable foundations. 2025-03-12T13:16:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsve2zgccv6l7yts83rtl0g5c2qspmjueptl46m0rxzp5hulkfqpsgzyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzdlqut3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspd88f0t0xpe782pcxmg227j7tmwhpf0fp7ue0qe93wnc00hn760qz358q7'>nevent1q…58q7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Before the current travails of #reformuk could be taken into account #electoralcalculus gave #labour a 54% chance of holding the seat. This must now have improved somewhat. However it is never wise to underestimate #labour &#39;s capacity for gratuitous self-harm - the selections of candidates for the #hartlepool and #rochdale byelections being cases in point! It has been reported already that #jonathanashworth may be interested in standing . 2025-03-11T14:12:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlats2v8yepkjhdqv6x8tr53udgx7e3ka3gz7lfxv92gd6fv8j6czyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzyaf2aq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq47ffpvf6hjrl7th5722afsy7xqkws7dc0jqe4axnqrg0yyq9xtqh9m805'>nevent1q…m805</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Worth remembering that #uk rearmament in the 1930s was not funded by further cuts in benefits - those in 1931 took place before #hmtreasury abandoned &#39;the no major war in ten years&#39; assumption - this was scrapped in 1932. If #nevillechamberlain and #sirjohnsimon - the two successive chancellors of the exchequer - preferred to resort to taxes and borrowing why should not #rachelreeves - or any #labour successor - do the same this time round ? 2025-03-06T15:56:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswg5y4agamvskzlzh0gnm3g4gjnvwjqhy667mjt3s5pc3e6xcnz6gzyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzq3nlv4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxmwm0dvus2mzxgex8fu7ag5qn5q86x20vvfzhk9cwfu0lldxtkxgvturrr'>nevent1q…urrr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Actually dealing with cases which a previous administration refused to handle - pending deportation to #rwanda - seems to be a pretty clear improvement to me. Integrating asylum seekers into local communities while they await a decision rather than leaving them isolated at the mercy of a dodgy private contractor does not look too bad either. Both seem well worth a try. 2025-02-26T21:56:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxc5kg8dvaxumxz45m7nw0m6ftvn3nfhhpkf2lxgv8rpzn83jqngszyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzxjzl87 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23f4szvtdrf0wmy5xpq0mat4frc57f3xzqnk5sfuur6vetrxclzczlfd7n'>nevent1q…fd7n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The plan is clearly to reduce the backlog of asylum cases inherited from the previous #uk government very substantially and replace private contractors in charge of housing the reduced number of asylum seekers still waiting by local authorities - cheaper and more efficient. Over time this is intended to make up for much of the cuts in foreign aid announced yesterday. One has to hope this will work, 2025-02-26T21:33:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf3lf769zj22xfc9whujzj6ez26wpn357vt62seaj7kq0j2xghh8gzyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdz7sp96u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxc3dx7taxums60av52cft6lg7zzmqeffnc7k55fq2mf8zev2z5hgwu7ffa'>nevent1q…7ffa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The bipartisan mantra arose from the Faustian bargain made by an ambitious #Laɓour politician who was shadow #homesecretary at the time of the #bulgercase in 1993 . This broke the previous consensus in favour of rehabilitation which dated back to the time in the 1900s when #winstonchurchill was #homesecretary ! That bargain propelled #tonyblair to the leadership of the #Laɓour party and to #downingstreet . Another aspect of his legacy that haunts us in the #uk ! 2025-02-18T13:25:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw52x07r282930jwkwepdag4f94a9qzpp35jwm6d8l2ugns3a9ckqzyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdz99n5dl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqkkk62qfcaj87ul3jlz7fux6gxt9jr633myvq6nkp8lvvskny8st3gajs'>nevent1q…gajs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Within #Laɓour those donors are often but not always associated with #labourtogether - which means among others #morganmcsweeny . However there is still space within the #labourparty for around 300k members and for #tradesunions so there is a certain degree of countervailing power also. 2025-02-16T17:53:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8mkxr52xu9r73ln3gs52glu7n5fhxne2jf9d02j2zv3ntp8a7ajszyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdz2twjlc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs90lgycxsluge72m3vy6nyynqkyeaph3l0ufhvtprwvs7rx9gm7egkqmszp'>nevent1q…mszp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>BAE systems is a legacy of the 1974 to 1979 #Laɓour government which nationalised the aerospace industry - arguably the last gasp of &#39;Clause Four Socialism&#39; . Unlike shipbuilding and steel it seems to have survived privatisation in the 1980s. 2025-02-15T15:20:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fqw5fs83af5n0spc789uqfa97gg8j7hxqcfrj3e984sqfuq2wwgzyq88hxrrfdtmt0k5l6xhyk8cr73r2t7vl8zfske6u5nkya8236kdzmz7fsp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy66rh5z9n8x50p6ehaztuhjndv8hu5tlu9nmvfrpaeptfusrgtgq6cfemp'>nevent1q…femp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Surely you mean the Private Finance Initiative? 2025-02-11T08:35:57Z