‼️🇭🇺🇪🇺 Here is a potted timeline thread marking some of the key milestones that built Prime Minister @PM_ViktorOrban illiberal democracy in Hungary over his 16 years in power. His tenure looks likely to end tomorrow. The table stakes for Hungary and Europe could not be higher 1/
EU tightening regulation of Chinese online platforms. Brussels raids Temu in foreign subsidy investigation with @BMoens @pmdfoster via @FT
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@kayaburgess fascinating Black Death /volvano story today. But a Q. Why did it devastate European populations, but not the Asian populations from whence it came?? Does paper say??
I can barely believe this from you. And to think you used to portray yourself as the acceptable face of UKIP, as you figured Nigel Farage was too extreme. Shame on you for this blatant racism.
Great to talk to @CapEconUK@ShearingNeil for latest @FT Economics Show podcast — free to listen. We cover a lot in 30 mins!
https://t.co/bjK4YelDuK After globalisation: What's next for a fractured world? With Neil Shearing
Thrown out of my west London home by an interior design team and suffering from a mild ear infection, I’m inspired by the incredible true story “The Salt Path” to walk the entirety of the Exmoor coast path
Thrown out of my west London home by an interior design team and suffering from a mild ear infection, I’m inspired by the incredible true story “The Salt Path” to walk the entirety of the Exmoor coast path
M & S , Sainsbury’s call for EU Deal on food & drink
12 retailers incl.Morrisons, Lidl, Ocado have written to @MarosSefcovic saying that since #Brexit ‘unnecessary red tape’ meant moving food and drink had become ‘significantly more expensive’
Time to solidify our economic links
Thread on what Brexit might tell us about how US tariffs could impact investment. We saw 2 key impacts:
1)UK FDI into EU went up (but in a very particular way)
2)Business investment in UK flatlined
US hopes a version of 1) will happen. What does Brexit experience suggest?...1/
Thread on what Brexit might tell us about how US tariffs could impact investment. We saw 2 key impacts:
1)UK FDI into EU went up (but in a very particular way)
2)Business investment in UK flatlined
US hopes a version of 1) will happen. What does Brexit experience suggest?...1/
Officials hopeful Brussels summit will pave way to UK-EU defence pact despite as fish talks make progress. @GeorgeWParker@pmdfoster https://t.co/ldkccszO7X via @financialtimes
Some thoughts on the European response to the chaos now emanating from the White House - on Ukraine and more broadly, based on chats with senior European policymakers directly or indirectly involved in formulating the bloc's response 1/
@British_Airways on a rare BA flight BA712 to Zurich. First no crew. Then after hour, decide we need to de-ice. Like no-one spotted that? Then taxi. Now held because, per captain, the flight plan “wasn’t filed correctly”. Seriously, utterly hopeless.
Growth – and damn the consequences?
How far is Rachel Reeves prepared to prioritise the economy over the green agenda, nimbyism and other competing priorities?
@greenmiranda@robertshrimsley & @pmdfoster join the Political Fix pod this week to discuss the trade-offs 🎙️ 📻🎧