In this new media landscape where commentators are increasingly reliant on their own reputations rather than having columns in established outlets, @simon_nixon really stands out as one of the best economics commentators. Latest here:

'The Brexit trade deals are absolutely atrocious. We've been thrown under a bus. There will be no next generation of UK farmers' UK pig farmer

'They've tied my hands behind my back and told me to fight someone with a gun' UK fruit farmer

Two actual farmers (ie not JRM)
Sky News

Brexiters complaining about the consequences of their actions, part 13,468
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Brexit checks that will add to the costs of imports, of plants I think in this case.

Late to this, but delighted to see Andy Haldane in this superb lecture highlighting two of the key issues holding back the UK economy that I have written about recently: the alarming lack of risk-taking by banks, and Britain's hopelessly flawed fiscal rules. Serious problems.

Nadhim Zahawi’s SLAPP has now resulted in disciplinary action for his lawyer.

A thread on why it happened, and what it means - for the lawyer, for SLAPPS, and for Zahawi himself.

That principle went out of the window with the Tories’ revolting 2-child policy

This is awkward

6 days after this story was published this became government policy, apart from it was 20,000 refugees bbc.co.uk/news/uk-341711…

How to Make Government Honest Again - both the Tories and Labour are guilty of gaslighting the public over Britain's economic challenges because both are committed to flawed fiscal rules. What's needed is honest accounting and a focus on public net worth. My latest

Both the Tories and Labour are gaslighting the public over Britain's fiscal challenges because both are committed to flawed fiscal rules. What's needed is honest accounting and a focus on #publicnetworth Simon Nixon
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Both the Tories and Labour are gaslighting the public over Britain's fiscal challenges because both are committed to flawed fiscal rules. What's needed is honest accounting and a focus on #publicnetworth
Simon Nixon
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Conservatives
The Labour Party
HM Treasury

Both the Tories and Labour are gaslighting the public over Britain's fiscal challenges because both are committed to flawed fiscal rules. What's needed is honest accounting and a focus on #publicnetworth
Simon Nixon
nixons.substack.com/p/how-to-make-……
Conservatives The Labour Party HM Treasury

How to Make Government Honest Again

Compelling from Simon Nixon

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How to Make Government Honest Again - both the Tories and Labour are guilty of gaslighting the public over Britain's economic challenges because both are committed to flawed fiscal rules. What's needed is honest accounting and a focus on public net worth. My latest