Used to be a joke that the coventry university signs at Cov station were paid for by Warwick
09.03.2026 21:03
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Used to be a joke that the coventry university signs at Cov station were paid for by Warwick
With a heavy heartβ¦. Itβs research fish day - IYKYK
Not surprised perhaps but spoke at this to about 500 manufacturers. Their take on industrial strategy is miles away from whitehalls.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jonhil...
Last time i was a keynote speaker i was copied into an email i should not have been - it said βget driffield, even if he doesnt say anything insightful its entertainingβ www.nmsummit.co.uk/RqMZBv?sms=7...
Very touched !
The Thinking Executive
thethinkingexecutive.substack.com?r=2r9tjg&utm...
Walked into a cafe on campus, music playing is teenage Kicks, bloke (student) playing it refuses to believe i remember it on top of the pops , hes just looked at me like im 150 β¦.. now its the clashβ¦..
If you are doing a phd, and you pass the viva, please call your supervisor (or invite them in to hear the verdict). Calling parents / partner first is acceptable (just) but after that call your supervisor - dont just F**k off out - we are very anxious!
Do charities have to declare their senior salaries? insider.iea.org.uk?utm_source=n...
Just spat my coffee out laughing. Allbunyan chapeau sir !
To quote βBrexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%.β - NB investmnet is the main driver of productivity
www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Brexit brought us - giving a voice to charlatans. Very expensive school, started working at the company started by his grandfather, and now he gets to expound on things like neurodivergent kids as though he has any more credibility on the subject than a yoghurt.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rich...?
Is anyone in agreement with this ?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
She went to a school currently costing over Β£60K a year
Interesting that we keep hearing what a huge success story Manchester is www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Professionally, nothing beats the unbridled joy of a phd student getting their first acceptance (except possibly the 2nd one for the ex student who needed two for a visa) .
Last week was a TAS week - kind of typical for what I do β¦
Hes just told me i looked very young at the time !
How to feel old - ive just discovered i taught one of our politics professors when he was a second year UG β¦.
So within a generation business schools will be staffed only by the posh. Schools give generous bursaries but the only way to get one is to do a masters, adding about 40k to already high student debt. Would have ruled me out.
Not just pointless but leaves people facing monopsony wages
Currently reading a phd - restricting labour mobility causes factor market distortions that advantage firms and workers are paid below their MRP - who would have thought it . Ps gets worse as labour protection is eroded. Reform anyone ?
Really pleased to have been included in this
Personally Iβm unconvinced that a 1.5bn investment from palentir into our data fills me with confidenceβ¦..
Very grateful for being highlighted in this way, but a shame these things have to look backward rather than focus on what im doing this week
British Salt and the salt union , beer orders bus services in Kent (why Kent?) β¦.
Librium and Valium, artificial legs, petrol, electricity meters and condoms (as i recall) ?
Were you there when we did our OFT project - about 1997 ?