Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.https://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtvwfgkgrk2cThe world’s most influential economist is oddly unconvincing https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/17/the-worlds-most-influential-economist-is-oddly-unconvincing Really enjoyed this. People are too hesitant to point out when mega grand thinkers grandly proclaim obvious and empty recommendations...25 Aug 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvwfgkgrk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtve6ntqhc2c"The UK really does have less state than it did. Much of what the government did for people at the time of the financial crisis, for example, it no longer does." https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/c11ed5bf-78e6-4bd2-b5f2-e297ced4f88d Really glad @stephenkb.bsky.social wrote this. It has wound me up for ages.... 1/25 Aug 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtve6ntqhc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtvchz2ufs2c“This is the worst financial downturn in the sector since the 1980s,” said John Hansen, president of Nebraska Farmers Union. Trump should go there and tell them it's the best economy ever, that should fix it https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/f2d8729e-2683-4d4e-a54a-7d5a831954e125 Aug 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvchz2ufs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtt7nxukh22i"Trump might have been trying to play divide and rule in Canada; he contrived only to unite and provoke. Like an incompetent mafia, the US has given an opponent an offer it can only refuse" https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/361d9794-bade-4320-b0a4-de7900e83aa3 via @alanbeattie.bsky.social24 Aug 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt7nxukh22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtssxe7vnc2iScott Bessent: an economic D-Day is coming for Iran - https://www.ft.com/content/cb865200-1a06-40be-86a3-10ee2bb05804?shareType=nongift what can be sillier than an article written for an audience of one, in a newspaper he doesn't even read24 Aug 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtssxe7vnc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtsshzvhvc2i"Smart glasses will also give AI apps like Gemini, Siri and ChatGPT something they have lacked while locked inside a phone: eyes and ears." - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/aa288e9d-e88d-45bf-aad5-3ae040d032e8 Literally not true. I can add a photo to the Gemini chat if I want. Just not creepily all the time!24 Aug 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsshzvhvc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtqdk7kttc2vI think we hadn't appreciated how worn out Holly was by London life until we gave her a chance to relax in the country, away from the stress of it all23 Aug 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqdk7kttc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtmh2owdhc2ySkyla is reconsidering the wisdom of a workout with her whippet friend21 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmh2owdhc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtlcthdois2yI'm sure @stephenkb.bsky.social is right: promising actually to bend the curve of realised cost of living risks making the politician looking impotent in the face of its global, macroeconomic and hard to budge causes, & distortionary policies. HOWEVER.... 1/ https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/332ca7cc-ef04-46d2-aa96-a9f36c7a663321 Aug 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlcthdois2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtjvojmdwk2sI honestly cannot conceive of a more pointless use of time than to think up what will happen when the Machines generate a world of super abundance. Listen to this podcast to see that I'm right https://pca.st/episode/00fb95e6-ec9e-4029-b730-8d4995d5853d20 Aug 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjvojmdwk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtjmna2pj22dYes though please in future compare nominal to nominal and real to real, not nominal to real [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjmna2pj22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtiz6yv7hs2sUS Iran policy all year https://www.ft.com/content/785aafd1-705a-47da-b016-032d66e449c0?shareType=nongift20 Aug 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiz6yv7hs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtitnk52kc2sUK finally showing signs of productivity boost, say economists - https://www.ft.com/content/6c358cee-d7ec-4542-9c1b-f922b13d48ae?shareType=nongift bigger news than the Harry and Meghan stuff. Subscribe to the FT for a proper set of priorities....20 Aug 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtitnk52kc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtitila4rk2sWorking in Starmer’s Number 10 was ‘unbearable’, says Sue Gray - https://www.ft.com/content/b1e9ad81-7600-4ee3-8651-7891796d767e?shareType=nongift am glad she's standing up for herself20 Aug 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtitila4rk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtisux2az22sModerna pins hopes on mRNA ‘game-changer’ for cancer vaccines - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/25dd1f13-ff77-4d6d-8107-3ea56c6ecc3c Damned good news, and if the USA is foolish enough to oppose mRNA vaccines, let's hope they come to Europe instead20 Aug 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtisux2az22shttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtiqrise3k2sWhat's really good about 1873 by Liaquat Ahamed is how he relates both the colourful anecdotes AND goes into the macro of the story: this makes it much better than Sorkin's 1929, which can leave the impression that a global economic disaster can be caused by a surfeit of stupid behaviour20 Aug 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiqrise3k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtgkiyg2us2vSome things do improve London’s clean air zone linked to improvement in children’s lung health - https://www.ft.com/content/d801e26b-6e5b-42ca-bfdd-bd9d8a1aa3f9?shareType=nongift via @financialtimes.com19 Aug 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgkiyg2us2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtedymvscc2lHelen Toner is such an articulate voice on the subject of AI https://pca.st/episode/c04a0ed5-e94c-4cb5-9341-a5c71385db92 excellent episode on recent jailbreak activity18 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtedymvscc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gilesyb.bsky.social/post/3mtdxsqzlks2lIf I haven't mentioned it, it has been a joy to discover this podcast18 Aug 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:cdklqekun5o7gvz4sbujp3b3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdxsqzlks2l