Economic Geography Prof at Cardiff Metropolitan University, affiliated Member at CIRCLE, Lund University. Father of 2, European, follower of #SaintsFC, lately obsessed by trees. Personal views, RPs≠endorsements, blah etc.https://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3mm4kas7jw22xThis has appeared on the whiteboard in my office. An internal review is being conducted. Pompey fan in can’t spell shocker. #saintsfc18 May 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4kas7jw22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3mknle57mos2fYes! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknle57mos2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3mhdeo5vv2c27Great to be co-hosting this 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdeo5vv2c27https://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3mhb4gtxpqs2oI'm confused are people like Clarkson in favour of 'red tape' or not? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhb4gtxpqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3mfcrvg7ztc27Insurance company in being total barstewards shocker. "Essentially what they said is that we would have been covered had the baby not survived. But the fact was that the baby survived." Nice. At least they paid up in the end... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2r7d4gzz1o20 Feb 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcrvg7ztc27https://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3mdlcu2y77k2yAbsolutely right. More on this in the FT. As noted present funding model is both economically stupid and socially divisive. #Productivity puzzle anyone? 🙄. Truly the worst of both worlds, not least given a big chunk of the capital will never be repaid anyway. https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/3d19b267-c370-4fb8-af26-feaa4e4ff4cf [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlcu2y77k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3lznjgrv2ok2uHa! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2025 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3lznjgrv2ok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3lzizcjeq7k2thttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c98en3pzrw5o Efforts to deal with this would be a little more convincing if the #EPL wasn’t a rapacious money-hoovering machine in its own right, never mind the illicit activities that surround it. Also this piece seems to conflate organised touting & fake / scam ticket sellers23 Sep 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzizcjeq7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3lvxv2byxmk2pStick that up your Disney Channel 🙃 #SaintsFC09 Aug 2025 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxv2byxmk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3lnwzymc64c2aHugely honoured to join @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social as a Fellow, looking forward to getting involved! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2025 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnwzymc64c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3lmrnr3wygs2yHa! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrnr3wygs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/frannystash.bsky.social/post/3llrjrcnlp22zWhat the fork is it with UK Universities right to work nonsense for external examiners? I’m undertaking a PhD viva for a fee of £200, not becoming Vice Chancellor. No I'm not going to pay to have my passport verified at the fricking post office and a copy sent to you FFS01 Apr 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:gsmqbcxuevbq5gfvsf23cfox/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrjrcnlp22z