Political economy, history of Australian capitalism (esp. macroeconomic policy), history of monetary theory, unions, socialism, dad jokes, some other stuffhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.social/post/3m4hwntmvwk2fOne thing that really annoys me in uni reporting is deducting all investment income from operating revenue to calculate an ‘underlying margin’ and presenting that as the figure that matters. It mixes reasonable (the item is volatile) with the spurious (therefore we should count it at zero) [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2025 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:o7cvabdchfkzkjlxxajody4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hwntmvwk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.social/post/3m4f35ujkt22uIf only we could go to the supermarket with the same attitude as uni administrators. ‘Sorry, my budget is limited so I’ve decided you are going to give me more stuff for that budget’30 Oct 2025 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:o7cvabdchfkzkjlxxajody4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4f35ujkt22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.social/post/3m2ikjhgkjk2dWhat’s wrong babe? You haven’t even started drafting your Five Year Plans for each of the Four Pillars of Academic Excellence06 Oct 2025 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:o7cvabdchfkzkjlxxajody4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ikjhgkjk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.social/post/3m2dkzf2wjs24Great thread, couldn’t agree more. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Oct 2025 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:o7cvabdchfkzkjlxxajody4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2dkzf2wjs24https://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.social/post/3m2bpieyyxs2iRIP Claus Offe [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:o7cvabdchfkzkjlxxajody4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2bpieyyxs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.social/post/3lzabcl47dc2zSitting here omnisciently, pitying everyone stuck in epistemological bubbles20 Sep 2025 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:o7cvabdchfkzkjlxxajody4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzabcl47dc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.social/post/3lz3yuylbf22mCongrats ANU comrades. Can’t be bothered editing the meme but here are the bits to assemble in your head18 Sep 2025 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:o7cvabdchfkzkjlxxajody4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz3yuylbf22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.social/post/3lyk357bt4s2q [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2025 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:o7cvabdchfkzkjlxxajody4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyk357bt4s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikejbeggs.bsky.social/post/3lwo6rpqwbs2hIf you want to push back against the intimidation of academics (and other) who talk about Gaza, and you have $ to spare, this is a very good way to do it [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:o7cvabdchfkzkjlxxajody4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwo6rpqwbs2h