With a heavy heart, I share the obituary of my beloved wife, Lisa, written by our friend @philtomlinson.bsky.social I hope you’ll take a moment to read & remember a truly extraordinary woman who meant everything to Mikey & myself & so much to so many others. www.regionalstudies.org/news/lisa-de...
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Why Ferrari’s first EV provoked such a backlash. New blog. blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbautoblog...
Hello! My friend Rebecca Downton is fundraising for the Somerville Heart Foundation in memory of the love of my life Lisa... Here’s the JustGiving page, if you’d like to donate: www.justgiving.com/page/rebecca...
Lisa De Propris was born in 1967 and grew up in Bologna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. She studied for her first degree in Political Science and Political Economy at the University of Bologna...
Great new balanced project report, 'The Beautiful game's ugly price tag': balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/1bmeztv5kc
Great piece by Robin Powell on the council pension fees scandal: www.evidenceinvestor.com/post/council...
Prof David Bailey
RBKC SINKS DHCLG How spectacular, but entirely correct, decision by Local Government Pension Fund for 0% employer contributions til 2029 will cascade &repeat across UK LGPS; releasing tens of £bns of delayed public spending. @dgbailey.bsky.social &my blog blogsfromtheblackstuff.com/bftbblog2604...
One of the most popular british blogs on brexit is Chris Greys "brexit" blog.
Going for 10+ years, it's well written but as a European outsider looking in, the underlying logic is utterly bonkers and ironically, provides an insight into why the UK is still in a massive mess.
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@dgbailey.bsky.social &my breakdown of all relevant stats in just-out 2025 Valuations of all England &Wales Local Govt. Pension Funds. public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
Postcode lottery in outcomes for taxpayers. V.troubling re: Public Accounts Probity. Total chaos. @tobyn.bsky.social
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Help Rebecca Downton raise money to support Somerville Heart Foundation
Our new paper, “The Beautiful Game's Ugly Price Tag – Why too little competition is damaging football for fans, consumers and players,” shows how FIFA’s monopoly power, dynamic pricing and investor‑...
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UK councils are under severe financial strain, with services like libraries and social care facing cutbacks. At the same time, hidden costs such as council pension fund fees are draining millions from...
Journal impact factors are only one measure of a journal’s reach, but I’m delighted that the @cssjournal.bsky.social impact factor is now 6.2, reflecting a huge effort by editors, referees, authors and readers. A big thank you to them all, @tandfonline.bsky.social & @acadsocsciences.bsky.social
