Nigel Driffield

Very touched !

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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 ….. now its the clash…..

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!

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Just spat my coffee out laughing. Allbunyan chapeau sir !

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To quote “Brexit 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%.” - NB investmnet is the main driver of productivity

www.nber.org/papers/w34459

Richard Tice slams sight of children wearing ear defenders in school as ‘insane’ | LBC Reform UK’s deputy leader claimed neurodiverse conditions such as ADHD are being overdiagnosed.

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...?

Departments Split On Size Of International Student Levy Exclusive: There is disagreement within the government over how big the new levy on international students should be.

Is anyone in agreement with this ?

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

She went to a school currently costing over £60K a year

England's most deprived areas named - with Jaywick topping list Jaywick, a seaside town in Essex, has been named the most deprived area for a fourth time in a row.

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 …

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 ….

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 I’m unconvinced that a 1.5bn investment from palentir into our data fills me with confidence…..

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?) ….

Librium and Valium, artificial legs, petrol, electricity meters and condoms (as i recall) ?

Were you there when we did our OFT project - about 1997 ?

Anyone else old enough to remember contestable markets ? BT were messing me about terribly having closed by accounts in error. Was only solved when i said “i have the skyBB order page open and if you dont solve in 5 mins im going to click ‘order’”

Nothing is as quiet as a house the evening before à level results

We have a suggested surname of McKinnon - grew up in formby

Ok so this is a long shot, and I’ve posted on various Facebook groups, but just in case ……

Congratulations to all of the report authors: @teraallas.bsky.social, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, @athenedonald.bsky.social, @nigeldriffield.bsky.social, Jun Du, @tomforth.co.uk, @richardaljones.bsky.social, @timleunig.bsky.social, Philip McCann, @econstevem.bsky.social 3/4