#Prosperity

Sarah Longlands

sarahlonglands

THREAD: We had our first virtual coffee session @IPPRNorth this week to discuss levelling up and regional inequality- a chance to keep talking in the midst of the #COVIDー19 lockdown.

Sarah Constantin

s_r_constantin

This post on Roman-era peasants https://acoup.blog/2020/07/24/collections-bread-how-did-they-make-it-part-i-farmers/ has made me question how I think about technology and economic growth. My model had been something like “humanity used to

The Son of Abajeebano💪🏽

Hussein_Boneya

WHO ARE THE ORMA PEOPLE?The beautiful Orma people of Kenya call themselves "Gurraach Abba Jeebano". The Orma is divided into two branches.1.Irdiid and 2. Bareetuma.The hangaf for Irdiida is Utah

Jamie Russo

jamierusso

In 2006, @BlakeMycoskie transformed his 1br apartment in Venice, California into a little shoe company with a big idea: using business to improve lives.13 yrs later, @TOMS has donated over

Nicholas Shaxson

nickshaxson

FT @kayewiggins + @markvdvd outline another classic case of tax havens being used as a crowbar to open up the tax regimes of countries around the world.https://www.ft.com/content/3771030c-b8ad-4da6-b0af-0311a8e82ec8First, threaten to go

Joe Bassey

Joe__Bassey

Tenkamenin (African king ruled over a democratic nation centuries before Abraham Lincoln)______Tenkamenin, (A.k.a. People's king). Tenkamenin ruled from 1062 until 1075 in the Ancient Ghana Empire Throughout Tenkamenin’s brief reign

Brendan Haley

br_haley

So I keep reading stuff (latest from @hscoffield @SP_Inst) that the construction sector does not need support. Then I do the comparison with the Global Financial Crisis and see that

Ketave

ketave12

Predictions - PPP and currency rates will converge. Visa regimes will become meaningless. Premiumization will cause demise of many businesses globally as consumers won’t have money for all the bells

Mathew Nicolson

EyjarSkeggi

Well, this is interestinghttps://twitter.com/Shetnews/status/1300451630123552770 I'll write about this in more detail at some point but here are some initial thoughts (short thread): The idea of autonomy for Shetland isn't new.

Ammar

ammarkhi

A THREAD ON DIAMER BASHA DAM PROJECTAfter Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project in May last, year, Diamer Basha is the second mega multi-purpose Dam which has been started in a span

Chris Becker

jcbecker93

Thread: Why do technocrats swoon over mechanistic policies like the EITC but almost ignore unions as an anti-poverty tool? Because technocrats don’t actually trust poor people. The EITC protects workers

EHSANI2

EHSANI22

#Lebanon ‘s citizens are angry & for good reason Many have lost their life savings Many have lost their jobs Everyone is looking for answers Everyone is looking to point

Julia Lindau

julialindau

The future of an ancient Mayan site buried in Guatemala's tropical forest is at the center of a battle between locals and an American archeologist.Watch our story, w @strictlysimilak @thomson_craig

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀𝘂𝘀🌋

FireOfColossus

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀:𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲.Modernity has granted us with plenty of opportunities;Opportunities that permeate the horizon with

J📖

The_Trxth

THREAD: December 21st, 2020. This is a date many have been speaking about for some time now. There’s lots of fear surrounding this date, so I’m here to give you

🇨🇦Canada First🇨🇦#PPC “Grizzly Patriot”

MarkFriesen08

1) So, @CCFR_CCDAF hosted a protest yesterday in Ottawa! Great attendance, solid numbers. The CCFR are a lobby group for the @CPC_HQ claiming to represent gun owners, while working to