Friday, July 21, 2017

Brexit negotiation getting to the meaty stuff already!

https://www.ft.com/content/43d34b32-6dfb-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7eaa

Extentions to free movement during transition and beyond!

Tuesday, July 04, 2017

Junker junking it

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/furious-jean-claude-juncker-lashes-out-at-ridiculous-european-parliament/ar-BBDLmaM

Monday, July 03, 2017

Social media and tech giants, can they connect with the little people!

The debate roles on:

Big Tech is cut off from the real world
The public worries about the economic and social effects of technology

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 All this is true when it comes to Big Tech today. “Silicon Valley talks mainly to itself,” says Vivek Wadhwa, a software entrepreneur and fellow at Carnegie Mellon University. “It’s all about connections here, and nobody wants to take on the big issues for fear of offending someone important.” Indeed, too many attempts at public “engagement” just end up making Silicon Valley executives seem more, rather than less, out of touch (think not only of Uber’s epic mistakes, but also of more subtle examples such as Mark Zuckerberg’s rambling, 6,000 word letter addressing the topic of fake news).

The public worries about the economic and social effects of technology, and those worries are not going away. Some investors are even baking them into the valuations. “Big Tech and Silicon Valley have been among the most politically insulated sectors in the S&P 500, while financials and energy have been among the most closely scrutinised.

Investors would be well-advised to think about how these roles may reverse in the current administration,” read a note from Strategas Research put out last week. Fang executives should take heed.

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https://www.ft.com/content/3d5425ac-5dbf-11e7-b553-e2df1b0c3220

Saturday, July 01, 2017

Neil deGrasse Tyson explanation of development leaders

The Neil deGrasse Tyson  argument about space in here is so valuable to all wider economic and political thinking IMHO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tJZdCKLd9U


EU EC Troika and global institions with no reverse gears!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGt82RFfg3U

Published on 5 May 2017
What happened in Greece during the crisis? And what happens when you take on the establishment?

In this extensive interview, former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis, talks about his new book Adults In The Room – My battle with Europe's deep establishment.

In short, in accountable groups with no reverse gear are happy to drive others into a wall so long as they don't have to sit in that car too!

2007/8 GFC, QE, ECB, IMF, EC Troika  lack of trust and the rise of extremes in Europe.

He doesn't mention Breixt but he implies he understands why it happened and that it was probably wise.