Going through some old Budget documents (for work, promise) and it's quite funny being able to pinpoint the moment at which the Treasury discovered WordArt (November 1996), needlessly 3-D bar charts (July 1998), and the ability to add a pointless shadow to pie charts (March 1999)

🇭🇷 10 years have passed since Croatia’s accession to the EU and almost 20 years since Croatia was a candidate country.

👉Despite EU membership, corruption remains a big issue.

✍️ Read Dr Steph Luke latest thoughts 👀

ukandeu.ac.uk/dissatisfactio…

Westminster Voting Intention:

LAB: 45% (+2)
CON: 19% (-1)
RFM: 15% (-1)
LDM: 8% (=)
GRN: 7% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via YouGov, 10-11 Apr.
Changes w/ 2-3 Apr.

Why most people now regret Brexit, my take from the two Richmonds:
economist.com/britain/2024/0… from The Economist

Famous last words. It lasts about 30 seconds of the whole journey

🗣️ 'Research from think tank UK in a Changing Europe finds that most voters have actually not changed their minds since 2016.'

👉 Read the latest analysis from The Economist on where voters now stand on Brexit.

economist.com/britain/2024/0…

A propos of nothing whatsoever, my dad would have been 100 today. He’d prob have been in the gym. He got a personal trainer when he was 87 😳

Got my rejection letter

🚨 SCOOP: Labour rolls back promise to publish anti-leasehold laws in first 100 days.

Insiders argue govt plan is so weak Labour will need more time.

Campaigner Harry Scoffin: 'Yet another U-turn from Starmer’s Labour. The rigged system wins again.'

politico.eu/newsletter/lon…

Latest YouGov @TheTimes poll. In hindsight #Brexit right 33 (-1); wrong 57 (+2). Fwork 10-11.4 (ch since 26-27.3). …ts-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/TheT…

Back by popular demand!

We are pleased to announce that Chris Giles, Financial Times Economics Editor, will provide an economic overview at the SMMT International Automotive Summit which will take place on Tuesday 25 June 2024 at the IET London.

The event will attract an audience of 300…

Great talking as always with ⁦Will Bain⁩ on ⁦BBC Radio 5 Live⁩ Wake Up to Money early today on Volkswagen EV sales falling in Europe & barriers to take up of EVs, at 41m56s. Much more govt support needed to encourage EV take up. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Housing wealth inequality *within* generations is growing

As ever, John Burn-Murdoch leaves me wondering “why didn’t I make that chart?”

In the talk about the lucky half getting parental help remember: most get little but a few get a lot! (see Institute for Fiscal Studies chart from me & Bee Boileau)

Was slightly invidious to pick a single phrase from this zinger by robert shrimsley Ask Shrimsley: are centrist dads making a comeback? ft.com/content/c3fff3… via @ft

Pretty canny of me to look orange in a discussion about populism. Getting into character….

Tom Hartley – the only England spinner to play all five Tests in India earlier this year – has been left out of the Lancashire XI for the second County Championship match of the season.

#CountyCricket2024

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Patrick English Labour in progressive vote collapse!

📊 NEW polling with Ipsos UK📊

✍️'40% of those surveyed in Croatia believe their elected representative does a poor job of representing communities in their constituency'

🚨 Dr Steph Luke looks at dissatisfaction with democracy in Croatia 🚨

'Reform UK has said it is “mortified” after dropping a candidate for being inactive only to discover that he had died'. thetimes.co.uk/article/reform…