Jonathan Hopkin

@jrhopkin

Politics/economics, esp. finance, inequality, populism, post-truth politics, Brexit. Also .

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Joined March 2011
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  1. 6 hours ago

    Tory means Tory shocker

    End of workers on boards idea -'we will look at different ways' says Biz sec Greg Clark - olive branch to biz from govt as May heads to CBI
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  2. 7 hours ago

    Yet another bit of cheery news in this post-Obama world.

    Tuesday's Times front page: Putin moves his missiles in new threat to Europe
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  3. 7 hours ago

    As British government descends into complete chaos and nasty nationalism, we need a debate about what academics pretend to be doing

    The Failures of Political Science: Trump, Brexit and beyond… via
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  4. 7 hours ago

    Even the is falling for the health tourism BS. C'mon.

    1/n According to this, UK government paid £674m for healthcare for Brits in Europe & received £49m 'in return.'
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  5. 7 hours ago

    I wonder how many of our drunken brawlers in Mediterranean resorts end up paying for emergency treatment

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  6. 8 hours ago

    Despite having been debunked numerous times, the 'health tourism' trope just refuses to die

    24 retweets 8 likes
  7. 8 hours ago

    The figure used to justify this "let me see your papers" nonsense is £2.8m. The cost of administering it will absolutely dwarf that.

    Tuesday's Telegraph front page: Show your passport to see the doctor
    11 retweets 4 likes
  8. 8 hours ago

    Let's party like it's 1983

    John McDonnell under fire over Ken Loach remarks that Labour MPs are 'a disgrace' and a 'tiny clique'
    1 retweet 2 likes
  9. 10 hours ago

    If you say so

    We now face the task of creating a New Britain from the fourth industrial revolution
    1 retweet 1 like
  10. 10 hours ago

    The White House as a smart way to expand the franchise.

    Trump registered eight companies in Saudi Arabia during the presidential campaign
  11. 10 hours ago

    Deafening protests from Trump Tower.

    490 Airstrikes -mostly Russian- targeted city in the past 8 days, killing 300 civilians & injuring more than 820.
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  12. 11 hours ago

    When collective bargaining is a key ingredient of productivity ? Via

    4 retweets 3 likes
  13. 12 hours ago

    Familiar story for observers of Italian politics

    The Greatest Grift of All: via
  14. 21 hours ago

    That time when Britain and the US suffered a "revolt against the elites" and decided to keep cutting corporate tax.

    197 retweets 163 likes
  15. 19 hours ago

    Au contraire. It's the lack of trust that opens the door to post-truth politics. If nobody is believed, why tell the truth?

    Post-truth isn't about politicians lying. It's about the public ceasing to believe them
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  16. 19 hours ago

    many already pay ZERO but pledges to slash corporation tax for BIG corporations in UK.

    14 retweets 5 likes
  17. Nov 20

    Fillon's speech on Brexit: Divorce must be quick, no financial passport, tempt back young French from Londres...

    154 retweets 76 likes
  18. Nov 20

    Here we go. Jam for business, not for JAMs. No surprises there.

    Theresa May matches Donald Trump tax cuts for business so they don't flee after Brexit. This fight back against the establishment is a con
  19. Nov 18

    : 54% des Français pensent qu'aujourd'hui il faudrait tout changer 👉

    4 retweets 3 likes
  20. Nov 20

    "Saturday Night Live" skewered Donald Trump last night, and this morning Trump was angry

    31 retweets 53 likes

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