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backseatpolicy.bsky.social
Various policy musings from someone with far too little experience to justify their confidence, with an emphasis on systems and culture. All views represent opinions rather than advice.
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@dsquareddigest.bsky.social Just been enjoying your two-parter on regulatory culture. I wonder however if there is an alternative to what you describe - some of what you have been talking about brings to mind some thoughts I’ve had on what I’d call the UK’s “secret superpower”.

submitted 90 days ago • 2 comments

Calling it now, there is something hidden in the #Chagos Islands deal that means the whole thing is in fact an absolute bargain for Britain and that when revealed, the same people currently criticising Starmer will instead be praising his ‘geopolitical masterstroke’.

submitted 92 days ago • 1 comment

#Tradle #1055 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 oec.world/en/games/tra...

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

#Tradle #1052 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 oec.world/en/games/tra...

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

For those who want to understand the backlash behind the #Jaguar rebrand: backseatpolicycritic.substack.com/p/batman-ver...

submitted 158 days ago • 1 comment

“EU torpedoes own attempts at youth mobility deal with unbelievably stupid requests on tuition fees”. Have they genuinely gone mental?

submitted 159 days ago • 0 comments

The real reason here is that France and other continental European countries systematically underreport hours worked, both as a combination of less proficient statistics services and regulations designed to disincentivise reporting (eg overtime restrictions).

submitted 159 days ago • 1 comment