Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE
@mrmarkethomas
Strategist, mathematician, author of 99% (FT Best Books of 2019) and founder of the 99% Organisation. Join us here:
On LinkedIn, the Spectator offers courses on "How to write like the Spectator." That seems a bit like Donald Tump offering courses on childcare.
(2/2) ... it seems that Blair would like to run the experiment a little longer.
Thread (1/2) For 40 years, we have been running an experiment to see if prioritising the interests of the wealthy will boost the economy...
(3/3) I don't think so. The cost of surplus ill-health is already many tens of £ billions
We shall soon have a new PM. Almost certainly, Andy Burnham. The far-right knows how it will respond. Do our progressive parties know what they should do? sh1.sendinblue.com/3gajif62bglp...
'Continuity at the Treasury' would mean continuity of Treasury-induced decline. 40 years is enough. No thank you. 99-percent.org/rewiring-the...
(4/4) ... a percentage which is mysteriously NOT unaffordable to many of our peer countries today.
If the BBC's Chris Mason were trying to use his platform to support Reform, what would we see that was different? If we end up in the UK where the US is today, our media will deserve the lion's share of the blame. 99-percent.org/what-is-happ...
Richard Quigley MP hosted an event for MPs on the dangers facing UK from bad actors like hostile states (eg Russia) and Big Tech billionaires. Now you can hear what MPs heard. There is a free public webinar on Thursday 4 June at 6:30pm. Book your place now: www.open-britain.co.uk/webinar
Man with infinite capacity for self-delusion calls on his former party to double-down on the failed policies of the last 40 years. bsky.app/profile/mrma...
Looking at cyclically adjusted price/earnings suggests he could be right.
What was unthinkable a decade ago is now obvious. Which means it should be obvious that we must act faster. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g9dddu2bglp...
Not so long ago -- hard though it is to remember -- it was considered the best healthcare system in the developed world. We cannot afford to let it be destroyed. 99-percent.org/parliamentar...
When Putin invaded Ukraine, our response to the resulting oil price shock was among the worst in Europe. We must do better this time. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g90q9u2bglp...
This week’s letter looks at the power of AI to reshape the world, and asks: will it boost the economy, or collapse it? And we have an update on our three key projects. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g8wiki2bglp...
This week’s letter to 99% members focuses on the urgent need to address the contradictions in government policy. And we have a meeting for members and potential members tomorrow. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g8sav62bglp...
Last week’s Spring Statement makes little sense given both domestic realities and new global challenges. We have more articles about and by @99organisation in the media. Our next meeting will focus on our economic work. Take a look and come along. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g8jvgi2bglp...
Last week’s by-election should prompt serious introspection by all parties. We focus on the challenge for Labour. And on our NHS event in Parliament. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g878ci2bglp...
This week, we focus on our upcoming event in Parliament on safeguarding the NHS, and on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). sh1.sendinblue.com/3g830n62bglp...
Morgan McSweeney’s decision to resign, at least in principle, gives the Prime Minister an opportunity for a fresh start. If he can take it. We have two immediate suggestions … sh1.sendinblue.com/3g7ul8i2bglp...
Over a month before the attempted insurrection, we wrote an article explaining why the US was particularly vulnerable. This week, we explore what might have happened if Biden had read and acted on our recommendations. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g7qdj62bglp...
This week’s letter to 99% members is a bit of a mythbuster. What if what we are told about the 1970s is just plain wrong? sh1.sendinblue.com/3g7dqf62bglp...
Last week’s Budget contained – thanks in part to back bench pressure – some very important good news. And it was better than any of the Conservative Budgets over their 14 years. But will it be enough to tackle the biggest issues? sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6snwi2bglp...
Three things every MP should be thinking about this week: the rise of the far-right, the upcoming Budget, and what it will take to restore the NHS. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6k8hu2bglp...
This week’s letter to 99% members looks at the fallacies holding back national renewal and why we continue to believe them, despite the evidence of our own eyes. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g67ldu2bglp...
The cleverest thing about this new policy is that they don't have to change the initials.
This week’s 99% letter focuses on what makes countries explode into violence – with particular reference to the US and the UK. And we have radio coverage of our new report, which looks at the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g5uy9u2bglp...