Albert Weale
@albertpweale
Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL. Brighton born and bred. No longer resident, but still liberal. Expressed views mine only.
Just came across this picture from last year. Proof, if proof were needed, at just how intelligent a cat can be. Fascinated by OBR forecast:
This is a story that should be on every front page. As an adopted child brought up in a loving home, I cannot imagine how children in these so called children’s homes have coped.
I regard the Iranian regime as a clerical tyranny. Would you really send two estate agents and a high school debater to negotiate with them?
I hold no candle for the Saudi royal family, but Trump’s remarks here are beyond belief even for him.
If you made this up, people would say you are living on another planet.
Looking forward to catching up with the analysis of Polish illiberalism as related by the estimable @benstanley.eu and his co-author
Lot of talk of beautiful #snails today. May I introduce this lovely specimen in Harston?
Listening to this performance @prestomusic.bsky.social of the Reger pieces by the Gavle Symphony Orchestra makes me think that Reger has been unjustly neglected:
Pleased that my exchange on Paul Tucker's stimulating Global Discord in now available OA on @crispp.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... and reply: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We have been doing no mow summer and bees 🐝 are loving clover on lawn:
What Liz Truss does not say in this article is that she sacked the civil servant who knew about bond markets and she had increased government debt:
If I were playing the tough guy, the last thing I would do is cave in at the first challenge. The phrase ‘paper tiger’ come to mind.
Splendid final paragraph in Elizabeth Warren’s opinion piece today in @FT
Interesting to see poor US Treasury auction today. Trump’s Truss moment?