A couple of years ago the Chichele Professor of the History of War answered some questions via email to help me decide how to base some 6mm Thirty Years War miniatures for gaming purposes.
Now sure how that it scored by the REF framework but I was very grateful.
I find academic historians to generally be enormously generous with their time and expertise.
Tangential.
But such a fun paper.
www.jstor.org/stable/259934
Deep satisfaction when you’re asked to file 800 words and you file *precisely* 800 words.
UK labour market data a bit of a mixed bag. I found it hard to read.
• surprise drop in unemployment rate looks a bit of a red-herring in terms of gauging labour market tightness - driven by student numbers
• vacancies at almost 5-year low
• avg weekly earnings growth cooled by less than expected
The UN global total forecast.
Yes. Smoked for about 20 years. Switched to vaping about 6 or so years ago. Feel much healthier. And it’s cheaper.
Very interesting but my rule of thumb is to mostly ignore any demographic projection longer than about 25 years.
When you’re estimating how many children the as yet unborn will have there’s too much guess work.
I am, of course, posting it on social media before 7am whilst vaping.
Really interesting column.
www.ft.com/content/154d... Will social media addiction go the way of cigarettes?
Just saying.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitlam...
Should probably give it another year or two.
By my count, it has been 221 days since Mandelson was sacked.
Mandelson was ambassador for 213 days.
V interesting. As I keep saying, economic statistics really matter (& need funding). A state that doesn’t know what’s what (about itself and its oppos) is in trouble.
Honestly, I think it looks too gaudy now.
“I’ve updated the terms of reference for the review”. Sounds furious.
Watching the statement. I think Number Ten sources and I have a different definition of angry.
It’s interesting. The eldest already employs quite a sophisticated approach to expectations management ahead of a school parents’ evening, worthy of a good IR type ahead of quarterly numbers.
“Friends of your father say he is really, really cross”
I think next time I need to tell off one of the kids, I might pre brief it to some journalists.
This is, quite obviously, rubbish.
But more generally - what sort of person thinks this is a good way to sell their increasingly politically contentious new technology to the public and politicians?
Seems to work more along the lines of:
The default is you are flying at a reasonable hour and staying in X hotel. If you’re happy to travel at an unsociable time and/or stay in a worse hotel then we can split the savings 50/50.
Congrats!
Welcome to the world of “always too busy or not busy enough”.
Another mate works for P&G. They have (or had anyway) a great scheme whereby if an employee could book their own flights & hotels for cheaper than the in-work travel agency, they could do that and would be given 50% of the saving in their next pay packet.
I had a mate who used to travel a ridiculous amount for work in the 2010s. Abroad three or four times a month - the US, Asia, Gulf, etc.
And was allowed not only to keep his air miles but to buy his own flights and hotels on an Amex and claim it back.
A stupendously valuable employee benefit.
There is an argument I should sell equity in myself. I think I’m quite countercyclical.
Me: I have too much work this week.
Also me: why yes, I will take a few hours out my Wednesday afternoon to take part in your radio show.
Is it just me or is the IMF data portal materially harder to use than the old WEO database?
I don’t mind airports at all.
Although a large train station is generally a more pleasant place than a large airport. I suppose because a large urban train station is also open to non-travellers.
Also: “missing a flight is fine” is highly correlated, in my experience, with “I am not paying for my own flights”.