Economic Historian, University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined September 2012
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Martin Chick retweeted
CFP: Material Scotland, Stana Nenadic Memorial Conference, 15-16 May 2025, Uni. of Edinburgh. Celebrating the career of Prof Nenadic (1954-2024) papers invited on Scottish material & visual cultural history. Deadline for proposals 31 Jan. ECR & PG particularly welcome.
Martin Chick retweeted
📰 A government with a big majority should have had the political will to do more than just set up another social care review.
@PJTheEconomist in @thetimes today
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Yet another commission on social care. Awful for those who continue to suffer after decades of failure. This govt abandoned consensus on reform on cost grounds. Will HMT allow review to consider how to pay for change? History suggests not. Me in @thetimes
thetimes.com/business-money/…
Martin Chick retweeted
The £1.2 Billion iceberg that sank @bhamcitycouncil; who knew? New blog just out with Centre for Brexit Studies. @lgcplus @ElizabethGlinka @BBCMidlandsPR @NJ_Timothy @liambyrnemp @PreetKGillMP centreforbrexitstudiesblog.w…
Martin Chick retweeted
Ford’s CEO: Stop talking about Huawei and TikTok, start talking about how much ahead China is in the electric car and battery industries.
Please watch - this is truly interesting!
Labour’s gamble with Royal Mail may go horribly wrong theguardian.com/business/nil…
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Our Oceans review – Barack Obama’s nature show might be the most beautiful thing you see all year theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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Martin Chick retweeted
NEW: Falls in teaching funding for home students, declines in international enrolments and higher employment costs are putting Scottish university finances under pressure.
@KateOgdenEcon on higher education funding ahead of the Scottish Budget: ifs.org.uk/articles/decline-…
