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Did I mention I wrote a book?

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🧵MATERIAL WORLD THREAD COLLECTION🧵 Writing #MaterialWorld was the most fascinating thing I've ever done. It completely changed how I look at the world. For a sniff of what I'm on about, here's some threads about it. Starting with: 1: Why I wrote the book

That’s me in the hard hat, in front of the bucket of a terrifyingly enormous digger. What you can’t really tell from the picture is that my head was spinning. I’d just had one of those moments that change your life forever. It would set me off on a journey around the world…🧵

EdConwaySky's tweet image. That’s me in the hard hat, in front of the bucket of a terrifyingly enormous digger.
What you can’t really tell from the picture is that my head was spinning.
I’d just had one of those moments that change your life forever. It would set me off on a journey around the world…🧵


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👀Head of UK's leading independent macro forecaster @NIESRorg warns @RachelReevesMP against scrapping one of the OBR's two annual forecasts (something she's been considering). "The case for reducing the OBR’s output to just one forecast a year is weak." niesr.ac.uk/blog/chancello…


Big day for HMT and @RachelReevesMP: they get first sight of the @OBR_UK's forecasts, and learn the potential size of the "black hole" between their projections and the limits of her fiscal rules. The rollercoaster of pre-Budget numbercrunching is now well and truly underway 🎢

EdConwaySky's tweet image. Big day for HMT and @RachelReevesMP: they get first sight of the @OBR_UK's forecasts, and learn the potential size of the "black hole" between their projections and the limits of her fiscal rules.
The rollercoaster of pre-Budget numbercrunching is now well and truly underway 🎢

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I know I’m late to the party on this, but @EdConwaySky’s Material World really does live up to the hype and at a time when supply chain politics and economics are headline news it helps explain the complexity of the world we live in a really engaging way.

🧵MATERIAL WORLD THREAD COLLECTION🧵 Writing #MaterialWorld was the most fascinating thing I've ever done. It completely changed how I look at the world. For a sniff of what I'm on about, here's some threads about it. Starting with: 1: Why I wrote the book



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GDP grew by an unrevised 0.3% in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2025, following an unrevised increase of 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar): · Services +0.4% · Production -0.8% · Construction +1.0% Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/grossd…

ONS's tweet image. GDP grew by an unrevised 0.3% in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2025, following an unrevised increase of 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar):

· Services +0.4%
· Production -0.8%
· Construction +1.0%

Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/grossd…

👏LOVE this @IEEESpectrum piece about the journey of silicon from quarry to smartphone, inspired by Material World. spectrum.ieee.org/the-long-stran…

EdConwaySky's tweet image. 👏LOVE this @IEEESpectrum piece about the journey of silicon from quarry to smartphone, inspired by Material World. spectrum.ieee.org/the-long-stran…

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Striking data point from ONS today. Income inequality at lowest level in 40 years, with the low reached under the Tories. The ONS dataset: ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

PhilAldrick's tweet image. Striking data point from ONS today. Income inequality at lowest level in 40 years, with the low reached under the Tories. 
The ONS dataset: ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

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In 2016, Geoffrey Hinton warned students not to train as radiologists, the field was so ripe for AI automation. Today, there are more new radiologist jobs than ever and radiologist wages are up 48%. Yet AI *has* exploded in the field. So what happened? worksinprogress.co/issue/the-algo…

s8mb's tweet image. In 2016, Geoffrey Hinton warned students not to train as radiologists, the field was so ripe for AI automation. 

Today, there are more new radiologist jobs than ever and radiologist wages are up 48%. Yet AI *has* exploded in the field.

So what happened?

worksinprogress.co/issue/the-algo…

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🚨The Sky News podcast team is expanding 🚨 We’re looking for: Technical Producer: sky.talent-community.com/projects/podca… Producer @EdConwaySky (12 month contract): sky.talent-community.com/projects/podca… Plus, internal ads for a Video Producer (3 days a week) and an Assistant Editor. DM for info


This was just such a fun conversation with @jacobgoldstein. We made it through, I think, three of the materials in Material World before we ran out of time... Go listen to What's Your Problem! pushkin.fm/podcasts/whats…

EdConwaySky's tweet image. This was just such a fun conversation with @jacobgoldstein. We made it through, I think, three of the materials in Material World before we ran out of time... Go listen to What's Your Problem! pushkin.fm/podcasts/whats…

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From no cards to all the cards? Donald Trump now says he thinks Ukraine - supported by NATO - “is in a position to fight and WIN” back all its territory from Russia “and, who knows, maybe even go further than that!"

🚨 "...Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act. In any event, I wish both Countries well. We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them. Good luck to all!" - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

WhiteHouse's tweet image. 🚨 "...Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act. In any event, I wish both Countries well. We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them. Good luck to all!" - PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP


Really interesting point about AI and YouTube from @benthompson 👇 If the future of AI is primarily video, not text (which seems plausible), then strange as this prob sounds today, perhaps it's Google/Youtube that has the upper hand, not OpenAI/ChatGPT? stratechery.com/2025/the-youtu…

EdConwaySky's tweet image. Really interesting point about AI and YouTube from @benthompson 👇
If the future of AI is primarily video, not text (which seems plausible), then strange as this prob sounds today, perhaps it's Google/Youtube that has the upper hand, not OpenAI/ChatGPT? stratechery.com/2025/the-youtu…

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Brilliant explainer into QE here

📽️"Make a 9min TV piece about quantitative easing with loads of charts". These are words no-one in TV has ever uttered. So I just went & did it👇 This primer covers perhaps the most important, under-discussed topic in the UK right now. Have a watch & lemme know what you think



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Chinese automaker BYD’s U9 Xtreme EV just hit a verified top speed of 496 km/h (308 mph) at Germany’s ATP proving grounds, making it the new fastest production car in the world, beating the Bugatti Chiron's 304.77 mph. • 2,978 hp • 80 kWh LFP battery • 1,200v platform • New…


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As the BoE announces its reducing the pace of Quantitative Tightening - @EdConwaySky breaks down the scale of BoE balance sheet reduction in recent years and the impact it’s had on UK borrowing costs. As ever - Ed the master at making the complex digestible.

📽️"Make a 9min TV piece about quantitative easing with loads of charts". These are words no-one in TV has ever uttered. So I just went & did it👇 This primer covers perhaps the most important, under-discussed topic in the UK right now. Have a watch & lemme know what you think



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Reminds me: the ECB's QE programme started ten years ago and - perhaps I've missed - but there has not been much analysis of it. Evaluating it would make a good column.

📽️"Make a 9min TV piece about quantitative easing with loads of charts". These are words no-one in TV has ever uttered. So I just went & did it👇 This primer covers perhaps the most important, under-discussed topic in the UK right now. Have a watch & lemme know what you think



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The unwinding of QE (aka, QT) in the UK has been insane compared to USA/€Z, and this video shows absolutely brilliantly.

📽️"Make a 9min TV piece about quantitative easing with loads of charts". These are words no-one in TV has ever uttered. So I just went & did it👇 This primer covers perhaps the most important, under-discussed topic in the UK right now. Have a watch & lemme know what you think



📽️"Make a 9min TV piece about quantitative easing with loads of charts". These are words no-one in TV has ever uttered. So I just went & did it👇 This primer covers perhaps the most important, under-discussed topic in the UK right now. Have a watch & lemme know what you think


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"Is it time to squeeze Putin?" Sky's @BethRigby asks Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer if more pressure needs to be placed on Russia's Putin - they are also challenged on the sacking of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. trib.al/yKyFWeq 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602


🧐What on earth did the @bankofengland just do, and why does it matter for all of us? My attempt to explain the Bank's change to its quantitative tightening programme 👇 I promise it's more interesting than that prob sounds. Video (& charts) to follow... news.sky.com/story/the-big-…


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