Thomas Wittek

@drwittek.bsky.social

Works in corporate communications. Degree in history. European by conviction, optimist by choice. Loves Britain and holidays by the sea. Replies may contain traces of irony. Opinions are my own. Posts in 🇩🇪🇬🇧

"Few things could more astutely summarise the state of our national politics in 2026, than the spectacle of such a ludicrous character, whose head looks like a grey bucket with a gaping mouth drawn on it, standing in a totally pointless by-election against Count Binface."

Quiet Riot@quietriotpod.bsky.social · 4w ago

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Nick Boom, Stanford University professor, on the negative impact of Brexit: “Among economists there is not much debate, but there still is among policy folks. The experts were right. It was, if anything, worse than we thought, but it’s taken longer to get there.”

Ten years on, Brexit's economic impact is becoming clearer

A decade ago, many economists argued the UK would sustain longer-term economic damage by leaving the EU. So what did hap

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Zur Tragik unserer Zeit gehört, dass einige Menschen auf Millionäre & Milliardäre hören, die gerne irgendwas von Nationalstolz & wahrem Volkswillen erzählen, aber paradoxerweise am lautesten Jammern oder gar mit Wegzug drohen, wenn auch nur die minimalste Steuererhöhung für sie droht. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Was sind das für Wirtschaftsexpert*innen, die in Dauerschleife über Sozialkosten lamentieren, statt das eigentlich Problem der deutschen Wirtschaft zu benennen: Missmanagement. Viel zu viele deutsche Unternehmen halten an nicht mehr tragfähigen Geschäftsmodellen fest und verweigern sich der Zukunft.

Schlagzeile FAZ:
Wirtschaftsweise fordern drastische Sozialreformen
„Handlungsdruck ist massiv" / Konjunkturprognose deutlich gesenkt