RT @nadim_hammad: @Grinzing03 @asentance If you take total trade, not just EU trade: exports fell 19.3%, imports fell 21.6%, narrowing the…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Mar 2021 07:27

Both monthly GDP and trade data better than expected in latest January releases. #GDp still 9 percent below the pre-pandemic level, however.
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Mar 2021 07:17

RT @ONS: GDP fell by 2.9% in January, remaining 9% below its pre-pandemic peak. Services fell 3.5% (10.2% below), manufacturing fell 2.3%,…
Andrew Sentance Fri 12 Mar 2021 07:12

RT @Frances_Coppola: New Coppola Comment post on the decade-long slump that is the background to Covid. Featuring @asentance, @brucereuters…
Andrew Sentance Wed 10 Mar 2021 06:59

Depressing thing from the Royal Family is denial when a there is a major issue to be addressed. Like the response after the death of Princess Diana, there is a culture of denial and rejection after the Harry/Meghan interview. Whatever you think of the interview this is not good.
Andrew Sentance Tue 09 Mar 2021 13:13

RT @lionelbarber: Harry and Meghan’s transition from royal celebrities to celebrity royals is not a constitutional crisis, whatever they or…
Andrew Sentance Tue 09 Mar 2021 10:23

RT @CambridgeEcon: Today is International Women's Day ?? Join us as we celebrate #womenineonomics! We will be sharing the stories of wome…
Andrew Sentance Mon 08 Mar 2021 14:23

RT @MarkJLittlewood: At the IEA, we built a TV and radio broadcasting studio in our HQ last year. It cost £3,000. I’d have liked to have sp…
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 11:21

Another dismal England batting performance leads to a lost Test series. Long-standing England fans are used to it, but it remains depressing. Only Root, Stokes and Lawrence appear to have the batting quality for Test cricket. The Selectors have performed poorly, once again!
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 11:21

How can England rebuild after a crushing 3-1 defeat by India? (1) get 3 better top order batsmen to replace Crawley, Sibley and Pope. (2)stability around the WK position. Buttler or Foakes - choose one and stick with him. (3) build a new pace attack to replace Anderson/Broad.
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 11:11

Terrible batting performance from England. 205 then 135. An innings victory for India. We selected the wrong team and those who were selected underperformed. Only Jimmy Anderson, Ben Stokes and Dan Lawrence came out with any credit. But a team of 11 needs more than 3 stars!
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 10:26

RT @notayesmansecon: Why?!
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 07:55

When an Indian batsman gets to 50 the crowd cheers. When the England Test team gets to 50, we breathe a sigh of relief!
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 07:55

Always look on the bright side of life. While Root is at the crease there is still hope in the final #INDvENG Test! And Pope may surprise us too.
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 07:40

Watching England playing cricket in India is so predictable. Things go OK for a while and then the inevitable collapse comes! ENG 36-4.
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 07:35

For those inclined to lose hope about the prospects for the current India v England Teat Match, I have 2 words: Remember Headingley (1981). England were 227 behind on the first innings vs AUS and won the match. First innings deficit vs India in this Test “just” 160!
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 06:20

The difference between the India and England cricket Test teams? England are reliant on old stagers like Root, Stokes and Bairstow. The young guns have underperformed or not been selected. India’s young players (eg Axar, Sundar) have played out of their skins. #INDvENG
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 06:10

England were 160 runs behind on the first innings v India. Crawley and Sibley now need to eliminate the deficit without losing a wicket. Possible but not probable!
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 06:00

Indian tail mopped up by batsmen, not specialist bowlers! #INDvENG. Run out from Bairstow and 2 more wickets for Stokes. Only 5 wkts for the specialist bowlers (Anderson and Leach).
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 05:45

At last a stroke of luck for England vs India. Axar run out for 43. But he should never have got that many if England had a decent bowling attack! And now Stokes has struck again: 365-9.
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 05:40

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! The unravelling of Lex Greensill: a mix of bravado and financial alchemy Link
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 05:30

England need to win the 4th Test to level the series v India, so it was somewhat bizarre to select a team with only 3 specialist bowlers. Selectors chose to pad the batting lineup. Once the batsmen failed again (205 all out), the fragility of the bowling attack has been exposed.
Andrew Sentance Sat 06 Mar 2021 05:10

Playing #Elvis to my grandsons this evening. I’m sure @HowardArcherUK would approve!
Andrew Sentance Fri 05 Mar 2021 18:40

Why has @root66 not bowled a single over yet in this Test Match? He can surely do better than Bess who is struggling.
Andrew Sentance Fri 05 Mar 2021 06:59

RT @jhawksworth5: A slightly extended version of this article on the Budget is also now available at my personal blog here: https://t.co/4e…
Andrew Sentance Thu 04 Mar 2021 12:38