We have to talk about #Brexit.

It is a fallacy to assume #Bregret is a new thing. It has been a feature of the data for a long time. The data has just been misread by many political commentators, political scientists and media.

This is also a means of #introduction. I am a Professor of Economics at University of Warwick studying the #PoliticalEconomy of #Brexit, among others. My work particularly focuses on understanding the role that #Austerity played in bringing about #Brexit.

With each new surge of Mastodon users, I feel the need to point out:

1. Welcome!

2. There is a learning curve here, but most people find it short and not very steep. Play around, explore. You'll get it.

3. Lots of people are willing to help.

4. Yes, it's different than Twitter. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes not. But you'll figure it out.

5. With surges especially, things sometimes get slow/glitchy, but they usually get fixed pretty quick.

Be patient.

WHAT!?… the facemasks supplied by the Michelle Mone-linked PPE company cost 38.5p each from them.

They were 14.5p from other suppliers. THE SAME MASKS FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER.

And our govt bought nearly 50 million of these items with our money - without competition.

The Times are reporting on this and it’s looking bad —> https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michelle-mone-masks-from-firm-linked-to-tory-peer-cost-double-6ctlhmjpx

Earlier this week, Trump had dinner with a white supremacist and Holocaust denier

Please reply with the name of ONE (1) current Republican elected official who has publicly criticized Trump for this