Today's Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show UK labour market continuing to cool. Vacancies down 15% from last summer's peak, though remain well above pre-pandemic levels (1/n)

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“We have faced hostile mobs at street corners. We have been misrepresented, ridiculed, had contempt poured upon us…[but] we are determined to go on with this agitation because we feel in honour bound.” Emmeline Pankhurst, women’s suffrage campaigner, was born #OnThisDay 1858.

Nothing worse than seeing Scotland fans saying “may the best team win” Like lads have you looked at the rankings & form!? That ain’t it

Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured As the United Nations's agency responsible for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns Israel's repeated orders for the evacuation of 22 hospitals treating

I'm in awe at the strength and bravery of this man to keep doing such vital journalism in unimaginable circumstances

Oh, and a bonus chart that I think will fry a lot of people’s brains and break a lot of narratives: For all the talk of six figure costs of college in the States, here’s how much debt graduates leave university with in the UK and US vs other countries

Mark your calendar for the 2024 Search and Matching in Macro and Finance Spring Seminar Series! We're excited to have a stellar lineup of speakers!💡 🗓️Save the dates: February 12: Carlos Carrillo-Tudela (University of Essex) presenting "Sectoral Labour Flows" with Alex Clymo, Camila Comunello, Ludo Visschers

#EconTwitter What are your fave texts for teaching 1st year undergraduates econometrics?

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More than 14,100 children have been killed by Israeli forces. British parts are used in planes bombing children in Gaza. The UK government must suspend ALL arms sales to the Government of Israel given the clear risk they might be used to commit serious violations of

Violence against women and girls offences accounts for ~20% of recorded UK crime Despite working on this for a number of years now, the high prevalence and poor criminal justice outcomes still shock me

“Why does it matter to use the word ‘Islamophobic?” asks the host to Zarah Sultana MP A mosque was attacked. Had that happened to a synagogue, would we have any qualms about calling it antisemitic? Would a UK TV host dare say ‘why does it matter to use the word ‘antisemitic’?’ Ugh