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Archie Hall

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Archie Hall

@ArchieHall

Writing for @TheEconomist | More at notes.archie-hall.com

London, DC and sometimes NY

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Joined February 2011

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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Jul 3
IS THE ECONOMIST ALWAYS WRONG? Scandalously, in some circles @TheEconomist has a reputation as a contrarian indicator. This week we fessed up to getting a big call on oil prices from April wrong. Obviously our goal is not perfectly-hedged (and perfectly boring) predictive
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Aug 19, 2024
We have Oreo back! He’s been shaking and is more quiet than we’ve ever known him to be, but is on the way home. Quite a lot to say in due course, but for now thank you to everyone involved in getting him back and everyone who looked out for him. We’re just so grateful.
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Aug 26, 2024
One last update on Oreo before this account returns fully to Economist-posting. To start: thank you again to everyone who helped get the word out. The key tip came from someone who’d seen our poster online. Without that reach he’d probably still be stolen.
Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Aug 19, 2024
We have Oreo back! He’s been shaking and is more quiet than we’ve ever known him to be, but is on the way home. Quite a lot to say in due course, but for now thank you to everyone involved in getting him back and everyone who looked out for him. We’re just so grateful.
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
May 1, 2025
Britain's shoplifting problem is so bad you need a log scale
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Oct 4, 2024
I looked at the Chagos Islands deal for @TheEconomist today and came out pretty concerned. Key points: — Mauritius' claim is quite flimsy — Ghastly exclusion of the Chagossians in this — Chinese spying gets easier — Foolish to trade hard power for soft
Britain has agreed to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius
From economist.com
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Aug 14, 2024
My family dog was stolen last night— please, if anyone has any information, get in touch (and please amplify this, if you can). We’ve put up a £500 reward for any information. He was snatched outside the supermarket, his GPS tracker has been destroyed. We’ve heard he may have
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Jul 31, 2025
Energy in Britain has gotten scarce—and thus expensive. Prices are high in absolute terms, and further above the European average than any point in at least 40 years (barring the 22/23 shock). What's behind this, and is it crimping growth? I took a look for @TheEconomist. (🧵)
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Apr 16, 2025
I'm not yet sure most Brits have realised the appalling mess "equal-value" pay claims are causing. Councils are going bankrupt, business may have to fork out millions (and so raise prices). Worse, the government is consulting on changes that'd make bringing them easier.
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Aug 26, 2024
Replying to @ArchieHall
That's all for now. The dog-to-charts ratio on this account should shortly return to its (very low) historical average. Appreciate you indulging me if you've made it this far— and thank you again to anyone who shared Oreo's information. We can't believe how lucky we are that
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
May 2, 2025
A under-discussed backdrop to yesterday's election results—Britain today feels less pleasant, well-maintained and orderly than a decade ago: from potholes to phone-snatchers. I've spent the past few months digging in to why for @TheEconomist. A short 🧵 on what I've concluded.
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Aug 12, 2025
A brief public-services horror story buried in the latest London Centric on Lime bike injuries
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Aug 17, 2025
A vignette from me in @TheEconomist on NoMa: "The YIMBYest Neighbourhood in America"
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Aug 15, 2024
Thank you to everyone who shared this— it’s really appreciated. No news yet, sadly, though police are now on it. I’ll return my Twitter account to normal service shortly, but one final ask: if anyone based in London reading this has a second, it’d mean a ton if you could print
Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
Aug 14, 2024
My family dog was stolen last night— please, if anyone has any information, get in touch (and please amplify this, if you can). We’ve put up a £500 reward for any information. He was snatched outside the supermarket, his GPS tracker has been destroyed. We’ve heard he may have
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Archie Hall
@ArchieHall
May 23, 2025
Baffling how much of Britain’s conversation about the bin strikes entirely sidesteps their actual cause—and all-but-misleads the public about what’s going on. (Piece of mine on this ⬇️)
YouGov
@YouGov
May 21, 2025
Who do you think is more to blame for the ongoing bin strikes in Birmingham? Birmingham Council: 30% The bin workers / trade union: 13% Both equally: 32% Link to results in following tweet
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