lol, written by the 'head of political economy' at the Institute of Economic Affairs

The organisation that incubated and threw its weight behind the Truss and Kwarteng project, and is hilariously non-transparent about who funds it. Whatever you think of Stevenson, being attacked by the IEA is generally a recommendation, unless you're a total headbanger.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 26th 2026 at 17:34:13

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Financial ignoramus quits - not Reeves (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 15:40:42
- He's smart, as he identified how to make money from stupid people (General Chat) - Musky, Jul 26, 18:21:07
  - Poi (n/m) (General Chat) - trafford_canary, Jul 26, 19:58:26
    - Indeed (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 20:15:35
- Also if you read his book you’d know about his mental health struggles (General Chat) - footymadman, Jul 26, 16:44:38
  - Honestly fuck him (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 17:43:42
    - It’s funny how you love the rich who inherited their privilege (General Chat) - footymadman, Jul 26, 18:27:31
      - His background is irrelevant (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 18:57:15
        
        His message is just quite simple, doesn't need a huge amount of "substance" (n/m) (General Chat) - trafford_canary, Jul 26, 19:59:40
        
        That was meant for JoeyDeacon... (General Chat) - wayne, Jul 26, 21:40:04
        
        You reckon? (General Chat) - wayne, Jul 26, 21:37:32
        
        His message is massively confused and doesn’t stand up to any scrutiny or debate (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 20:41:27
        
        Tax wealth not work. (General Chat) - trafford_canary, Jul 26, 21:53:48
        
        Wealth accumulated after tax has already been paid to build it up (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 22:16:17
    - Interesting 360. I had no idea who this is, you bring him up (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 26, 18:08:29
      - You do what you please (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 19:00:03
- Have you read or listened to his book the trading game? (General Chat) - footymadman, Jul 26, 16:41:52
  - He’s not the legend you think. This article is an excellent analysis (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 26, 17:08:44
    - lol, written by the 'head of political economy' at the Institute of Economic Affairs (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 17:34:13
      - It’s a very good article. Dan Niedle has also debunked him (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 26, 17:57:32
      - Take those blinkers off please (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 17:46:57
        
        I have no interest in Gary Stevenson. But it is quite funny how much (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 26, 19:38:41
        
        he seems to be quite ignorant, very arrogant, and full of simplistic answers (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 26, 20:01:37
        
        Equally you could do the same JD. You've started a thread about money, but since (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 26, 19:35:03
        
        Not making light of mental health at all (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 20:43:18
        
        VMT (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 26, 20:03:07
        
        **and fucking technology decided to change words i type again (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 26, 19:36:19
- Never heard of her (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 26, 16:19:35
- YouTuber quits (General Chat) - phrankin, Jul 26, 16:11:06
- Why is he an 'ignoramus' ? (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Jul 26, 15:51:58
  - Facebook keeps showing me Loonygraph comment articles (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 26, 16:40:17
    - does that incluse suzanne moore, who spent however many years at the graun (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 26, 19:55:48
      - Not seen hers, no (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 26, 20:04:27
        
        buy it again today, read robert colville, and you'll have a nice little summary (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 26, 20:07:37
        
        Don’t think I’ve said anything about wealth taxes (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 26, 20:15:01
        
        No - but it's sort of the topic (or was) (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 26, 20:19:14
    - Unhinged is believing women can have a penis (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 17:48:26
      - They’re not right of centre (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 26, 20:05:15
        
        They’re getting in early (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 20:47:24
      - ‍🇺🇳 🖤 🏳️‍🌈 🏳 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮️ 🌎 🤍 ✌️ (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 26, 19:30:09
        
        Can a woman have a penis then? (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 19:35:20
        
        Why does it bother you? (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 26, 19:39:27
        
        Simple question yes or no (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 20:40:09
        
        Yep (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 26, 21:00:22
        
        Thank you (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 21:20:44
        
        The irony. (n/m) (General Chat) - wayne, Jul 26, 21:24:27
        
        Reminder that this is a thread you started about some celebrity finance expert (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 26, 21:39:15
        
        Who do I dislike other than Gary Stevenson? (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 21:42:03
        
        Who are you? (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 21:35:01
        
        Looks like Wayne, of this parish since 2005 (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 26, 21:43:00
        
        Wayne, Joey. (General Chat) - wayne, Jul 26, 21:41:35
        
        Not Joey (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 21:42:41
        
        Poster this above in reply to you above but am utter shit at this posting lark.. (General Chat) - wayne, Jul 26, 21:48:57
  - Because he doesn’t have a grasp of what he claims to be an expert for (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 26, 16:04:49
    - Guardian article written by the daughter of a doctor (General Chat) - footymadman, Jul 26, 16:48:03
      - Privileged posho lived in Catford and went to state Primary and Comp (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Jul 26, 20:36:41
        
        mother for the nhs though, so definitely dead posh & uncaring for the masses (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 26, 20:52:24
    - He made money betting on what he’s an expert on (General Chat) - footymadman, Jul 26, 16:43:24
- ⬆️ Tory graph warning (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Jul 26, 15:46:37

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