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Andrew Rummer @AJRummer

Freelance writer. Bylines in WIRED and The Economist. Former Bloomberg.

Joined February 2009
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Andrew Rummer@AJRummer
May 8
🏏  While China may have a chokehold on rare earths and Iran can close the Strait of Hormuz at will, there is one corner of global supply chains that is forever England. 1/5
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A surprising stat: C-section births are now much more common in England than America
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Source: One in four births in England is now emergency caesarean, BBC analysis shows bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxp…

One in four births in England are now emergency caesareans, BBC analysis shows

The shift marks a significant rise over the last five years, but experts say there is no single, clear explanation for the increase.

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The Economist
@TheEconomist
May 27
“The challenge is to keep the nature of this ancient game as unchanged as possible.” On “The Intelligence” @AJRummer explains a cricket-bat supply-chain bottleneck econ.st/4x00gmv
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First time I’ve noticed a vacant shop in central London be marketed as an “8,500 sq ft brand presence”
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“Put Your Brand on Argyll” I don’t think this is what they imaged
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ben moores@benmoores2
May 16
A thread on the 50 best fortifications to go and visit in the world according to me. They are all fun for at least one in the family. They are listed in reverse rank order as determined by how much fun, unique and awesome they are.
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🏏  While China may have a chokehold on rare earths and Iran can close the Strait of Hormuz at will, there is one corner of global supply chains that is forever England. 1/5
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To address the challenge, the Marylebone Cricket Club, which controls the rules of the game, is allowing laminated bats from October. It wants to increase affordability while also preserving the balance of power between batters and bowlers. 4/5
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Read the more in @TheEconomist here (I'm quite proud of that "forever England" lead 😅) 5/5 economist.com/britain/2026/0…

The surprising supply-chain choke point for cricket bats

A shortage of English willow changes the batting order

economist.com
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“Britain is a place where people think they become rich by saving money rather than making it.” economist.com/britain/2026/0…

The rise of the Temu Range Rover

Class, China and the cozzie livs in a car

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It's World Quantum Day. My thoughts are with those who are both celebrating and not celebrating.
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When you got into politics to change the world but find yourself spending all the money bailing out people’s own freaking gas bills
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Man City has broken Lime bikes. The whole of North London trying to get home at the same time, in disgust
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The Economist
@TheEconomist
Mar 13
The pandemic and costly energy have helped rekindle Britons’ love of domestic fires. And a new cohort of chimney sweeps is cleaning up economist.com/britain/2026/0…

Britain’s chimney sweeps are as lucky as lucky can be

Thanks to a fashion for wood fires, not “Mary Poppins”

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I wrote a thing about the surprisingly robust demand for chimney sweeps economist.com/britain/2026/0…
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Greenland has got to be relieved now the transfer window is closed
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Simples!
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Walking down the old railway line with the dog. Middle-aged man coming the other way looks distraught. Maybe his wife has recently died? Turns out he’s just listening to the cricket on a little radio.
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I'm taking part in a Spaces discussion on "Google Zero, AI Agents, and the Future of News" at 6pm UK time today. Set a reminder or join the chat via this link: x.com/i/spaces/1OwxWeEnrgMGQ

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