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I spent a lot of time this year restoring these for DVD. They are playable with the original console, although the audio will buzz badly, a limitation of how the DVD format crops the picture I think.

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Muppet Madness You're the Director View Master Interactive Vision with Jim Henson's Muppets RESTORED : Jim Henson : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Muppet Madness / Muppet Studios Presents You're the DirectorView Master Interactive Vision with Jim Henson's Muppets RESTOREDThis has been tested and is...
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December 6, 2024 at 12:58 PM
The latest #DirectorView is out now 📈

From #pandemic shifts to #data collection hurdles, UK #statistics have faced major hurdles recently.

The new #blog from David Aikman asks a critical question: Are UK statistics recovering? ⤵️

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Are UK statistics recovering? - NIESR
The Office for National Statistics has been in the doghouse for years. The Labour Force Survey deteriorated to the point that publication had to be suspended in late 2023. Producer price statistics we...
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July 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
#WeekendReading🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman tackles a fundamental question as we approach the #AutumnBudget: is the UK’s public debt position sustainable?

Find out here ⬇️
Some Unpleasant Fiscal Arithmetic - NIESR
Whilst much of the focus has been on the current UK fiscal rules, a more fundamental question is around the sustainability of UK public debt.
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September 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The #DirectorView is out now📈

In today's 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo our Director David Aikman looks at a set of established #policy rules to gauge what they would prescribe for #Bank Rate in the current economic environment.

Spoiler: not time to cut yet ✂️

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October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The #DirectorView is out now📈

In today's 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo our Director David Aikman looks at the evidence for and against the so-called “debasement #trade” , and its implications for the US and the global economy

#gold
#dollar
#MonetaryPolicy

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October 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The #DirectorView is out now 📈

In today's 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo our Director David Aikman looks at what is driving the UK’s rise in gilt yields and how can they start to be brought down 📉

Read it here 👇

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October 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The latest #DirectorView is out 📈

The US-Israeli strikes on #Iran have caused a major shock to global #energy markets. In his weekly #blog David Aikman uses historical evidence to assess what it may mean for the UK economy 📊

Read more here⬇️

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How Will The Energy Shock Hit The UK Economy? - NIESR
The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have caused a major shock to global energy markets. How is it affecting the UK. This blog shows that the UK has had a higher inflation beta to oil supply shocks than oth...
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April 7, 2026 at 1:27 PM
#WeekendReading 🔖 The latest #DirectorView📈

In this week's 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo our Director David Aikman explores the new #gilt remit published by the #Chancellor for 2026–27 and outlines its implications for public finances and fiscal policy 👇
Gilts Are Getting Shorter - Does It Matter? - NIESR
The composition of public debt shapes who bears duration risk in the economy. It also matters for monetary policy, including how separable monetary and fiscal policy decisions are.
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March 8, 2026 at 8:53 AM
#WeekendReading 🔖The latest #DirectorView 📈

In this week's 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo our Director David Aikman tries to shed a light on whether #FinancialRegulation is holding back growth...

Read it here 👇
Is Financial Regulation Holding Back Growth? - NIESR
Does the UK’s regulatory framework for financial services weigh on economic growth? Whilst removing some regulation may help, we should not expect the resultant growth effects to be large.
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January 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
#WeekendReading 🔖 The latest #DirectorView📈

UK long-dated yields have reached levels not seen for nearly three decades. Is politics - at least partly - to blame?

In short, oil prices are the key driver. But there is also a small, clear effect from political risk⬇️
Is Political Risk Driving UK Bond Yields? - NIESR
Disastrous local election results have triggered open talk of a Labour leadership contest. How much of the UK's excess yield relates to the political risk?
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May 24, 2026 at 8:12 AM
#WeekendReading 🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman explores some of the implications of the latest @bankofengland.bsky.social innovation to their #MPC members communication 👇

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November 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
#WeekendReading 🔖 'The #DirectorView' 🚨

Our new 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from Director David Aikman on the most important economic issues 💥, starting with some reflections on President #Trump's recent attacks on the independence of the #Fed 🇺🇸 👇
The Populist Threat to Monetary Policy - NIESR
How could the recent attacks by President Trump on the Fed affect public trust and monetary policy? What are the potential lessons for the Bank of England?
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September 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#WeekendReading: The latest #DirectorView 📈

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman explores how fiscal policy has shaped demand over the past decade and what Wednesday’s #AutumnBudget implies for the next five years 👇
What is the Stance of Fiscal Policy after Wednesday’s Budget? - NIESR
What does the package announced in the 2025 Autumn Budget mean for the stance of fiscal policy?  Is policy providing a tailwind or acting as a headwind?
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November 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
How big an effect might political uncertainty be having on UK #Bond Yields?

The latest #DirectorView blog got quoted by @timharford.ft.com in the new BBC #MoreOrLess episode (22:30mins in) 👉https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002x5gb

You can read the blog in full here⤵️
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Is Political Risk Driving UK Bond Yields? - NIESR
Disastrous local election results have triggered open talk of a Labour leadership contest. How much of the UK's excess yield relates to the political risk?
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June 4, 2026 at 11:12 AM
"At the very moment the #Bank lists have a dozen rising risks, it decides banks need less capital.

That is quite something."🔥

The #DirectorView is out now📈

In today's blog our Director David Aikman assesses the FPC's latest judgement on bank #equity capital 👇

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The FPC Blinks on Bank Capital - NIESR
An assessment of the FPC’s decision to lower bank equity capital requirements, and the implications for bank lending and BoE's financial stability policy.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
#WeekendReading 🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman looks at the evidence for and against the so-called “debasement #trade”, and its implications for the #USA and the global economy

#gold #Dollar
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October 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
#WeekendReading 🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman looks at how large a buffer would the #Chancellor need to ensure that debt in the Parliament's final year is no higher than it is today
👇👇

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October 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
November - #NIESRHighlights2025⚡

Our #DirectorView further analysis on the Budget outlining how fiscal policy is set to become a major headwind to growth over the next 5 years, and how the latest #Budget barely changes that 👇

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January 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
⚡️"Credibility, not a formula, is what ultimately delivers price stability"⚡️

🚨The #DirectorView is out now🚨

📝The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman explains why the MPC is debating cuts even with #inflation close to 4% 📈👇👇

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Does Taylor Still Rule? - NIESR
One of the central ideas in monetary policy thought is the “Taylor Rule”.   Proposed by John Taylor in 1993 as a description of how the Federal Reserve behaved, the rule showed that the Fed’s decision...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
#WeekendReading🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from explores explores the channels through which the #Budget can impact borrowing costs and shows how a credible fiscal plan could potentially lower gilt yields and earn a ‘credibility dividend’

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November 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
#WeekendReading 🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman examines what the #Chancellor should say in the new MPC remit - and poses five critical questions for the Chancellor to consider when writing this year’s letter 📨 👇

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November 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
#WeekendReading🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman looks at what is driving the UK’s rise in gilt yields and how can they start to be brought down 📉

Read it here 👇

niesr.ac.uk/blog/why-are...
October 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#WeekendReading 🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman looks at a set of established #policy rules to gauge what they would prescribe for #Bank Rate in the current economic environment.

Spoiler: not time to cut yet✂️

niesr.ac.uk/blog/what-do...
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#WeekendReading🔖 The latest #DirectorView

The 'Dean Trench' Weekly Memo from our Director David Aikman looks at whether reducing the OBR forecasts from two a year to just onw is a good idea or not

And...spoiler, he doesn’t think it is - Here is why ⬇️

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October 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM