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Blain's Morning Porridge — 145 episodes

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Investing in UK Defence to Grow the Economy and protect the Nation.

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The Judder Moment in Oil, AI and the Presidency… 

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AI, Cheap Money, Tesla and Coffee.

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Burnham’s New Regime and Why Social Housing could be a winner!

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A market running downwind hard and fast is a dangerous thing

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Why Is America so Successful compared to Europe? 

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Is Norway the model other economies should follow?

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What if the AI Bubble Fails to Deliver?

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Why I’d be voting for Binny MacBinface!

10

Is this the End of Nato?

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Overturn this.

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The World Cup, The Berlin Wall, and Soft Power vs Russia

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Happy Birthday America and what ails Broken Britain

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We need a revolution in Defence

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Where have we been, where are we now, and what’s next?

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Andy Burnham’s big vision – will it be more than smiles and eyebrows?

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The best choice for UK chancellor is probably Rachel Reeves!

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The Rule of Law, Trust and Democracy: building blocks of the Economy

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Tech, Space X and the Hype Bubble Economy

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Start Up Funding and Maturing Economies

21

Après Starmer, le rain-shower…?

22

G7, Brexit, Europe, Markets and Defence!

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Margaret Thatcher’s wailing ghost stalks the land!

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Boom before the Reality Sinks In

25

AI Shut-downs, and the Iran Peace Deal – what does it all mean?

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Let the Games Begin – Love the World Cup

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UPDATE – UK DEFENCE MINISTER RESIGNS

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UK Defence Investment Plan delayed again!

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Where Is AI Going and What’s it Worth?

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Bonds vs Stocks. It’s really quite simple.

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SpaceX is a fantastic business, but it isn’t worth that much.

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Record US Stock Markets But Something Ain’t Right?

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AI - Who Should We Listen To? The Pope or the AI Owners?

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Just how bad could the bond market get?

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When Personalities Lead the Markets what might follow?

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Defence Investment is evolving fast, and the winners are in Ukraine.

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Why are politics so broken when markets are so strong?

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The Truth and Financial Media risk becoming strangers

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What did we learn from the Beijing show?

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Don’t Blame Starmer, Britain was Broken years ago... 

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The NACHO Trade and What it Might Lead To

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A tale of 3 Cities, London, DC and Beijing.

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81 years later what have we learnt?

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The AI Revolution is set to consume itself.

45

Gilts and the Labour Party; the Judder Moment

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Who will prove the eventual winners?

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Who will prove the eventual winners?

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Stagflation... No, definitely not... but yes. 

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Defence: too complex, too difficult, which is why you must invest!

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Malta, The King, The Gulf and whatever next….

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Gilts Wobble as Much as Starmer…

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Robots, Competition and Total Addressable Markets.

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Day Trading vs 60-year K-Waves

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Sports Investments on a Wobble

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Stock Markets and Common Sense.

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UK Gilts.. Nothing To Worry About

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What Orban’s end means for Europe and Populism

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PORRIDGE EXTRA - The Political Economy of Bat Tunnels (from the Battle For Hamble)

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Trump declares a Global Trade War. Good Grief!

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The End of Exceptionalism

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THE BATTLE FOR HAMBLE     

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The Big Risk is No Longer Oil – Its Political Credibility.

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Reflections on a morning after the night before….

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Markets set to be roiled by Trump’s Iran Consequences

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Artemis II, Space X, Data Centres and Competition.

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Escalating the Iran War into a Water War!

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Stage 2 of American Divergence and the Risk of Global Stagflation 

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The Economic Implications of the Iran War

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The Truth is Out on Social Media

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What Matters? Energy Security and Defence

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Market Sentiment will Tumble on Unwinnable Wars

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Forget Iran, worry about Climate Whiplash and El Nino.

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Winning the Economic War

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Stalemate in Iran, what’s the next risk? 

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What’s the plan? Keep bombing? What?

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AI, Politics and Populism, Luddites and Social Revolution

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What is the US Yield Curve Really Telling Us?

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Iran could be the flashpoint for market dislocation

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Private Credit and Treasury Wobbles... Relax….

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Corruption and Justice – Action Required.

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Tariffs hoist Trump on his own Petard

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Defence Spending, Resilience and Growth

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Munich, AI and The Year of the Fire Horse.

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Sliding, Jambos and Rugby, Sports that matter

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The Munich Security Conference and Global Threats 

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Bond Market Alarm Bells Sounding

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The Conflabulation that is Bitcoin finally dies in a pool of disinterest.

88

Fire Horses, UK Bond Risk, Conflict Risk, and Emperor’s New Clothes Risk!

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Navigating the stormy seas of Tech

90

Is Epstein just the tip of the Iceberg?

91

We have to talk about Kevin…

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Skating on very thin ice…

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It’s not about Trump, it’s about China and Europe

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What A Disaster – That Was The End Of The American Century

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Beware the Judder Moment in Bonds

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One Year of Trump – The World Has Changed For The Worse

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One Year of Trump - The World Has Changed For The Worse

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And now for something completely different

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Great Moments in British Political Theatre

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The End of the Age of American Capital?

101

SpaceX, IPOs and Other Pipedreams

102

Rolling the Dice on the Fed And Inflation

103

The Risks of Cascading Sugar Rush Policy

104

Geopolitics, Markets and Economics – Are They Still Connected?

105

Venezuela Bonds – are you a buyer or seller? 

106

Another Judder in Geopolitics. 

107

Destabilisation and Peak Exuberance

108

Bitcoin and Crypto Further Detach from Reality.

109

The New Economics and Investibility of Defence

110

Some Big themes for 2026?

111

Outlook 2026: Conflict or Trade?

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The US economy, Potemkin Markets and QE

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What does new US Security Strategy mean for Markets and Outlook?

114

Markets, The Global Economy and the ‘26 US Midterms.

115

Hans-Jeorge Rudloff could teach us much about markets…

116

Pantomime, King Rat, and Outrageous Predictions

117

AI isn’t a bubble, it’s Tech evolution evolving

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AI isn’t a bubble, it’s Tech evolution evolving

119

Gilts indicate Stability – what is generating the noise?

120

Bond Markets, Inflation and Economic Dementia

121

Blain’s Morning Porridge 25th Nov 2025 – Markets dancing hard ahead of the hangover

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Nov, 24th 2025 – The end of the American Age – what will follow?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Nov 20th, 2025 – If it’s not AI, will it be Private Capital Markets that trigger crisis?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Nov 19th, 2025 – Scotland, Kilts and Fitba’, has the world gone mad?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Nov 18th, 2025 – AI is dead! Long Live AI!

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Nov 17th 2025 – The Political Weaponisation of Gilts

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Blain’s Morning Porridge 14th Nov 2025 – How low will Bitcoin go this time?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Nov 13th 2026 – British Gas and Land Rover are why Britain is Broken.

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Nov 12th 2025 - BBC Crisis is a Disaster for the UK

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Blain’s Morning Porridge 11th Nov 2025 – Spitfire Strategic Capital, Tomorrow depends on Today.

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Blain’s Morning Porridge 10th Nov 2025 – Markets struggle with AI, Bonds and Tweets.

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Nov 7th 2025: AI – Noise, Signal, Brace.

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Blain’s Morning Porridge November 5th 2025 – Rachel Reeves Tells it Like It Is?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Nov 3rd 2025 – Survived October? Back to full on Complacency…

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Halloween 2025 – A Horror Story from 2035.

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Oct 30th 2025 – What did the Korea Summit really mean for markets?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Oct 29th 2025 – How much will AI cost, and how much can we afford?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge 28th October 2028 – Compare and contrast the Real World with Dreams

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Oct 27th 2025 – End of the world or another Trump deal? Which is worse?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge October 24th 2025 – Call it Chaos, but we sure do live in interesting times..

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Oct 22nd 2025 – As long as there is instability and uncertainty there will be the Yellow Metal

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Oct 21st 2025: Time for a rethink on Tech Resiliency?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Oct 20th 2025 – Mutant Credit Cockroaches? Whatever next?

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Blain’s Morning Porridge Oct 17th 2025 – Hamble Quarry Decision Highlights Corporate Greed and Planning Failure

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Catflap While The Dance Band on the Titanic Plays On