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Alexander Hammond
@AlexanderHammo
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Mar 19, 2024
    Today marks the official publication of my first-ever book! Heroes of Progress: 65 People Who Changed the World is the result of years of work, and it's now available in all good bookshops. I truly can’t wait to hear what people think of it. Please consider picking up a copy
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Feb 20, 2023
    An absolutely jaw-dropping chart from @thetimes this weekend thetimes.co.uk/article/how-ho…
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Nov 25, 2021
    Me: "If you were born in the year 2000, in the first 18 years of your life, the percentage of people in extreme poverty has declined by 69%" Student: "Nice."
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Oct 13, 2019
    Absolutely abhorrent. Simply, if the Ugandan government goes through with ressurecting this law, the UK should immediately end the £100 million it gives in aid annually, and similarly the USA should exclude Uganda from AGOA. independent.co.uk/news/world/afr…
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Jul 9, 2019
    People who live in the most economically free quartile of nations have an average income more than seven times higher than those in the most illiberal societies ($40,376 and $5,649 respectively).
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Nov 18, 2022
    I know this is a bit of meme but it's pretty widespread. So many Ukrainian refugees we know, while thankful for British hospitality, have been appalled by UK housing conditions and costs, so headed back home.
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Dec 1, 2019
    Between 2008-2018, the number of people living in extreme poverty declined by more than 576 million. That's 57 million per year. 158,000 people per day. 109 people per minute.
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    Johan Norberg
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    Nov 28, 2019
    Just one month left of the best decade in history.
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Mar 22, 2020
    A few snaps from my walks while self-isolating this weekend. The Great British countryside is so stunning 😍🇬🇧😍🇬🇧
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Jan 23, 2020
    Over the last 20 years, GDP in sub-Saharan Africa has tripled, and average incomes have more than doubled. This progress has largely coincided with increased economic liberalisation. Check out my latest in CapX 👇🌍
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    CapX
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    Jan 23, 2020
    "Over the last 20 years, GDP in sub-Saharan Africa has tripled, and average per capita incomes, adjusted for inflation and purchasing power, have more than doubled." capx.co/it-was-once-du…
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Dec 6, 2019
    Socialist policies have consistently failed in every place that they've ever been tried. "More than 27% of people in the most socialist economies live in extreme poverty, whereas just 1.8% of people in freest economies live in extreme poverty."
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    Anti-capitalism: trendy but wrong
    From iea.org.uk
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Apr 15, 2021
    Botswana's GDP per capita is 38% higher than Ukraine's. 🤯
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Sep 4, 2020
    Working at a University that has these words inscribed above the entrance is pretty bloody marvellous.
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Jul 8, 2020
    "What we will not do is turn our faces against the notion of international free trade and the market that has brought colossal wealth to the people of this country." Well said @BorisJohnson 👏
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    Alexander Hammond
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    Jan 16, 2020
    '17 Million F offs' has risen 28 places on the iTunes charts in a single day, and is now no.1 on Amazon music! @DominicFrisby
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