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My TEDx talk on why we should expect surprises but embrace risk anyway. #Risk #RiskManagement #Geopolitics #GeopoliticalRisk #Security #Journalism #Peru #LatinAmerica #TEDxtalk #TED #TEDxBonnSquare ted.com/talks/alasdair…

Final prep for the opening session of The Economist’s Romania Government Roundtable, at the rather grand Bucharest Opera House. #EconomistImpact_seeurope

I can think of a few political leaders who might want to steer clear of this airport

From Reuters today. It would be interesting to see where all these people are in a year’s time. By definition they are at the top of their professions, and by definition they represent positions vulnerable to substitution by AI. Where do they go from here?

Despite its scale, informal work is often overlooked. At #GLMC2026, @AlasdairEcon examined why it remains deeply embedded in labor markets worldwide.

Storm Claudia : cloudier and cloudier

St Gervais, Le Marais, Paris

My dad slept in the cellar of the King's Weigh House Chapel, Mayfair, in 1939 while he waited for his Conscientious Objector hearing. It’s now the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, and still a beautiful building. Today I felt my dad was there.

A great book for anyone interested in the history of South America (or just out for a cracking read).

Cotswolds colour palette

Doing what Kamala Harris did but JD Vance couldn’t: having a drink at The Bull in Charlbury.

The writer brought his prejudices to my hometown and left with them intact. Shame, since there’s a lot of interest to be said about JD Vance’s Cotswolds sojourn. newstatesman.com/politics/socie…

JD Vance in the hood. Looking forward to his next book, tentatively titled 'Woldbilly Elegy' telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/20…

@sarcoleptic I feel an urge to poison some pigeons in the park

RIP Tom Lehrer, writer of brilliant songs and excellent quotes. “If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worthwhile.”

Fish’n’chips all round. Well done lionesses!

Plumb fall

If you’re at Glastonbury, do you know what you’re missing?

Mooplicate

Athenians making their feelings known

Lutheran curves at St Michaelis church, Hamburg

@municallao Hola Municipalidad del Callao! Estuve en la Plaza Jose Galvez hace unos dias y me dio mucha curiosidad el edificio que sirvio como residencia para marineros britanicos. Como podria averiguar mas sobre la historia de este edificio? Saben, por ejemplo, en que año fue construido?

¡RECUPERANDO NUESTRAS PLAZAS HISTÓRICAS! Queremos que los espacios emblemáticos del Callao luzcan imponentes como antaño. Y, por ello, realizamos un trabajo intenso de recuperación de la "Plaza José Gálvez", que por años lucía abandonada y en mal estado.