Duncan Weldon

Some news.

@bandrawestboy Thank you!

@DuncanWeldon I just finished your book, Duncan. It’s excellent. What a way to start the year!

Some news.

American followers can order this now. Out in less than a week. I’d really appreciate it if they did.

My US editions have arrived. Out Jan 6th.

Just had a great chat with @DuncanWeldon. Recording below.

I see the Christmas book lists have started. In the Economist.

Trade wars are never solely about economics, as the Anglo-Irish tariff war of the 1930s reminds us. Ireland’s David and the British Goliath | @DuncanWeldon engelsbergideas.com/essays/ireland…

Is there a crash coming? Lots of fun recording this #TheBriefingRoom episode for @BBCRadio4 with @DAaronovitch @katie_martin_fx & @DuncanWeldon bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

A Trafalgar Day extract from Blood and Treasure.

Oh Canada! This week we're chasing Nazis from the Atlantic to the Pacific as we watch Powell and Pressburger's Oscar-winning 49th Parallel. Will @DuncanWeldon crash the pod simply to annoy @RobDotHutton? Will @terrystiastny be able to make peace? Listen where you get your pods.

Genuinely think IMF WEO titles are the best six monthly snapshot of elite economic vibes. Translating this as ‘quite confusing but feels bad’.

He has though made the rookie error of including lots of foreign words without considering how tricky this will make recording the audio version.

Throughly enjoyed @Birdyword’s The Land Trap. Delighted to have had an early copy.

Honestly: a British accent gets you so far in the US. The career choices of so many friends make so much more sense after a couple of days.

@RobDotHutton @WalkerMarcus Sort of like asking if you have a favourite child. I don’t have a favourite child. But the US cover is objectively better.

@DuncanWeldon @WalkerMarcus Cover is better, too.

Would clearly be a massive shame to be in this time zone and not mention that Blood & Treasure is out in the US on Jan 6th. And that you can - and should - pre order it now.

@WalkerMarcus You can already buy the British version Marcus! :)

@DuncanWeldon Oh wow!

And yes. I will gladly come on your podcast to discuss the economics of war in December or January.

Anyway… if you are the sort of person that writes reviews… please drop me a DM and I’ll see about getting you a copy.