Economist, broadcaster & writer. Author of 200 Years of Muddling Through. Economics, history, other stuff.
Joined September 2009
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American followers can order this now. Out in less than a week.
I’d really appreciate it if they did.
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4 Dec 2025
Just had a great chat with @DuncanWeldon. Recording below.
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Book Talk | Blood and Treasure x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJOMAlz…
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20 Nov 2025
I see the Christmas book lists have started.
In the Economist.
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Duncan Weldon retweeted
5 Nov 2025
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
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Duncan Weldon retweeted
24 Oct 2025
Is there a crash coming? Lots of fun recording this #TheBriefingRoom episode for @BBCRadio4 with @DAaronovitch @katie_martin_fx & @DuncanWeldon bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002l3h…
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21 Oct 2025
A Trafalgar Day extract from Blood and Treasure.
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16 Oct 2025
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.
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14 Oct 2025
Genuinely think IMF WEO titles are the best six monthly snapshot of elite economic vibes.
Translating this as ‘quite confusing but feels bad’.
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11 Oct 2025
Throughly enjoyed @Birdyword’s The Land Trap.
Delighted to have had an early copy.
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11 Oct 2025
He has though made the rookie error of including lots of foreign words without considering how tricky this will make recording the audio version.
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10 Oct 2025
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.
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10 Oct 2025
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.
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10 Oct 2025
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.
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And yes. I will gladly come on your podcast to discuss the economics of war in December or January.
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