New book ‘Trade World’ coming September 2026
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ANNOUNCEMENT
I've been working on a new book!
It's nearly finished & I'm v excited for you to read.
TRADE WORLD
A deep dive into the mysterious, magical networks of trade that make the modern world go round.
Chock full of fascinating nuggets & mind-bending facts.
Sept 2026👇
Apr 24
Through bread, cloth and cars, @EdConwaySky, author of former Book of the Month Material World, deftly explains the intricacies of global trading networks and what the shift from globalisation to restrictions and intervention means for us all. Trade World: waterstones.com/book/trade-w…
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👀Like many of you I follow @j_amesmarriott's podcast reviews religiously so was a bit nervous about what he'd make of Stuff Matters.
What I hadn't expected was a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(!)
Kudos to the amazing Sky pod team.
Is James right? Only one way to find out.
First ep lands on Mon...
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James's full review here👇
It's far more flattering than I deserve: thetimes.com/culture/tv-radi…
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Subscribe in all the obvious places.
Just search for "Stuff Matters". For the time being there's only a short preview episode. The main thing lands on Mon. Exciting!
podfollow.com/stuff-matters/
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If anyone wants to watch the entire BBC documentary, it's here: youtu.be/MDIiVkoTik8?si=xcIo…
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Jun 12
Most of the obituaries and tributes to David Hockney will, I imagine, focus primarily on his extraordinary craft and brilliance as an artist. Perhaps they might also mention his brilliance as a communicator (he was such a fine writer and speaker).
But there was something else rather unique about him too. He was also strikingly honest about the tricks/techniques artists use and used to paint. His book Secret Knowledge is a rather wonderful detective work into how renaissance and Dutch golden age painters used glass and mirrors to help them master perspective.
It's a pretty compelling case (see this video clip from a BBC doc he made alongside the book👇) though I'm sure some art historians will raise their eyebrows. Many will be aghast at the notion that greats like Vermeer might have been using lenses and camera obscuras to help them draw and paint. As if it were in some way "cheating". But Hockney was so self-evidently brilliant he was one of the few people who could document this without anyone gainsaying his own talent.
There are very few artists, living or dead, who have this degree of self-confidence. Not just to know their craft, but to be bracingly honest about how it works. One other who comes to mind is Paul Simon: not just an extraordinary musician but is also an extraordinary communicator about the tricks and techniques of how to write and perform music.
For many great artists, the temptation is to cloak their crafts in mystery, like a member of the magic circle. Hockney wasn't having any of it. So yes, he was a legend in all the obvious ways. But also in a few other less obvious ways as well. RIP.
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Ed Conway retweeted
Jun 12
Shocked to hear David Hockney has died. His huge achievement was to make serious painting look effortless. He carried forward one of the most sustained investigations into vision, space and representation by any post-war artist. British art has lost a giant.
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Jun 11
📣 The bad news is I'm about to add to the already saturated podcast market with my own podcast👇
The good news is, this one is a little bit different...
It's called Stuff Matters and it's chock full of amazing stories.
First episode drops Mon. I hope you like it. Let me know!
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Ed Conway retweeted
Jun 11
📣 The bad news is I'm about to add to the already saturated podcast market with my own podcast👇
The good news is, this one is a little bit different...
It's called Stuff Matters and it's chock full of amazing stories.
First episode drops Mon. I hope you like it. Let me know!
Every object has a story 🎧 🍌 🚗
🎙️In Stuff Matters, @EdConwaySky takes everyday objects and reveals the hidden forces shaping our world — and the people behind them.
🗓️ From Monday 15 June
🎧 Follow here: trib.al/IPrQqgV
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BREAKING: The UK economy shrank slightly, as fuel price rises caused by the Iran war hit spending, new official figures show
Read more: trib.al/buEu5fC
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Jun 10
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Exclusive: Ministers are preparing a partial u-turn on the steel tariffs regime announced by the government in March, after industry feedback warned that the new import measures would impose crippling cost increases on car and aerospace manufacturers. news.sky.com/story/mark-klei…
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Jun 8
📽️Hello everyone. I just spent a day following one of the @bankofengland's interest rate setters as he toured the West Midlands, trying to get his head round the economy ahead of his next rate decision.
Here's our film👇 youtube.com/watch?v=kWj_rLC0…
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Ed Conway retweeted
May 23
The more we learn about Bretton Woods, the better. This FT interview of Ed Conway on his recent book, "The Summit", is a good starting point.
ft.com/content/99c8e60d-88da…
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May 22
Gosh!
An enormous surprise and thrill to win this. Blimey.
Particularly chuffed it's in recognition of our on-the-ground reporting on topics from fast fashion to British Steel.
None of that would have been possible without my brilliant producer @aoifeyourell (the best in the business) - not to mention top-notch @skynews camera ops, editors and execs.
Thank you @PressAwardsuk 🙏
May 21
Congratulations to Ed Conway for being awarded winner of Business and Finance Journalist of the Year at the Press Awards 2026 @SkyNews
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Ed Conway retweeted
May 21
Superb from @EdConwaySky
Again... 👊🏻
#OOTT
May 20
🎥Did Britain just loosen sanctions on Russia? Or did it (as ministers claim) tighten them?🤔
And what does this all have to do with Indian oil refineries?
My 10m primer on jet fuel, summer holidays, and how the economic war on Russia is colliding with war in the Persian Gulf👇
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Ed Conway retweeted
May 20
Superb explained as to whether the Governments U turn on Russian sanctions matter
May 20
🎥Did Britain just loosen sanctions on Russia? Or did it (as ministers claim) tighten them?🤔
And what does this all have to do with Indian oil refineries?
My 10m primer on jet fuel, summer holidays, and how the economic war on Russia is colliding with war in the Persian Gulf👇
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May 20
🎥Did Britain just loosen sanctions on Russia? Or did it (as ministers claim) tighten them?🤔
And what does this all have to do with Indian oil refineries?
My 10m primer on jet fuel, summer holidays, and how the economic war on Russia is colliding with war in the Persian Gulf👇
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May 19
Remember how last Oct the UK said it was going to ban oil products (eg diesel/kerosene) made from oil that originally came from Russia (eg refined in India etc)?
Well now, in the face of the current shortage, that sanction has now been canned👇
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May 20
While @RhonddaBryant claims the licences allowing the import of jet fuel/diesel refined from Russian oil are "temporary and time limited", the licence itself says that the rules are "indefinite".
Yes it also says they'll be reviewed "periodically".
But no stated time limit.
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Ed Conway retweeted
May 20
“And when I die don’t bury me at all,
Just cover my bones with alcohol.
Put a bottle of booze at my head and feet, And pray the Lord my soul to keep.”
The Story of Money podcast is finally tackling the Bretton Woods conference, with @EdConwaySky our guide. ft.com/content/99c8e60d-88da…
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