Monthly Archives: February 2012

A winning combination

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Katie Fraser

This morning we hosted our Olympic-themed Breakfast Club at the RAC, with former Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell, Gold-medal winning Paralympian Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and Olympic Gold medallist Steve Williams. Despite the financial doom and gloom of recent years, Tessa made … Continue reading →

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Danny the de-bunker of myths

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Leo von Bulow-Quirk

Conferences at Asia House can always be relied on to shake up minds stuck in the rut of received wisdom and hackneyed sound bites. After gorging myself with no fewer than two (divine) cinnamon and apple pastries and several (large) cups … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Katie Fraser

An interesting discussion at Asia House this morning on the market risks that currently shape Asia. Moderating and opening the discussion was the ever-impressive Parag Khanna. He kicked off proceedings by questioning the very notion of Asia as an entity. … Continue reading →

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Ketchup in a bottle

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Alex Hickman

Fraser Nelson interviews Black Swan author Nassim Taleb in this week’s Spectator. Taleb warns that the UK’s Quantitative Easing programme could have serious inflationary consequences in the future. “It’s like a ketchup bottle. you try to pour money out of … Continue reading →

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February in the Big Apple

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Alex Hickman

I arrived in New York yesterday. As I queued at passport control I watched Nick Burns, Harvard Professor and International Relations guru commenting on the outlook for Egypt (“difficult”) and Syria (‘grim’). New York, scene of Sunday’s rumpus in the … Continue reading →

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A bulletin from the technology frontline

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Alex Hickman

Great to catch up with a jet lagged David Rowan the other day. Few have their finger pressed as firmly on the pulse of technology innovation. The WIRED UK Editor had just been hanging out with Jack Dorsey (the man … Continue reading →

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Lewis Gordon Pugh: On top of the world

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Katie Fraser

For anyone in need of a lift during the dark days of winter, Chartwell would highly recommend an evening listening to Lewis Gordon Pugh. The first man to swim across the North Pole was speaking at the Royal Geographical Society … Continue reading →

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