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Wolfgang Muenchau on the Eurozone
Over the weekend at a Berlin dinner party, the talk was all about what would happen in the French and Greek elections. I have to say, the mood was not particularly positive. Now we have the results, I’m very much looking forward to hearing … Continue reading
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Joschka Fischer speaks out for a Federal Europe
Joschka Fischer took part in a lively panel debate last night on the future of Europe. Questioned on whether Germans would be willing to pay for southern European countries’ profligacy, Herr Fischer replied that, as a federal nation, Germany is used to transferring … Continue reading
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A Nasty Month for the Tories
Alex Deane, Head of Public Affairs at Weber Shandwick, dropped by the office for a quick coffee yesterday and shed some fascinating light on how key issues of the day are playing out in Westminster. It has been a rotten month … Continue reading
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The Zogby View
John Zogby, legendary US pollster, was in very fine fettle last night at Chatham House, giving a brilliant summary of how opinion in the key demographic groups would influence the November elections. Relaxing afterwards over nibbles and a delicious glass of Gewurtztraminer at … Continue reading
Costas Shines
Costas Markides - London Business School Strategy Guru - went down an absolute storm last week. His speech on the ‘Knowledge/Doing Gap’ received some of the best feedback for an external speaker the event manager had ever seen!
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It’s all about difference
Just had the bubbly and erudite Simon Fanshawe, Chair of the University of Sussex, into the office for coffee. He was saying some fascinating stuff on how to leverage difference and diversity within an organisation to foster innovation. A really great speaker who strikes the … Continue reading
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Great feedback on Karen Darke
Great feedback on Karen Darke, Team GB handcycling medal hopeful at the 2012 Paralympics. Check out her book IF You Fall: It’s a new beginning (2006) here. She’s a brilliant speaker on overcoming challenges, embracing change and achieving the impossible. … Continue reading
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India a Blueprint for Africa?
Really thought-provoking Chartwell Breakfast Club discussion at the RAC this morning. Zain Latif, founder of TLG Capital, and Dr Sue Onslow, co-head of the Africa International Affairs Programme at LSE IDEAS, explored how the political and economic environment throughout the continent … Continue reading
Parmy Olson drops by
Great to have Parmy Olson, Forbes London Bureau Chief, drop by the office this morning. Her book, ‘We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency’ (Little, Brown and Company, 2012), comes out later in … Continue reading
France’s visceral rejection on Sarkozy
Dominique Moisi, Co-Founder and Senior Advisor at the Institut Français des Relations Internationales said yesterday at Chatham House that Francois Hollande will win the French Presidential Elections. The French people’s rejection of Sarkozy is not about rational objections with his policies. Rather, it … Continue reading