alexgathomas.bsky.social
Institute for Government: civil service and all things effective government. Ex-Cabinet Office, Defra, Dept of Health
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Fair
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Obviously this is a longstanding policy among NATO and related allies, but in our new recalibrated world it seems strange
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9pm - get there a bit earlier
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Democratic and accountable of course
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I’m no reflexive fan of the Foreign Office. Lots of reasons to rethink and rework, build on the best, dismantle the crusty bits - but our impartial global media reach is surely something to build build build on and cherish
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It is *so cheap* and *so influential* and *so important* it’s almost painful to observe
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Why, John and Norma, can you not Dance All Night?
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No - Coliseum 2022
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The worst thing of course is that before the performance I’d said “great to see you at the IfG recently” as I edged past
It was a less happy exit
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It was the brief!
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Loverley
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Theatre wine glasses - but more goblet than tumbler
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It was before Rain in Spain
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Whatever I’d eaten for lunch was that bad…
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Too much?
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(Two Chairmen)
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My formative game: Crisis in the Kremlin
To play as Gorbachev, Yeltsin or Ligachyov, that was the question…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_...
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How else to feel fully alive?
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The best crisps. M’colleage @hannahkeenan.bsky.social pointed out their extreme vinegariness and since then I have rarely gone for any other crisp. Will defend them to the last epithelium scrap
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Yes - similar reaction from me, with added worry about Trump’s response
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