#ftweekendfestival

My book on the table with me sitting behind

Me and Maria on the stage, in conversation

Me and Maria, in conversation

A few more photos of the #FTWeekendFestival on Saturday. I had a great time talking to FT Deputy Books Editor Maria Crawford about #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, with readings by wonderful actors Anna Burnett and Anant Varman. #history #book #skystorians

Me on stage with Maria

View of the festival with Kenwood House beyond

Copies of my book ready for signing

Had a great time at the #FTWeekendFestival today, in conversation with Maria Crawford, FT Deputy Books Editor, about #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, with beautiful readings from actors Anna Burnett and Anant Varman. Champagne was drunk.

UK should stop investing in carbon capture for power, government adviser says Octopus chief says ‘enormous amounts’ of public money spent on technology should be saved

One of many sensible things Greg Jackson told the #FTweekendFestival today via
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It's that time of day at #ftweekendfestival where we review the dogs in attendance!

Let us know your favourite

What happens if AIs invent new financial devices that no one understands, and the whole system collapses?
Yuval Noah Harari spoke to Roula Khalaf
at #ftweekendfestival today about this, meditation, Trump, Israel – and the collapse of the world order ukftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/agenda/session

The #FTWeekendFestival has to be one of my highlights of the year. From AI to domestic & geopolitics. Really should be near top of priority list for colleagues in public health in & around London
@paula171.bsky.social & I getting lots of ideas for follow up of our forthcoming book on AI in health

Signing my way across #London on the way to the #FTWeekendFestival today. Signed copies now in Waterstones Hampstead (lovely display!) and on the table in Foyles Waterloo ❤️
#AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems

Brain food at the #FTWeekendFestival

Great fun appearing at the #ftweekendfestival for a Political Fix / Swamp Notes mash up today

@georgewparker.bsky.social, Brooke Masters, Marc Filippino & I chatted Anglo-American politics and podcasts

(And away from a snotty 3 month old & a sticky-fingered 3 year old, I dared to wear cream…)

We’re off to the races now. #ftweekendfestival

@ftweekend.com #FTWeekendFestival solving the climate crisis one EV at a time!

Kicking off at #ftweekendfestival right now. . . A World in Turmoil with Nick Clegg @leaypi.bsky.social Alice Fishburn @philipstephens.bsky.social
– and it's standing room only ukftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/agenda/sessi...

The #FTWeekendFestival is back for the 10th time with 4k attendees - and so is our FT FLIC charity auction of lunches with @financialtimes.com journalists. Not too late to join either. Register at ft.com/festival for online catchup

#ftweekendfestival 2025 is go! 💫

If you're joining us, WELCOME.

If you're not, you can still register for a digital pass to watch all sessions on demand for 90 days ukftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/home

@janinegibson.ft.com Watch out #FTWeekendFestival

This Saturday 6 September at the #ftweekendfestival!
"This blessed plot: The #poetry of England's #history":
I'll be in conversation with Maria Crawford, FT deputy books editor, with readings from actors Anna Burnett and Anant Varman. Full info: ukftweekendfestival.live.ft.com
#book #festival #event

I’ll be on a panel at #FTWeekendFestival next weekend in terrifyingly talented company - namely @jmechner.bsky.social and @hollygramazio.bsky.social - talking about games as art. Jeepers

'If we’re going to rebalance [global trade with China], it would be best for the US and the EU to work together, and to recruit other Asian countries.'

–– Peter Mandelson in conversation with FT editor Roula Khalaf
at #FTWeekendFestival today usftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/home

Never an empty seat at Jancis Robinson's #FTWeekendFestival wine tasting. . . This year our columnist and Master of Wine tours German wines usftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/home

'The truth is that we left the EU based on a terrible deal. The EU was pretty beastly to us. But our PM at the time didn’t know one end of the negotiation from the other.'

–– UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson talks Brexit at #FTWeekendFestival usftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/home

Live at #FTWeekendFestival in Washington DC right now . . . US ambassador Peter Mandelson in conversation with FT editor Roula Khalaf. On the agenda: the new US-UK trade deal, Hollywood, Brexit – and how we should approach China. Register to watch on catch-up usftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/home

Four speakers – two men and two women – on stage at FT Weekend Festival in Washington DC, US

FT Weekend is LIVE in Washington DC today at #FTWeekendFestival. If you're there, enjoy! If not, it's not too late to register to watch sessions on demand. Expect Anthony Scaramucci, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Peter Mandelson, Katherine Maher and tons of FT stars usftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/home

We’re live at the FT Weekend Festival from the Reach Kennedy Center in DC. Nancy Pelosi, Jake Sullivan and Bradley Whitford are all coming up with the even starrier FT big names #ftweekendfestival