The six year old has taken to writing threatening letters.

USM̶C̶A̶

If the north is so good why doesn’t everyone already live there. *logs off*

When a man is tired of [hydration], he is tired of life; for there is in [hydration] all that life can afford.

That doesn’t sound like me 😬

Tfw you send an email to thousands of people and it has a horrific typo in the first para.

All together now: rain rain rain rain RAIN RAIN RAIN

With my children's school offering optional pickup at 14.00, we will now see a true class divide: those whose parents love their children and those who love their office's aircon.

Lads, on this very hot day remember: if your antiperspirant doesn’t contain aluminium it probably isn’t working.

I’ll tell you what, other than being hotter than the face of the sun, Geneva is alright

Same week, two very different places …

It's becoming clearer how exactly the world has adjusted to the Strait of Hormuz shock. China is about 15% of global crude demand and import volumes have fallen by about a third between March and May. So roughly 5% of global consumption is being absorbed through domestic inventory drawdown.

Tariffs are dead … long live tariffs! New MFN … (Also lots of chat about non preferential rules of origin and the IAA) open.substack.com/pub/mostfavo...

@zatapatique.bsky.social current status: trying to find a really good school trip gif

Regretfully, this weather leaves me with only one option for survival with the kids: Clowntown

TFW you realise you should have worn a different tie

And it goes without saying but … BUY CHAD AND @soumayakeynes.ft.com’s BOOK! amzn.eu/d/0ba7Hx4N

Sitting next to the biggest train nerd ever, narrating every single stage of the Eurostar journey. Fess up. Which one of you is it?

My naturally instinct to arrive unreasonably early for things comes in handy when you find yourself at the wrong Amsterdam train station

Who could have predicted this? Incoming Section 301 tariffs on EU will add up roughly to 15% - as was the case previously. But there's another 301 probe coming along soon. So what then? Reactions and analysis w/ @bernd-lange.bsky.social and @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social borderlex.net/2026/06/03/b...

I know I’m late to this, but sparkling water is fantastic

I mean …

Slightly concerned about this second half refereeing performance

Ready.

The entry/exit stuff really is terrible, btw. Adds hours of queuing.

The vibe

HAPPY BOOK PUBLICATION DAY TO ME AND @chadpbown.com www.panmacmillan.com/authors/soum...

Doing my best to survive the heat

My kids are better than your kids

Evening.

Gearing up for the OG hot summer Saturday afternoon activity with kids: going to a supermarket and standing next to the freezers

The vibe.

On why the EU's problem is not lack of hammers, rather someone willing to swing it. mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/political-...

On why the EU's problem is not lack of hammers, rather someone willing to swing it. mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/political-...

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I was convinced to write something about the Brexit reset (alongside a colleague), for my sins. www.politicshome.com/news/article...

CHAMPIONS

Just out of a meeting and YEEEEASSA

This is ridiculous [in a good way]

VAR: good, actually

BLOODY HELL

🎙️In the latest @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social #podcast @antonspisak.bsky.social asked @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social if he thought the Turnberry deal was ever really going to hold, or was it just a ceasefire waiting to break down? 🎙️ Listen to the episode in full here: buff.ly/jLAGodg

Is the Turnberry deal unravelling? I sat down with @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social in our podcast to talk about what's going wrong in transatlantic trade and what might come next. Including a slightly nerdy discussion about steel and critical minerals. Give it a listen.

🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ discussing renewed tensions in transatlantic #trade between the EU and the US, @antonspisak.bsky.social spoke with @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social on 5/5/26. Listen here:

YES

NEW: EU sounds out industry over new trade weapon against China’s overcapacity Business groups have been consulted on the "overcapacity instrument", which Brussels hopes to propose by the summer. My report - following Noah Barkin yesterday.

The Day 1 Hearing Transcript for USTR's Section 301 forced labor investigation is now available.

It may be a bank holiday here in the UK, but this one has decided she wants to “Do the work”

Preferential. Rules. Of. Origin.