Chris Jarvis
@chrisjarvis.bsky.social
Doncaster lad now living in Surrey. Ex-Treasury, ex-IMF, now writing a book about how the IMF designs and negotiates economic policies
Or Taylor Swift could cover “High and Dry”
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Or Taylor Swift could cover “High and Dry”
Farrow and Ball say Dead Salmon “creates the most subtle and serene of environments suitable as a backdrop in candlelit dining rooms”. And if that doesn’t stimulate the dinner conversation enough you could always throw a dead cat on the table.
November 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Farrow and Ball say Dead Salmon “creates the most subtle and serene of environments suitable as a backdrop in candlelit dining rooms”. And if that doesn’t stimulate the dinner conversation enough you could always throw a dead cat on the table.
Part of my job once was to write them. My experience was that the most avid readers were the participants who wanted to check that the minutes reflected what they said, or sometimes what they wished they had said.
October 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Part of my job once was to write them. My experience was that the most avid readers were the participants who wanted to check that the minutes reflected what they said, or sometimes what they wished they had said.
Your work on the curriculum is a very important part of this. Knowledgeable American friends blame the hollowing out of civics education under Reagan for the current state of US politics.
October 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Your work on the curriculum is a very important part of this. Knowledgeable American friends blame the hollowing out of civics education under Reagan for the current state of US politics.
I like better the FT’s recent Q&A with Mark Sobel, who was a genuinely tough Treasury man. Sobel exposes the risks in Bessent’s macho posturing: the erosion of dollar centrality, the crypto promotion, the undermining of alliances.
October 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I like better the FT’s recent Q&A with Mark Sobel, who was a genuinely tough Treasury man. Sobel exposes the risks in Bessent’s macho posturing: the erosion of dollar centrality, the crypto promotion, the undermining of alliances.
Keith Jarrett: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
October 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Keith Jarrett: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Meryl Secrest. I’ve loved her biographies centred on the world of art and music.
October 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Meryl Secrest. I’ve loved her biographies centred on the world of art and music.
Thanks. Very interesting analysis.
October 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thanks. Very interesting analysis.
My biggest shock playing Civ 2 was that nuclear deterrence didn’t work.
October 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
My biggest shock playing Civ 2 was that nuclear deterrence didn’t work.
If you call your mobile provider they will offer a plan that includes a set number of minutes per month for US or all international calls. It’s not too much extra as I recall.
October 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
If you call your mobile provider they will offer a plan that includes a set number of minutes per month for US or all international calls. It’s not too much extra as I recall.
This got me thinking about technologies that didn’t take off—the automat restaurant for example, or the Segway. Did they seem inevitable once? And what that seems inevitable now might disappear?
October 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This got me thinking about technologies that didn’t take off—the automat restaurant for example, or the Segway. Did they seem inevitable once? And what that seems inevitable now might disappear?
Why does it go back to what appears to be 30 BC? I mean there’s an obvious reason for that date but really World Bank?
September 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Why does it go back to what appears to be 30 BC? I mean there’s an obvious reason for that date but really World Bank?
It’s great to see these posts starting up again. A sign of Autumn as reliable as the leaves changing colour and the kiss of cool air on your skin in the mornings.
September 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
It’s great to see these posts starting up again. A sign of Autumn as reliable as the leaves changing colour and the kiss of cool air on your skin in the mornings.
He obviously missed the despairing irony of “It smells like…victory”.
September 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
He obviously missed the despairing irony of “It smells like…victory”.
Reposted by Chris Jarvis
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
I always enjoyed his column. A joke that has stuck with me for years is when he complained to the barman in a favorite pub that his beer was cloudy and the barman snapped back “No it’s not! The glass is just dirty”.
August 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I always enjoyed his column. A joke that has stuck with me for years is when he complained to the barman in a favorite pub that his beer was cloudy and the barman snapped back “No it’s not! The glass is just dirty”.
Doesn’t the Fed already consult Treasury and State before agreeing swap lines? If so, the administration already has substantial leverage over them.
July 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Doesn’t the Fed already consult Treasury and State before agreeing swap lines? If so, the administration already has substantial leverage over them.
“More Everything Forever” by Adam Becker is hugely informative and often very funny. It puts hopes and fears about AI into perspective and exposes the flimsy science behind the ideas of would-be tech overlords.
June 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“More Everything Forever” by Adam Becker is hugely informative and often very funny. It puts hopes and fears about AI into perspective and exposes the flimsy science behind the ideas of would-be tech overlords.
Anne Elliot. Persuasion
June 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Anne Elliot. Persuasion
I’ve started reading a sample of the book. I’m totally hooked already. But having read his comments in Bezos I think I’ll buy it on Bookshop.org rather than Amazon.
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May 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I’ve started reading a sample of the book. I’m totally hooked already. But having read his comments in Bezos I think I’ll buy it on Bookshop.org rather than Amazon.