Louisa Barrow

Work in policy. Formerly at @ChathamHouse. Based in London but heart is in Scotland. All tweets are my personal opinion; retweet ≠ agreement.

[Chatham House @ChathamHouse]

"The Strategic Defence Review contains a welcome focus on resilience at home."

@LivJOSullivan on how the UK is preparing for attacks on its domestic infrastructure.

Watch in full🔽

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

A new era of threat requires a new era for defence.

The Strategic Defence Review marks a landmark shift in our deterrence and defence ⬇️

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt

[Curiosity @curiositydotcom]

The AuthaGraph map represents the world more accurately than any other map to date. https://t.co/n1OR4mIFbn

[Louisa Barrow @BarrowLouisa]

A prescient piece from 2017, given the ongoing news on the Suez Canal, by the brilliant team @CH_Environment @ChathamHouse on 'Chokepoints and Vulnerabilities in Global Food Trade' https://t.co/fqe3rtZKvV @LauraWellesley @ClimateRob

[Louisa Barrow @BarrowLouisa]

"Next time you hear someone in power say, ‘I’m not sure’, or ‘I don’t know enough yet’, or ‘I need more time’, welcome it. Don’t critique that vulnerability, don’t demand certainty where there is complexity and uncertainty. Welcome the wisdom of not-knowing."

[Louisa Barrow @BarrowLouisa]

A brilliant piece by @EmilyHMiles @foodgov on #ChooseToChallenge self-doubt but know when to embrace it for #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/QZfWZ7A4Yw

[Stylist Magazine @StylistMagazine]

We fear honesty because it exposes the rawness of life and our flaws, which we are too willing to ignore. But, there is a way to conquer our fears and live more truthfully, writes @Luvvie
Read how here: https://t.co/0omHt51jPl

[Scottish Rugby @Scotlandteam]

A historic win at Twickenham! 🏆

The first time since 1983 😃

#AsOne

[Isle of Harris Distillery @harrisdistiller]

Today’s Gàidhlig word to describe this west coast of Harris scene is ‘gorm’ - pronounced gorr-um - meaning blue or blue-green. #islandcalm

[GordyMac45 @GordyMac45]

Scarista Sunset - January 2021.

[Kent Cricket @KentCricket]

We end #KentRemembers for 2020 with the story of Kent Captain, Military Cross recipient, POW & Kent's Club Manager after the First World War, Lionel Troughton 🏏

[Reuters @Reuters]

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks to British think tank @ChathamHouse https://t.co/9o8THfiJ1V

[Chatham House Events @CH_Events]

Join us live at 1245 GMT for the fifth session of our autumn series on the coronavirus – this week with special guest Dr Anthony Fauci.

What factors have most influenced the course of the US epidemic? What's the vision of the optimal response in the US?

Livestream access
👇

[Chatham House @ChathamHouse]

Dr Anthony Fauci will be joining our weekly coronavirus briefing at 12:45 on Thursday.

Put the open access livestream details in your diary 📆

[Jeremy Vine | Here, on Tiktok, Insta & Facebook @theJeremyVine]

That brilliant article in the @FT.

[Lev Parikian @LevParikian]

The strange landscape of a wet pigeon feather

[Louisa Barrow @BarrowLouisa]

How it started. How it’s going.