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In normal weeks, I try to say something original in my column and to avoid writing in clichés. But this week I have decided to change tack.
The task I have set myself is to write an article entirely composed of received wisdom and tired phrases. The central argument must be a cliché. Every idea must be a cliché. Every sentence must contain a cliché.
This is harder than it sounds. But I have been aided in my task by careful rereading of my own work. In the matter of clichés, we are all sinners. And with that appropriately hackneyed thought, let me begin:
The Beijing Olympics is one of those iconic moments that tell us we have reached a tipping point. Our kids are going to inherit a very different world.
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This blog covers a variety of topics from US foreign policy to European politics and the Middle East - and whatever else happens to be in the news or catch my attention. I joined the FT as chief foreign affairs commentator in 2006, after a 15-year career at The Economist which included stints as a correspondent in Brussels, Bangkok and Washington. I write a weekly column on foreign affairs, which appears in the paper on Tuesdays. Occasionally my FT colleagues contribute posts to this blog.
