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Josh Gabert-Doyon
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Writer, audio producer for the Financial Times 'Tech Tonic' podcast.
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"One UK official insisted, however, that Mandelson’s appointment had made sense at the time — and that he had been instrumental in securing the UK tech and trade deals."

Interesting detail that might explain how Mandelson stuck around for so long.
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Pressure grows on Keir Starmer’s chief of staff over Peter Mandelson ambassador appointment
[FREE TO READ] Multiple MPs in Labour Party question Morgan McSweeney’s judgment as revelations shake Westminster
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February 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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fascinating FT story via @danneidle.bsky.social

UK ministers are working to resolve an anomaly in the Renters’ Rights Act that would otherwise leave hundreds of thousands of private tenants having to pay stamp duty in the coming years

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Anomaly in UK rental reforms would leave thousands paying stamp duty
The government said it is ‘aware’ of the issue facing tenants and working on a solution
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January 30, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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In December the Labour government sent a letter to all councils warning them explicitly against adopting an official 4-day week. The fact is that many office workers are already working some version of an unofficial 4-day weeks thanks to casual work-from-home Fridays.
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The employees secretly working a four-day week
[FREE TO READ] Some businesses have adopted it as policy while many employees are embracing a more casual attitude to working on Fridays
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January 30, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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For the New Statesman I tracked the career of the corporate raiding Thatcherite turned populist tribune, James Goldsmith

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James Goldsmith, godfather of British populism
Unlike Nigel Farage or Rupert Lowe, Goldsmith told the truth
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January 24, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Broke: Squaddies love a Friday night Chinese

Woke: A CULINARY CONSPIRACY TO SPY ON OUR TROOPS
January 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Hosted today's FT News Briefing, featuring segments on Chinese demographics, EVs, Saudi Arabian bank borrowing and an interview with @marymcd.bsky.social on Europe's pension woes.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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We're just a few exotic polymarket derivatives away from a generation defining Liar's Poker/F.I.A.S.C.O. for prediction markets
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Wrote about a new data centre proposed as part of the Truman Brewery redevelopment. Bit of a sub-plot here: a battle between the independent Tower Hamlets mayor and the Labour central government
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Data centre plan provokes anger over future of former Truman Brewery
[FREE TO READ] East London landmark is latest site in capital to be identified for high-tech redevelopment
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January 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Visited the BAE Systems factory and Forgemasters steelworks in Sheffield for a story about whether the arms industry can be a driver of new jobs for post-industrial England, or if there are reasons to be sceptical about the investment push.

w/ @sylviapfeifer.bsky.social
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From steel to guns: inside Britain’s newest arms factory
Sheffield was once the UK’s centre of steelmaking. Now a rising tide of defence spending promises revival
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January 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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Some great example of ADHD and autism "supplement" sales in a new Advertising Standard Authority crackdown announced today. Comes off the back of gov review of over-diagnosis...

"The perfect gift for anyone with ADHD”
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UK watchdog bans social media ads promising ADHD and autism treatment
Advertising Standards Authority issues enforcement notices related to 11 different supplements and tests
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December 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Travelled to Singapore to learn about how an affluent + ageing society + technocratic government has produced the ideal conditions for the mainstreaming of "longevity" healthcare.

Presented by @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social, who also got to sample the longevity wares
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Defying death: The longevity lab
Does Singapore have the blueprint for a longer, healthier life?
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December 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Where did all the enthusiasm about longevity come from? Have scientific breakthroughs made the possibility of life extension viable, or has the commercial hype outpaced the research?

First episode of our new Tech Tonic series out now.

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Defying death: The origins of ageing
Why do we age? Can it be stopped?
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December 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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NEW: Our three-part podcast Defying Death follows the quest to live longer from ancient times to today's frontier technologies.

Great to work with the wonderful @hannahkuchler.bsky.social, @flophillips.bsky.social, @joshgd100.bsky.social & the rest of the FT pod team.

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Defying death: The origins of ageing
Why do we age? Can it be stopped?
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November 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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I've been bugging everyone in my life to listen to the latest Articles of Interest by @trufelman.bsky.social - just an absolutely fantastic documentary podcast series with a great sense of narrative, unexpected choices, and takes smart risks with the form. articlesofinterest.substack.com
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A show about what we wear. Click to read Articles Of Interest, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Labour's pro-development policies have put it on a crash course with Labour councillors in London, with questions about whether the YIMBY movement is too close to developers, or just trying to get Britain building. Wrote about it for the FT. on.ft.com/3LLFnrX
‘Build, baby, build’: the pro-development Labour activists — and their backers in big business
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November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Can UK restaurants spice up prospects for career waiters?-It has been difficult to increase productivity in restaurants and bars through technology: attempts to integrate AI pizza-making machines, and…
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Can UK restaurants spice up prospects for career waiters?
Challenges of a revolving workforce prompt industry to look at more stable staffing models
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November 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Interesting piece by @joshgd100.bsky.social on disputes over Birmingham’s available reserves and whether it has cut back harder than it needed to
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UK’s second city urged to justify ‘avalanche’ of cuts after bankruptcy
Birmingham city council under growing pressure to explain whether severe cost savings and asset sales were necessary
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October 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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The manosphere is going into business
Online influencers are targeting young men with tips on how to walk, talk and breathe
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October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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In the paper today with a piece about how male influencers have grown up and rebranded as business gurus, employing a particular mix of grooming, dating and professional advice.

Part monetisation strategy, part Victorian etiquette guide.
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The manosphere is going into business
[FREE TO READ] Online influencers are targeting young men with tips on how to walk, talk and breathe
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October 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Spoke to @henryjfoy.ft.com for the FT News Briefing last night to talk about a suspected Russia GPS jamming on the European Commission president's plane. And to the FT's Gloria Li about Xiaomi's move into high-tech EV manufacturing.
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Russia suspected of GPS interference on EU official's flight
Flight of European Commission president was forced to land in Bulgaria using paper maps
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September 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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The Labour government is betting that AI public sector contracts can drive efficiency in the civil service and carve out the UK's place as an AI leader.

It's also been extremely profitable for tech and consulting companies.
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Whitehall hands out AI contracts worth £573mn in efficiency push
[FREE TO READ] Ministers hope technology can help streamline the civil service, reduce government waste and save billions
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August 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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London councils seek to repurpose closed-down schools for SEND pupils.
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London councils seek to repurpose closed-down schools for Send pupils
Shift comes as cash-strapped local authorities seek to curb costs
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August 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Higher poultry prices and an increase in national insurance contribution hit Carnival food sellers over the weekend, who were forced to raise prices, cut down on menu offerings, and resort to agency workers. www.ft.com/content/189f...

(Poultry prices are up by more than 45% year-on-year)
Notting Hill Carnival food sellers grapple with rising costs
Traders plan to use cheaper cuts of chicken as they warn of hit from rise in employer national insurance contributions
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August 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Nice detail from today's court case about Epping asylum hotel: the Home Office made a last-ditch effort to stop the injunction going forward, emailing the judge midway through the hearing on Friday and only sending their full submission at 5:33pm last night...
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Government fails to stop closure of Essex hotel at centre of UK asylum debate
[FREE TO READ] Local authority injunction ruling may lead to more councils seeking to shut down hotels that house immigrants
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August 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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They weren't stolen, just... misplaiced...
joshgd100.bsky.social Josh Gabert-Doyon @joshgd100.bsky.social · Aug 19
Today in adventures in Met police statistics: did anyone have 1,013 fish stolen in 2022? Absolutely off-the-charts fish-related incident.
August 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM