William Turvill
@wturvill.bsky.social
Sunday Times reporter covering media, tech, telecoms and more.
BT's CEO has told staff she is "committed to inclusion". She said: "It's been hard lately to see companies and governments stepping back from their commitment to inclusion, equity and diversity. For many... I imagine it feels worrying and upsetting." www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
‘Committed to inclusion’: BT refuses to shut the door on DEI
Amid the backlash against “diversity, equity and inclusion”, BT chief executive Allison Kirkby tells staff that the policy is here to stay at the telecoms giant
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February 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
BT's CEO has told staff she is "committed to inclusion". She said: "It's been hard lately to see companies and governments stepping back from their commitment to inclusion, equity and diversity. For many... I imagine it feels worrying and upsetting." www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Fun fact: Reach's most prolific online writer authored 106 articles on Friday, including 10 about @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com. This week I interviewed Jim Mullen, the bogeyman of Fleet Street, to ask about clickbait, morale and @richardosman1.bsky.social. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Clickbait? Our newspapers at Reach are about affordability
Jim Mullen, chief executive of Reach, the publisher behind the Mirror and Express, hits back at critics who claim his writers are dumbing down
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February 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Fun fact: Reach's most prolific online writer authored 106 articles on Friday, including 10 about @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com. This week I interviewed Jim Mullen, the bogeyman of Fleet Street, to ask about clickbait, morale and @richardosman1.bsky.social. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Journalists of the Mirror, Express, Star, Manchester Evening News, Liverpool Echo, Daily Record and other Reach titles: I have interviewed your CEO, Jim Mullen. Interested to hear your thoughts on Reach - positive, negative, anything. DM, LinkedIn message or william.turvill@sundaytimes.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Journalists of the Mirror, Express, Star, Manchester Evening News, Liverpool Echo, Daily Record and other Reach titles: I have interviewed your CEO, Jim Mullen. Interested to hear your thoughts on Reach - positive, negative, anything. DM, LinkedIn message or william.turvill@sundaytimes.co.uk
Nick Clegg’s rise from defeated MP to £100m man (yep) - with Rich List editor Robert Watts
www.thetimes.com/article/3886...
www.thetimes.com/article/3886...
What next for Nick Clegg, the Meta man who made £100m?
The Lib Dem leader turned Silicon Valley executive will soon be searching for a prominent new role from his London mansion
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January 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Nick Clegg’s rise from defeated MP to £100m man (yep) - with Rich List editor Robert Watts
www.thetimes.com/article/3886...
www.thetimes.com/article/3886...
An unlikely pairing… Todd Boehly has discussed teaming up with newspaper veteran David Montgomery to buy the Telegraph
www.thetimes.com/article/c792...
www.thetimes.com/article/c792...
Chelsea FC boss in talks with David Montgomery on Telegraph bid
The media veteran has long had an interest in buying the newspaper, although many doubt his ability to compete in the sale process
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January 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
An unlikely pairing… Todd Boehly has discussed teaming up with newspaper veteran David Montgomery to buy the Telegraph
www.thetimes.com/article/c792...
www.thetimes.com/article/c792...
Reposted by William Turvill
Half of the remaining cash in the accounts of Prince Andrew’s start up company Pitch@Palace, whose Chinese arm was run by alleged spy Yang Tengbo, has been drawn down.
www.thetimes.com/article/8d61...
www.thetimes.com/article/8d61...
Half of cash withdrawn from Prince Andrew’s Pitch@Palace account
More than £200,000 has been pulled out of the duke’s business over the past year
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January 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Half of the remaining cash in the accounts of Prince Andrew’s start up company Pitch@Palace, whose Chinese arm was run by alleged spy Yang Tengbo, has been drawn down.
www.thetimes.com/article/8d61...
www.thetimes.com/article/8d61...
I'm old enough to remember (seven months ago) when Elon Musk didn't even know who Keir Starmer was www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
January 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I'm old enough to remember (seven months ago) when Elon Musk didn't even know who Keir Starmer was www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
This week I met Reid Hoffman.
He told me he will not be leaving the US, despite fears about "revenge" from Donald Trump.
And we spoke about his former friend Elon Musk, whose tweets about him have resulted in violent threats from "crazy MAGA people".
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
He told me he will not be leaving the US, despite fears about "revenge" from Donald Trump.
And we spoke about his former friend Elon Musk, whose tweets about him have resulted in violent threats from "crazy MAGA people".
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman: I’ve had threats of violence since Musk slanders
The entrepreneur denies claims he plans to emigrate because of fears the president-elect and the Tesla founder will retaliate against him
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December 15, 2024 at 9:20 AM
This week I met Reid Hoffman.
He told me he will not be leaving the US, despite fears about "revenge" from Donald Trump.
And we spoke about his former friend Elon Musk, whose tweets about him have resulted in violent threats from "crazy MAGA people".
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
He told me he will not be leaving the US, despite fears about "revenge" from Donald Trump.
And we spoke about his former friend Elon Musk, whose tweets about him have resulted in violent threats from "crazy MAGA people".
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
Observer/Tortoise latest:
- Scott Trust chair says rival bids were "sketchy" and "dead ends"
- Says he would still listen if Dale Vince made a bid
- In response, Dale Vince says he has now written to him about this
- Guardian/Observer journalists plotting
www.thetimes.com/article/03af...
- Scott Trust chair says rival bids were "sketchy" and "dead ends"
- Says he would still listen if Dale Vince made a bid
- In response, Dale Vince says he has now written to him about this
- Guardian/Observer journalists plotting
www.thetimes.com/article/03af...
Guardian owner hits back as Observer staff lambast deal
Despite protests by journalists, the Scott Trust will be selling the 233-year-old Observer to Tortoise Media, a loss-making business that is five years old
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Observer/Tortoise latest:
- Scott Trust chair says rival bids were "sketchy" and "dead ends"
- Says he would still listen if Dale Vince made a bid
- In response, Dale Vince says he has now written to him about this
- Guardian/Observer journalists plotting
www.thetimes.com/article/03af...
- Scott Trust chair says rival bids were "sketchy" and "dead ends"
- Says he would still listen if Dale Vince made a bid
- In response, Dale Vince says he has now written to him about this
- Guardian/Observer journalists plotting
www.thetimes.com/article/03af...
Reposted by William Turvill
How did Thames Water end up on the brink? My piece graces the front of the Sunday Times Magazine today. Dive in here: www.thetimes.com/article/1c1e...
December 1, 2024 at 11:55 AM
How did Thames Water end up on the brink? My piece graces the front of the Sunday Times Magazine today. Dive in here: www.thetimes.com/article/1c1e...
Latest twist in Tortoise’s bid for the Observer: the Scott Trust is in talks to become one of Tortoise’s largest shareholders and take a board seat. Could this pave the way for the deal? Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike this week www.thetimes.com/article/ca3b...
Observer owner could take Tortoise stake to secure sale
The Scott Trust is in talks to become a major shareholder in the start-up that wants to buy its Sunday title
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Latest twist in Tortoise’s bid for the Observer: the Scott Trust is in talks to become one of Tortoise’s largest shareholders and take a board seat. Could this pave the way for the deal? Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike this week www.thetimes.com/article/ca3b...
Is Elon Musk preparing to give Nigel Farage $100m? Story in today’s @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
Will Elon Musk give Nigel Farage $100m to make him PM?
The Tesla boss, who used his immense fortune to help Donald Trump’s campaign, is turning his attention to Britain
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Is Elon Musk preparing to give Nigel Farage $100m? Story in today’s @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
"The cult of James Harding"? An investigation into the curious world of Tortoise, a media minnow closing in on The Observer. Based on interviews with 10+ sources and an interview with Harding (who says of the "cult" quote: "That's silly")
www.thetimes.com/article/93d6...
www.thetimes.com/article/93d6...
Saviour or threat? Inside the curious world of Observer suitor Tortoise
The ‘slow news’ site bidding for the Sunday newspaper has lost £16m since launch and is, say current and former employees, a ‘chaotic’ place to work
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November 26, 2024 at 11:46 AM
"The cult of James Harding"? An investigation into the curious world of Tortoise, a media minnow closing in on The Observer. Based on interviews with 10+ sources and an interview with Harding (who says of the "cult" quote: "That's silly")
www.thetimes.com/article/93d6...
www.thetimes.com/article/93d6...