Alice Ross
@aliceemross.ft.com
Double identity as writer of children's fantasy and journalist at the FT. Books: THE NOWHERE THIEF (2023), INVESTING TO SAVE THE PLANET (2020). Shortlisted for Breakthrough Book in The Week Junior awards 2024. Rep: @da-childrens.bsky.social
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Alice Ross
@aliceemross.ft.com
· Nov 15
Greetings, new followers. Due to my dual identity I will be variously posting about sustainable investment/climate finance but also the publishing industry and children's books. Apologies in advance for the confusion.
Enjoying the comments on this. For me it's the angle between the right knee and hip that is mad - how could nobody have spotted this before it went to print?
I thought the worst thing about it was the ridiculous hyper-airbrushed texture we’ve come to expect from this nonsense technology and then I saw the actual full ad and apparently this fake woman made of environmental ruin and stolen art is about eight feet tall
July 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Enjoying the comments on this. For me it's the angle between the right knee and hip that is mad - how could nobody have spotted this before it went to print?
Having to put on a jumper in the office because of the aircon feels increasingly ridiculous - but offices of the future are looking at ways to avoid this via more energy efficient/climate-friendly cooling methods. My piece for Work and Careers this week:
www.ft.com/content/eac4...
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July 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Having to put on a jumper in the office because of the aircon feels increasingly ridiculous - but offices of the future are looking at ways to avoid this via more energy efficient/climate-friendly cooling methods. My piece for Work and Careers this week:
www.ft.com/content/eac4...
www.ft.com/content/eac4...
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I spent months on this investigation and gathered docs from the UK courts, Land Registry and a French local authority, to show that Raynor and Moth Winn's story is not as they claim. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social
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The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I spent months on this investigation and gathered docs from the UK courts, Land Registry and a French local authority, to show that Raynor and Moth Winn's story is not as they claim. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
One of my bugbears: if you tell people they are naturally a certain way, they will lean into it. Bit of a nature vs nurture debate that has naturally upset those that like to think women and men are definitely different.
on.ft.com/4leqnjh Stop telling women they are cautious investors
on.ft.com/4leqnjh Stop telling women they are cautious investors
Stop telling women they are cautious investors
As the gender investment gap rises, it’s time to make lazy gender categorisations a thing of the past
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July 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
One of my bugbears: if you tell people they are naturally a certain way, they will lean into it. Bit of a nature vs nurture debate that has naturally upset those that like to think women and men are definitely different.
on.ft.com/4leqnjh Stop telling women they are cautious investors
on.ft.com/4leqnjh Stop telling women they are cautious investors
This interview is giving strong Lady Catherine de Bourgh vibes…
on.ft.com/46fcIn9 Eric Trump opens door to political dynasty
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Eric Trump opens door to political dynasty
[FREE TO READ] ‘If there’s one family that hasn’t profited off politics, it’s the Trump family,’ president’s son says in an interview
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June 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This interview is giving strong Lady Catherine de Bourgh vibes…
on.ft.com/46fcIn9 Eric Trump opens door to political dynasty
on.ft.com/46fcIn9 Eric Trump opens door to political dynasty
I took the train to Brussels to see Alfred Brendel's farewell concert in 2008 because the London one was sold out, and was struck by all the young people there who'd popped in before going clubbing: as they said, he was one of the greats. End of an era.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/a...
Alfred Brendel, Bravura Pianist Who Forged a Singular Path, Dies at 94
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June 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I took the train to Brussels to see Alfred Brendel's farewell concert in 2008 because the London one was sold out, and was struck by all the young people there who'd popped in before going clubbing: as they said, he was one of the greats. End of an era.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/a...
May 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congrats Sinéad!
It's #LolaAndLarchMendAMagicMess Day! Book 4 officially publishes today, and I've got my celebratory dandelion ready. Huge thanks to the team @nosycrow.bsky.social for publishing the series; to Rachel Seago, for her art, and to YOU, for readin' 'em. Grab your copy now!
April 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Congrats Sinéad!
An excellent take on the warning signs in the markets by @katie0martin.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/c2b4...
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Markets could get a lot worse — and quickly
The concern now among bankers and hedge fund managers is that something, somewhere could break
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April 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
An excellent take on the warning signs in the markets by @katie0martin.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/c2b4...
www.ft.com/content/c2b4...
Just a normal everyday walk in the countryside… oh
April 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just a normal everyday walk in the countryside… oh
It’s one of those traders looking stressed at screens days…
April 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s one of those traders looking stressed at screens days…
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
"The race was the most expensive judicial contest in US history — with total campaign contributions of nearly $100mn — and was seen as a test case for Musk’s political might outside Washington."
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Elon Musk-backed judge loses Wisconsin race as liberals surge
Republicans retain US House seats in Florida special elections but Democratic vote rises
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April 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"The race was the most expensive judicial contest in US history — with total campaign contributions of nearly $100mn — and was seen as a test case for Musk’s political might outside Washington."
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“I will say a prayer for victory,” Vance wrote. (Two other users subsequently added prayer emoji.)
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“I will say a prayer for victory,” Vance wrote. (Two other users subsequently added prayer emoji.)
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“Of all the ingredients that can be sandwiched, it is, for me at least, the egg that is most ennobled by the act.”
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A three-tier theory of sandwiches
[FREE TO READ] So you thought an egg sandwich was simple? You thought wrong
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March 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“Of all the ingredients that can be sandwiched, it is, for me at least, the egg that is most ennobled by the act.”
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The book I published with Penguin Business in 2020, Investing to Save the Planet, is on this pirated list from LibGen 😱
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
www.theatlantic.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The book I published with Penguin Business in 2020, Investing to Save the Planet, is on this pirated list from LibGen 😱
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Many authors I know have been horrified to find their books on this pirated list used by Meta to train AI according to an Atlantic investigation. The Society of Authors has said in a statement it is “appalling behaviour”.
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
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March 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Many authors I know have been horrified to find their books on this pirated list used by Meta to train AI according to an Atlantic investigation. The Society of Authors has said in a statement it is “appalling behaviour”.
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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There's still uncertainty around this, but I was really struck by the WMO estimating that the long-term temperature rise is 1.34-1.41C above the pre-industrial level. It was only in 2021 that the IPCC said the world had warmed by 1.1C (based on years to 2020) on.ft.com/4hjSzhR
Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere reach 800,000-year high
[FREE TO READ] Signs of human-induced climate change reached ‘new heights’ last year, say UN scientists
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March 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
There's still uncertainty around this, but I was really struck by the WMO estimating that the long-term temperature rise is 1.34-1.41C above the pre-industrial level. It was only in 2021 that the IPCC said the world had warmed by 1.1C (based on years to 2020) on.ft.com/4hjSzhR
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Lambeth libraries are under threat with cuts looming of 25% - on an already stretched budget. Libraries are vital to so many people - one of the few places you can go without spending money, and a portal to so many worlds. Sign and share! #KidLitUK #SaveLibraries www.change.org/p/halt-the-2...
Sign the Petition
Halt the 25% Funding Cuts to Lambeth's Award-Winning Library Service
www.change.org
March 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Lambeth libraries are under threat with cuts looming of 25% - on an already stretched budget. Libraries are vital to so many people - one of the few places you can go without spending money, and a portal to so many worlds. Sign and share! #KidLitUK #SaveLibraries www.change.org/p/halt-the-2...
I wrote about the new breed of sustainable funds for the FT Weekend's Isas supplement: long story short, a label isn't a mark of quality but a description.
www.ft.com/content/dd1d...
www.ft.com/content/dd1d...
New labels highlight the different shades of green funds
FCA scheme means far fewer funds can be dubbed ‘sustainable’
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March 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I wrote about the new breed of sustainable funds for the FT Weekend's Isas supplement: long story short, a label isn't a mark of quality but a description.
www.ft.com/content/dd1d...
www.ft.com/content/dd1d...
This is a big debate in sustainable investing right now: should defence be classified as ESG?
www.ft.com/content/062f...
www.ft.com/content/062f...
Class UK defence investments as ethical, Labour MPs urge banks
Letter to lenders and fund managers seeks to sweep away elements of ESG rules that hamper arms companies
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March 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This is a big debate in sustainable investing right now: should defence be classified as ESG?
www.ft.com/content/062f...
www.ft.com/content/062f...
Wishing my fellow authors good luck on their school visits today! Stay strong, take biscuits.
March 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Wishing my fellow authors good luck on their school visits today! Stay strong, take biscuits.
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Time for a bit of reality - a thread.
Sales in the shop are doing well, but we're reliant on sales on the website to help pay the bills.
The website is reliant on social media, particularly twitter.
Since September, we've seen a big decline in people seeing our tweets.
Sales in the shop are doing well, but we're reliant on sales on the website to help pay the bills.
The website is reliant on social media, particularly twitter.
Since September, we've seen a big decline in people seeing our tweets.
March 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Time for a bit of reality - a thread.
Sales in the shop are doing well, but we're reliant on sales on the website to help pay the bills.
The website is reliant on social media, particularly twitter.
Since September, we've seen a big decline in people seeing our tweets.
Sales in the shop are doing well, but we're reliant on sales on the website to help pay the bills.
The website is reliant on social media, particularly twitter.
Since September, we've seen a big decline in people seeing our tweets.