Clara Murray
@claradoodle.bsky.social
Data journalist at the FT
🇮🇪 in London
🇮🇪 in London
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‘A new service called Objector is offering “policy-backed objections in minutes” to people who are upset about planning applications near their homes.’
Another reminder that AI can be used for things you don’t like as well as things you like…
Another reminder that AI can be used for things you don’t like as well as things you like…
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
‘A new service called Objector is offering “policy-backed objections in minutes” to people who are upset about planning applications near their homes.’
Another reminder that AI can be used for things you don’t like as well as things you like…
Another reminder that AI can be used for things you don’t like as well as things you like…
some properly jaw dropping graphics in this excellent piece by @alisonkilling.bsky.social
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled on.ft.com/47FBigb
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
on.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
some properly jaw dropping graphics in this excellent piece by @alisonkilling.bsky.social
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Lovely image editing evals with before/after sliders https://genai-showdown.specr.net/image-editing
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Lovely image editing evals with before/after sliders https://genai-showdown.specr.net/image-editing
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Do you enjoy playing chartle.cc?
We’re opening up to the community!
Are you a scientist, journalist, researcher or just a data-enthusiast and would like to submit your own data (it should be a country-based time series)? Get in touch with us - we’d love to feature it!
We’re opening up to the community!
Are you a scientist, journalist, researcher or just a data-enthusiast and would like to submit your own data (it should be a country-based time series)? Get in touch with us - we’d love to feature it!
Chartle - A daily chart game
Guess the country in red by analysing today's chart
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October 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Do you enjoy playing chartle.cc?
We’re opening up to the community!
Are you a scientist, journalist, researcher or just a data-enthusiast and would like to submit your own data (it should be a country-based time series)? Get in touch with us - we’d love to feature it!
We’re opening up to the community!
Are you a scientist, journalist, researcher or just a data-enthusiast and would like to submit your own data (it should be a country-based time series)? Get in touch with us - we’d love to feature it!
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Neither candidates or voters are used to a 2 horse race in Ireland; I think it'll lead us to a fractious, attack-laden campaign, and turnout below 40%
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Our first American-style election?
Our politics is a techno-coloured pick-and-mix, this election is a Soviet department store
www.thebriefing.ie
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Neither candidates or voters are used to a 2 horse race in Ireland; I think it'll lead us to a fractious, attack-laden campaign, and turnout below 40%
Latest newsletter
#Aras25
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NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
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How unfair is your council tax? on.ft.com/470KNX9
How unfair is your council tax?
FT analysis highlights arbitrary nature of system, allowing readers to discover how their bill compares in their area
on.ft.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
How unfair is your council tax? on.ft.com/470KNX9
Mt Fuji from the office this evening - the photo really doesn't do it justice
October 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Mt Fuji from the office this evening - the photo really doesn't do it justice
Actually... from my reading of the artists' basic income report, the government did not earn money back from the scheme (although its costs were offset 37%)
Most gains were societal and came from putting the artists' improvements in wellbeing in € terms
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
Most gains were societal and came from putting the artists' improvements in wellbeing in € terms
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Actually... from my reading of the artists' basic income report, the government did not earn money back from the scheme (although its costs were offset 37%)
Most gains were societal and came from putting the artists' improvements in wellbeing in € terms
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
Most gains were societal and came from putting the artists' improvements in wellbeing in € terms
assets.gov.ie/static/docum...
I've been in Japan a week and so far the biggest culture shock has been being surrounded by dozens of places to get really excellent looking coffee, none of which open until 10am
October 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I've been in Japan a week and so far the biggest culture shock has been being surrounded by dozens of places to get really excellent looking coffee, none of which open until 10am
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A cool use of AI in newsgathering, this. US companies are talking more and more about the risks rather than the benefits of AI in their SEC filings (while still being super-optimistic in earnings calls). By @melissahei.bsky.social @chriscook.news & @claradoodle.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/e93e...
September 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A cool use of AI in newsgathering, this. US companies are talking more and more about the risks rather than the benefits of AI in their SEC filings (while still being super-optimistic in earnings calls). By @melissahei.bsky.social @chriscook.news & @claradoodle.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/e93e...
Matcha has been getting more popular for a good few years now but this summer it really took off - with sales doubling in UK cafes vs 2024. 4% of drinks sales are now matcha-based, according to Square payments data🍵
September 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Matcha has been getting more popular for a good few years now but this summer it really took off - with sales doubling in UK cafes vs 2024. 4% of drinks sales are now matcha-based, according to Square payments data🍵
Scrolling through a big csv of Farage tweets is quite the experience
September 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Scrolling through a big csv of Farage tweets is quite the experience
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Which country has the highest number of patent applications per million people worldwide?
Do you think you can solve it? Have a try at chartle.cc
Do you think you can solve it? Have a try at chartle.cc
September 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Which country has the highest number of patent applications per million people worldwide?
Do you think you can solve it? Have a try at chartle.cc
Do you think you can solve it? Have a try at chartle.cc
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Simon Harris and his family have faced credible death threats in recent days.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Simon Harris and his family have faced credible death threats in recent days.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
This morning Elon Musk piles in by falsely claiming Harris is stopping McGregor from running for president.
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🇺🇸 Staggering partisan divide 🇺🇸
76% of Republicans say they’re satisfied with the direction of the US; less than 1% of Democrats feel the same
Gallup calls it the widest gap ever recorded on this question. Astonishing polarisation 👇
76% of Republicans say they’re satisfied with the direction of the US; less than 1% of Democrats feel the same
Gallup calls it the widest gap ever recorded on this question. Astonishing polarisation 👇
September 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🇺🇸 Staggering partisan divide 🇺🇸
76% of Republicans say they’re satisfied with the direction of the US; less than 1% of Democrats feel the same
Gallup calls it the widest gap ever recorded on this question. Astonishing polarisation 👇
76% of Republicans say they’re satisfied with the direction of the US; less than 1% of Democrats feel the same
Gallup calls it the widest gap ever recorded on this question. Astonishing polarisation 👇
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This is an incredible story from @stevedineen.bsky.social www.cityam.com/mass-halluci...
Mass hallucinations: In search of the rogue AI reporters
How a pitch about warring London chicken shops led Steve Dinneen on a journey from Chicago to Kenya in search of a rogue AI reporter
www.cityam.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
This is an incredible story from @stevedineen.bsky.social www.cityam.com/mass-halluci...
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Small chart, big problem
August 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Small chart, big problem
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NEW: Saudi is holding internal discussions about having China or South Korea hold the 2029 Asian Winter Games as it struggles to deliver its desert defying ski resort in Neom. on.ft.com/45qlxtK
Delays to Saudi Arabia’s snow mountain put 2029 Asian Winter Games at risk
[FREE TO READ] Kingdom eyes alternative countries to host event after falling behind on construction of desert ski resort
on.ft.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
NEW: Saudi is holding internal discussions about having China or South Korea hold the 2029 Asian Winter Games as it struggles to deliver its desert defying ski resort in Neom. on.ft.com/45qlxtK
New 📈💨: a record number of renewable power projects were granted planning permission in Q2. Battery storage projects drove a lot of the increase. But developers warn grid connections are still the real bottleneck..
August 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New 📈💨: a record number of renewable power projects were granted planning permission in Q2. Battery storage projects drove a lot of the increase. But developers warn grid connections are still the real bottleneck..
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Retail sales are the latest UK data series to suffer from "ONSistis". So we've launched an interactive game — Is It Borked? — for you to guess which data series the ONS has been forced to suspend.
(NB: The answers all come from the ONS so may not be right.) www.ft.com/content/e9bb...
(NB: The answers all come from the ONS so may not be right.) www.ft.com/content/e9bb...
ONS: is it borked?
Putting the series in serious journalism
www.ft.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Retail sales are the latest UK data series to suffer from "ONSistis". So we've launched an interactive game — Is It Borked? — for you to guess which data series the ONS has been forced to suspend.
(NB: The answers all come from the ONS so may not be right.) www.ft.com/content/e9bb...
(NB: The answers all come from the ONS so may not be right.) www.ft.com/content/e9bb...
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After seeing this excellent chart from the folks at @data.ft.com, we had to see how things look across the water.
Irish solar in 2025 has already overtaken 2024 as of the second half of July, and it looks likely to exceed 1TWh later this year for the first time ☀️
Irish solar in 2025 has already overtaken 2024 as of the second half of July, and it looks likely to exceed 1TWh later this year for the first time ☀️
August 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
After seeing this excellent chart from the folks at @data.ft.com, we had to see how things look across the water.
Irish solar in 2025 has already overtaken 2024 as of the second half of July, and it looks likely to exceed 1TWh later this year for the first time ☀️
Irish solar in 2025 has already overtaken 2024 as of the second half of July, and it looks likely to exceed 1TWh later this year for the first time ☀️
New: Solar power generation in Britain so far this year has overtaken the total for 2024🌞
It's one third higher than at this time last year and the total for 2025 was enough to power 5.2mn homes for a year or the Tube for more than a decade.
It's one third higher than at this time last year and the total for 2025 was enough to power 5.2mn homes for a year or the Tube for more than a decade.
August 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New: Solar power generation in Britain so far this year has overtaken the total for 2024🌞
It's one third higher than at this time last year and the total for 2025 was enough to power 5.2mn homes for a year or the Tube for more than a decade.
It's one third higher than at this time last year and the total for 2025 was enough to power 5.2mn homes for a year or the Tube for more than a decade.