Clara Murray
@claradoodle.bsky.social
Data journalist at the FT
🇮🇪 in London
🇮🇪 in London
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
Societal benefits: €100mn, of which almost €80mn is from wellbeing improvements - i.e. participants reporting more life satisfaction
They used the WELLBY framework which values "a one-point increase in life satisfaction sustained over
one year" at €15,000 www.worldhappiness.report/ed/2021/livi...
They used the WELLBY framework which values "a one-point increase in life satisfaction sustained over
one year" at €15,000 www.worldhappiness.report/ed/2021/livi...
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Societal benefits: €100mn, of which almost €80mn is from wellbeing improvements - i.e. participants reporting more life satisfaction
They used the WELLBY framework which values "a one-point increase in life satisfaction sustained over
one year" at €15,000 www.worldhappiness.report/ed/2021/livi...
They used the WELLBY framework which values "a one-point increase in life satisfaction sustained over
one year" at €15,000 www.worldhappiness.report/ed/2021/livi...
Fiscal costs: -€72mn (after accounting for increased tax revenues & lower social benefits payouts)
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Fiscal costs: -€72mn (after accounting for increased tax revenues & lower social benefits payouts)
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...
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
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..
The future could be even brighter with dozens of large-scale farms in the pipeline. But questions remain over whether we can hit the government target of more than doubling capacity by 2030 - and if the grid will be able to cope with all that variable power
August 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The future could be even brighter with dozens of large-scale farms in the pipeline. But questions remain over whether we can hit the government target of more than doubling capacity by 2030 - and if the grid will be able to cope with all that variable power
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.
New 🍻: Republicans are abstaining from alcohol at record levels - with a third fewer saying they drink this year compared with 2024.
The nationwide drinking rate of Americans has also plummeted to a nearly 90-year low, according to a v long running Gallup survey 👀
The nationwide drinking rate of Americans has also plummeted to a nearly 90-year low, according to a v long running Gallup survey 👀
August 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New 🍻: Republicans are abstaining from alcohol at record levels - with a third fewer saying they drink this year compared with 2024.
The nationwide drinking rate of Americans has also plummeted to a nearly 90-year low, according to a v long running Gallup survey 👀
The nationwide drinking rate of Americans has also plummeted to a nearly 90-year low, according to a v long running Gallup survey 👀
Tourists are embracing 'shoulder season' to avoid European heatwaves and wildfires 🥵 - chart for
@marinovik.bsky.social story www.ft.com/content/d865...
@marinovik.bsky.social story www.ft.com/content/d865...
August 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Tourists are embracing 'shoulder season' to avoid European heatwaves and wildfires 🥵 - chart for
@marinovik.bsky.social story www.ft.com/content/d865...
@marinovik.bsky.social story www.ft.com/content/d865...
It's ONS baby name day... and Olivia and Amelia are in the top 2 girl's name spots for the 13th year running. 40,000 Olivias in a decade
July 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It's ONS baby name day... and Olivia and Amelia are in the top 2 girl's name spots for the 13th year running. 40,000 Olivias in a decade
An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
July 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
Russia’s “swarm” tactics against Ukraine are increasingly cutting through Ukraine’s defences, with drones striking targets at three times the typical rate in recent months www.ft.com/content/1a19...
July 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Russia’s “swarm” tactics against Ukraine are increasingly cutting through Ukraine’s defences, with drones striking targets at three times the typical rate in recent months www.ft.com/content/1a19...
5pm dinner bookings are up 11% in London this year as part of a post pandemic trend for eating out early that's forcing restaurateurs to adapt 🍽️
New story with @joshgd100.bsky.social & exclusive OpenTable data on.ft.com/46PbL5h
New story with @joshgd100.bsky.social & exclusive OpenTable data on.ft.com/46PbL5h
July 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
5pm dinner bookings are up 11% in London this year as part of a post pandemic trend for eating out early that's forcing restaurateurs to adapt 🍽️
New story with @joshgd100.bsky.social & exclusive OpenTable data on.ft.com/46PbL5h
New story with @joshgd100.bsky.social & exclusive OpenTable data on.ft.com/46PbL5h
Pottery progress. Finally getting the hang of glazing!
July 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pottery progress. Finally getting the hang of glazing!
We went to 50 vape shops to find out how well the disposables ban is working 🚬
Some told us we can just throw out the new reusable versions after 1 use. Many said it's impossible to find stock of refill pods... and others offered to sell us the now-illegal single-use versions 👀
on.ft.com/44M6Bpo
Some told us we can just throw out the new reusable versions after 1 use. Many said it's impossible to find stock of refill pods... and others offered to sell us the now-illegal single-use versions 👀
on.ft.com/44M6Bpo
July 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
We went to 50 vape shops to find out how well the disposables ban is working 🚬
Some told us we can just throw out the new reusable versions after 1 use. Many said it's impossible to find stock of refill pods... and others offered to sell us the now-illegal single-use versions 👀
on.ft.com/44M6Bpo
Some told us we can just throw out the new reusable versions after 1 use. Many said it's impossible to find stock of refill pods... and others offered to sell us the now-illegal single-use versions 👀
on.ft.com/44M6Bpo
Europe could be in for record-breaking numbers of tourists this summer as Americans flock to the continent and the number of 'safe' destinations falls
New charts for brilliant @marinovik.bsky.social story (currently most read on the site!) 🌞✈️ www.ft.com/content/d447...
New charts for brilliant @marinovik.bsky.social story (currently most read on the site!) 🌞✈️ www.ft.com/content/d447...
June 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Europe could be in for record-breaking numbers of tourists this summer as Americans flock to the continent and the number of 'safe' destinations falls
New charts for brilliant @marinovik.bsky.social story (currently most read on the site!) 🌞✈️ www.ft.com/content/d447...
New charts for brilliant @marinovik.bsky.social story (currently most read on the site!) 🌞✈️ www.ft.com/content/d447...
Featuring very cool maps of "extreme" spoofing where hundreds ships are broadcasting false positions on land and and appearing to sail in perfect circles
June 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Featuring very cool maps of "extreme" spoofing where hundreds ships are broadcasting false positions on land and and appearing to sail in perfect circles
Selling 2 very cheap tickets for London Grammar at Lido today - £25 each, send me a DM if interested
June 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Selling 2 very cheap tickets for London Grammar at Lido today - £25 each, send me a DM if interested
Granted I haven't read the articles yet so the moral issues here might be more complex than they seem... But I think Wired's mixed up the axes on its alignment chart 🫣
June 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Granted I haven't read the articles yet so the moral issues here might be more complex than they seem... But I think Wired's mixed up the axes on its alignment chart 🫣
Featuring this lovely illo by Cleve Jones of how a disposable vape actually works
June 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Featuring this lovely illo by Cleve Jones of how a disposable vape actually works
£65 an hour to babysit an office cat...! Torn between not believing this is real and sending in an application
jobtoday.com/gb/job/pet-s...
jobtoday.com/gb/job/pet-s...
May 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
£65 an hour to babysit an office cat...! Torn between not believing this is real and sending in an application
jobtoday.com/gb/job/pet-s...
jobtoday.com/gb/job/pet-s...
BA is performing better than other airlines at Heathrow for the first time since the pandemic - although it's still worse than it used to be, with 8 in every 100 flights cancelled or severely delayed over the past year ✈️
www.ft.com/content/7ece...
www.ft.com/content/7ece...
May 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
BA is performing better than other airlines at Heathrow for the first time since the pandemic - although it's still worse than it used to be, with 8 in every 100 flights cancelled or severely delayed over the past year ✈️
www.ft.com/content/7ece...
www.ft.com/content/7ece...
It's officially summer in London Fields
May 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It's officially summer in London Fields