Conrad Quilty-Harper
@cqh.bsky.social
http://darkluxury.news
Reporter, trombone player, aviation lover
Former Bloomberg News, New Scientist and British GQ
Reporter, trombone player, aviation lover
Former Bloomberg News, New Scientist and British GQ
Reposted by Conrad Quilty-Harper
The Fence is in Portugal
June 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Fence is in Portugal
Remember when Twitter upped the character count to 280 characters?
June 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Remember when Twitter upped the character count to 280 characters?
Reposted by Conrad Quilty-Harper
What the luxury industry is worried about, and what it should be worried about are not necessarily aligned.
That’s what we leaned at this week’s #FTLuxury summit in Barcelona
open.substack.com/pub/darkluxu...
That’s what we leaned at this week’s #FTLuxury summit in Barcelona
open.substack.com/pub/darkluxu...
May 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What the luxury industry is worried about, and what it should be worried about are not necessarily aligned.
That’s what we leaned at this week’s #FTLuxury summit in Barcelona
open.substack.com/pub/darkluxu...
That’s what we leaned at this week’s #FTLuxury summit in Barcelona
open.substack.com/pub/darkluxu...
Reposted by Conrad Quilty-Harper
Art dealer and BBC Bargain Hunt expert Oghenochuko Ojiri leaves court after admitting that he failed to report a series of art sales to a man linked to proscribed terror group Hezbollah
He’s one of the subjects of today’s newsletter later today open.substack.com/pub/darkluxury
He’s one of the subjects of today’s newsletter later today open.substack.com/pub/darkluxury
May 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Art dealer and BBC Bargain Hunt expert Oghenochuko Ojiri leaves court after admitting that he failed to report a series of art sales to a man linked to proscribed terror group Hezbollah
He’s one of the subjects of today’s newsletter later today open.substack.com/pub/darkluxury
He’s one of the subjects of today’s newsletter later today open.substack.com/pub/darkluxury
UK and India trade deal obviously a massive deal for the Scotch industry, and a quite nice perk for luxury car makers in the UK like JLR, Rolls-Royce and Bentley
But overall it's expected to have a teeny tiny impact on GDP by 2040: a £4.8 billion increase in GDP, or 0.1%
www.gov.uk/government/p...
But overall it's expected to have a teeny tiny impact on GDP by 2040: a £4.8 billion increase in GDP, or 0.1%
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Technical note of the preliminary economic impacts of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement
www.gov.uk
May 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
UK and India trade deal obviously a massive deal for the Scotch industry, and a quite nice perk for luxury car makers in the UK like JLR, Rolls-Royce and Bentley
But overall it's expected to have a teeny tiny impact on GDP by 2040: a £4.8 billion increase in GDP, or 0.1%
www.gov.uk/government/p...
But overall it's expected to have a teeny tiny impact on GDP by 2040: a £4.8 billion increase in GDP, or 0.1%
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Elizabeth Line delays because of “Passengers fighting on the track at Forest Gate”
Not heard that one before!
Not heard that one before!
April 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Elizabeth Line delays because of “Passengers fighting on the track at Forest Gate”
Not heard that one before!
Not heard that one before!
Whoever put the Boeing Air Force One model together in the White House Oval Office has put the horizontal stabilizers on the wrong way
They shouldn’t point down like that
They shouldn’t point down like that
April 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Whoever put the Boeing Air Force One model together in the White House Oval Office has put the horizontal stabilizers on the wrong way
They shouldn’t point down like that
They shouldn’t point down like that
We are currently 5.48% into Trump’s second term, remember to take breaks
April 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We are currently 5.48% into Trump’s second term, remember to take breaks
I generally turn my thermostat up and down less violently than Trump's tweaked global tariffs this week
April 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I generally turn my thermostat up and down less violently than Trump's tweaked global tariffs this week
Scott Bessent outside the White House: "All this was, again, this was driven by the president's strategy. He and I had a long talk on Sunday, and this was his strategy all along".
April 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Scott Bessent outside the White House: "All this was, again, this was driven by the president's strategy. He and I had a long talk on Sunday, and this was his strategy all along".
The ducks are watching me
April 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The ducks are watching me
Because they will do almost anything to make money even if it means readers have a worse experience?
Why The Independent wants readers to download browser extension for personalised music ads
Why The Independent wants readers to download browser extension for personalised music ads
The Independent's commercial director has described working with music advertising browser extension Into-It as a "no brainer".
pressgazette.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Because they will do almost anything to make money even if it means readers have a worse experience?
So proud of my country
April 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So proud of my country
Should be relevant for the next 30 mins!
Perhaps the most fascinating detail I’ve read today about tariffs: superyacht owners are well insulated from them because they’re already so good at structuring their ownership in clever ways to reduce their tax
Perhaps the most fascinating detail I’ve read today about tariffs: superyacht owners are well insulated from them because they’re already so good at structuring their ownership in clever ways to reduce their tax
How will Trump's tariffs affect luxury businesses? Let us count the ways
April 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Should be relevant for the next 30 mins!
Perhaps the most fascinating detail I’ve read today about tariffs: superyacht owners are well insulated from them because they’re already so good at structuring their ownership in clever ways to reduce their tax
Perhaps the most fascinating detail I’ve read today about tariffs: superyacht owners are well insulated from them because they’re already so good at structuring their ownership in clever ways to reduce their tax
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‘There is going to be pain’
Dark Luxury spoke to a dozen Lamborghini dealers in the US about the prospect of Trump's 25% tariffs
Here's what they said they said 🧵
Dark Luxury spoke to a dozen Lamborghini dealers in the US about the prospect of Trump's 25% tariffs
Here's what they said they said 🧵
April 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
‘There is going to be pain’
Dark Luxury spoke to a dozen Lamborghini dealers in the US about the prospect of Trump's 25% tariffs
Here's what they said they said 🧵
Dark Luxury spoke to a dozen Lamborghini dealers in the US about the prospect of Trump's 25% tariffs
Here's what they said they said 🧵
UK getting 10% reciprocal tariffs according to Trump’s chart, half the EU rate
April 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
UK getting 10% reciprocal tariffs according to Trump’s chart, half the EU rate
Maybe it’s just me but I’m not sure making it harder and more expensive for Americans to buy cars is such a great political idea. They love cars!
April 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Maybe it’s just me but I’m not sure making it harder and more expensive for Americans to buy cars is such a great political idea. They love cars!
"There is going to be pain" - I called about half of the Lamborghini dealers in the United States to ask what they think about Trump's tariff plan www.darkluxury.news/p/lamborghin...
‘There is going to be pain’
American Lamborghini sales people react to Trump’s proposed tariffs
www.darkluxury.news
April 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"There is going to be pain" - I called about half of the Lamborghini dealers in the United States to ask what they think about Trump's tariff plan www.darkluxury.news/p/lamborghin...
What an ending
'I have seen landmine injuries from years ago. I have seen men with 100 cigarette burns on their body; women who were separated from their husbands crossing Libya and can now barely speak of it.'
An anonymous dispatch from a clinical lead in an asylum hotel.
www.the-fence.com/hotel-britan...
An anonymous dispatch from a clinical lead in an asylum hotel.
www.the-fence.com/hotel-britan...
Hotel Britannica
What life is like when you’ve crossed the Channel.
www.the-fence.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
What an ending
Cant do the time, don’t do the crime
Her political ban might boost the National Rally - but equally, it could now crumble. So let’s celebrate, writes @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
Stop worrying about a Le Pen backlash
Her political ban might boost the National Rally - but equally, it could now crumble. So let’s celebrate
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Cant do the time, don’t do the crime
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London's raids on fake luxury retailers are missing the target
Luxury brands spend millions to try and prevent the sale of fake luxury goods, and police often raid stores in London to try and stop retailers...
Luxury brands spend millions to try and prevent the sale of fake luxury goods, and police often raid stores in London to try and stop retailers...
March 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
London's raids on fake luxury retailers are missing the target
Luxury brands spend millions to try and prevent the sale of fake luxury goods, and police often raid stores in London to try and stop retailers...
Luxury brands spend millions to try and prevent the sale of fake luxury goods, and police often raid stores in London to try and stop retailers...
Just cannot recommend enough that people read Sarah Wynn-Williams' book about Facebook
Devastatingly embarrassing stories about the leadership team on almost every page
Explains a lot about the current political situation in *gestures everywhere* too
Devastatingly embarrassing stories about the leadership team on almost every page
Explains a lot about the current political situation in *gestures everywhere* too
March 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just cannot recommend enough that people read Sarah Wynn-Williams' book about Facebook
Devastatingly embarrassing stories about the leadership team on almost every page
Explains a lot about the current political situation in *gestures everywhere* too
Devastatingly embarrassing stories about the leadership team on almost every page
Explains a lot about the current political situation in *gestures everywhere* too