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Huw Thomas
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🎤 Business Correspondent, BBC Wales
📕 Author of CHARLES: The King and Wales
This is a personal account, not a BBC one.
UK govt is not threatening reciprocal tariffs against the US and is clearly holding out for exemptions.

Only around 10% of UK steel exports go to America, but there’s a risk steel will be dumped in the UK from other nations hit by tariffs.
Chart from today’s BBC News story:
February 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
BBC News: Performers protest on stage over arts cuts

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Welsh National Opera members in stage protest over cuts
Chorus members stage a protest against cutbacks at the end of a show in Cardiff.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I was in court for the original hearing last month, and broke the news of the judgement as it was delivered today.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bitcoin miner's claim to recover £600m in Newport tip thrown out
James Howells tried to sue a council for access to the site or get £495m in compensation.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What’s lying idle at the port? Everything from pharma to food. Thousands of parcels for the Irish postal service, only some are able to be re-routed. And on the other side of the Irish Sea, exporters rapidly trying to get trucks on to alternative - very busy - routes to the UK
December 12, 2024 at 11:58 PM
December 10, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Beyond the health headlines, there's a big percentage increase in the transport budget to help cover the cost of the Heads of the Valleys roadworks 🚦

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welsh budget: Health to get £600m boost
All Welsh government departments to be offered more cash from April under budget plans.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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December 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM
I’m preparing a story about the crisis behind the cameras and I’d love to hear your experiences. It will really help to shape the narrative. Are you a freelancer who has switched careers?
December 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM
In Wales, production companies have closed. So what’s happened to those freelancers? There’s a hashtag#SurviveTo2025 mantra, but what are they doing and will it pick up next year?
December 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Earlier this year it was estimated that over 50% of freelancers in the UK industry were out of work, with some of them expecting to leave altogether for other careers. It’s driven by a slow-down in commissioning by broadcasters who have been cutting costs.
December 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM
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December 4, 2024 at 1:55 PM