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Jasper Jolly
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Financial reporter at the Guardian. Industry, electric cars, aerospace, steel. DM in confidence
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The archetypal non-exec on Aston Martin's board:
A picture of Aston Martin senior independent director Nigel Boardman
October 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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This is a crucial piece by @jasperjolly.bsky.social

In the wake of Trump tariffs, ministers looked at what policy they could act on immediately

But unfortunately these changes had little to do with tariffs but will now have real world emissions consequences 👇

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Weakening of UK EV sales rules ‘likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions’
Analysis suggests there could be 500,000 additional plug-in hybrid electric cars on Britain’s roads by 2030
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Most reporters can only dream of getting a colour intro this strong...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
Charlie, the leader of a white nationalist group, leaned over the sticky pub table. He pointed a big finger at me and locked eyes. “You better not turn out to be an infiltrator for Hope Not Hate,” he said. I froze. Flanked by several of his lieutenants, Charlie watched, waiting for my response. His face softened into a smile. He started laughing and yanked down his collar, pretending to talk into a hidden microphone. “Abort! Abort!” he shouted. I played along, lifting up my wrist like there was a wire stashed in my cuff. “Get me out of here!” I yelled into my sleeve. “They’ve discovered me!” Charlie was right to be suspicious of me. I was, in fact, an infiltrator for the anti-fascist organisation Hope Not Hate. The only thing he got wrong was the location of my microphone: it wasn’t in my collar but strapped to my chest.
April 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"He believes there is a moral argument for De Dozsa to return the painting – particularly as he has understood from her that she does not even like it enough to hang it on her walls."

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Norfolk woman refuses to hand over 16th-century Italian painting identified as stolen
Exclusive: Barbara De Dozsa’s husband bought Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario in 1973 after it was stolen from a museum
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A really lovely story:
www.ft.com/content/8e8f...
James Harrison, blood donor, 1936-2025
The railway worker who found his mission and saved the lives of more than 2mn babies
www.ft.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Depressing story by @jasperjolly.bsky.social this -https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/28/uk-based-british-pharma-gsk-pauses-diversity-work-citing-trump-orders
UK-based British pharma GSK pauses diversity work citing Trump orders
London-based FTSE 100 firm is reviewing its policies saying it is obliged to comply because US government is its No1 customer
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Late financier Evelyn de Rothschild accused of abuse during banking career
Late financier Evelyn de Rothschild accused of abuse during banking career
Exclusive: Several women claim City grandee exploited his position to harass or sexually assault them in the 1990s One of the world’s most celebrated financiers, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, has been accused of exploiting his position at the storied bank to…
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February 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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New: How Roman Abramovich's aides created an elaborate tax-dodging scheme to pretend his superyachts were being used for commercial purposes when in fact the billionaire was using them for pleasure. Experts say it could amount to illegal tax evasion.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Revealed: how Roman Abramovich dodged taxes on cost of running his fleet of superyachts
Cyprus Confidential files suggest offshore scheme was used to evade tens of millions in VAT on long list of expenses
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The latest update from the 4 Day Week Campaign: 200 companies have officially made it permanent. Huge interest in this from readers (and reporters!) www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
Two hundred UK companies sign up for permanent four-day working week
More than 5,000 workers to benefit from reduced hours with no loss of pay
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A thread I will update every time I see the Telegraph blame Ed Miliband for something.

1. BP cutting jobs - "Will those about to lose their livelihoods forgive the politicians whose eco-zealotry cost them their jobs?"

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
January 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
One of the worst criticisms of a policy is that it's "ideologically driven". Right, so you think that you are above ideology? This one is from the former head of MI6, of all people www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Labour’s net-zero push ‘hands power to Beijing’
Former MI6 chief and party’s own MPs warn of threat to security in ‘ideologically driven’ push to expand renewable energy
www.thetimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This is a pretty striking mix for one (very influential) company: AI safety and AI on military drones. Faculty AI has “experience developing and deploying AI models on to UAVs”, or unmanned aerial vehicles.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
British AI startup with government ties is developing tech for military drones
Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Britain could be looking at a three-fold increase in demand for its steel from offshore wind…but only if it gets its incentives right
December 27, 2024 at 6:55 AM
A sign of how quickly public electric car chargers are being installed in the UK: the increase in charger numbers in 2024 nearly matched the total ever installed by the end of 2020. (But there are some problems slowing the rollout)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK public electric car chargers rose by a third in 2024 to more than 70,000
Number hits record level but rate of growth slows as installers face delays to government funding
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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“The principle strategy for invaders and anyone with an interest in the lands where isolated peoples live is to deny they exist.”

Second of two, this one on the culture of the Massaco & also the importance of demarcating and protecting intact Indigenous lands.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
New images show Brazil’s uncontacted people are thriving – but with success comes a new threat
Under the government’s hands-off policy isolated community numbers are growing in Indigenous territories, as is the risk of ‘catastrophic’ contact
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 7:42 AM
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"These peoples have a right to live, to their land & chosen lifestyles, but respecting the rights of isolated Indigenous peoples is also fundamental to preserving tropical forests."

First of two fascinating pieces on uncontacted Amazon tribes & land preservation.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Exclusive: photographs reveal first glimpse of uncontacted Amazon community
Automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest show images of the Massaco people, who are flourishing despite environmental threats
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Feargal Sharkey calls for the end of privatisation of the British water industry
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
Bank of England expected to leave interest rates on hold today; household water bills to rise 36% by 2030 – business live
Regulator Ofwat rules that bills in England and Wales will increase by an average of £31 per year from 2025 to 2030
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:50 AM
I will be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours. It ends at 23.59 GMT on Friday 13 December. For more information please follow bsky.app/profile/gonu... and @NUJofficial, or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
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December 12, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries

Tesla wrote a letter saying urgent action is needed to tackle emissions from HGVs, arguing that the UK is falling behind the EU.
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Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries
Elon Musk carmaker pushed for British government to introduce rules for HGVs, as it readies Semi truck
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December 10, 2024 at 12:00 PM
This is a truly incredible piece on the Assads from 2011
zamirarahim.bsky.social Zamira Rahim @zamirarahim.bsky.social · Dec 8
Vogue has long scrubbed any trace of it but I will never, ever forget their 2011 puff piece on Asma al-Assad, 'A Rose in the Desert' www.gawkerarchives.com/asma-al-assa...
December 8, 2024 at 7:49 AM
I will be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours. I will be back at work on Friday. For more information please follow bsky.app/profile/gonu... and @NUJofficial, or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
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December 4, 2024 at 9:10 AM
British Steel news: nationalisation is one of the options under consideration, @kiranstacey.bsky.social reports with some help from me. Also it looks like the plan to revive steelmaking in Teesside is dead

Ministers considering renationalising British Steel
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ministers considering renationalising British Steel
Exclusive: Move would be last-ditch attempt to save thousands of UK jobs amid standoff with company’s Chinese owners
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Wow
georgeeaton.bsky.social George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · Nov 29
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 5:39 PM
If you make a gag about bad grammar, you need to make sure that you don't do screw up yourself - this from Car Dealer mag... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_s...
It utilises a bespoke font and, bizarrely, combines upper and lower case letters to spell the word out as ‘JaGUar’. I fear for the pedants, this grammatical horror could be a step too far.
November 29, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Stellantis: "One message for financial sophisticates: another message for neophyte Labour politicians and the media." - this Tel article is good enough that I can forgive its missing Guardian citation... www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Stellantis’s problem is not the ZEV mandate, it’s China
There’s one message for financial sophisticates and another for politicians and the media
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 29, 2024 at 2:03 PM