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Head of Audio and Video, Europe - FT Specialist
Lost a little bit in the Westminster drama of all this is that we’re sadly seeing Jenrick being talked of as one of the big talents of UK politics.
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Lost a little bit in the Westminster drama of all this is that we’re sadly seeing Jenrick being talked of as one of the big talents of UK politics.
Been really enjoying the Apple News+ strategy of take a subscription or die early (and presumably overweight)
January 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Been really enjoying the Apple News+ strategy of take a subscription or die early (and presumably overweight)
The climate-based legal risks companies are facing
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The climate-based legal risks companies are facing
YouTube video by Sustainable Views
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October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The climate-based legal risks companies are facing
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Hope Rachel Reeves does use the government’s unpopularity as a tool to push some of this through on.ft.com/46JMLMG How unfair is your council tax?
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 7:43 AM
Hope Rachel Reeves does use the government’s unpopularity as a tool to push some of this through on.ft.com/46JMLMG How unfair is your council tax?
Surprise! on.ft.com/4nYWx34 Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters
a woman in a purple dress is standing on a stage with the words surprise surprise written on the bottom
ALT: a woman in a purple dress is standing on a stage with the words surprise surprise written on the bottom
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October 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Surprise! on.ft.com/4nYWx34 Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters
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Netanyahu is good at starting wars, but it’s ending them that matters https://on.ft.com/4l2RUng | opinion
Netanyahu is good at starting wars, but it’s ending them that matters
The Israeli prime minister has consistently misread the region since the 1980s, dooming it to endless cycles of violence
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June 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Netanyahu is good at starting wars, but it’s ending them that matters https://on.ft.com/4l2RUng | opinion
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Look, I don’t much care what Tulsi Gabbard says either, but here’s the thing: I didn’t appoint her to be my Director of National Intelligence.
COLLINS: Tulsi Gabbard testified in March that the intelligence community said Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon
TRUMP: I don't care what she said
TRUMP: I don't care what she said
June 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Look, I don’t much care what Tulsi Gabbard says either, but here’s the thing: I didn’t appoint her to be my Director of National Intelligence.
So who’s dancing to who’s tune here? And is Trump being dragged into the sort of conflict that he campaigned on the US not being part of now?
June 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
So who’s dancing to who’s tune here? And is Trump being dragged into the sort of conflict that he campaigned on the US not being part of now?
on.ft.com/3FZioqP The struggle for Los Angeles
The struggle for Los Angeles
[FREE TO READ] Pulitzer-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen on the ‘migrant invasion’ that wasn’t — and the real meaning of America’s second-biggest city
on.ft.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
on.ft.com/3FZioqP The struggle for Los Angeles
Why doesn’t government work in the US?
May 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Why doesn’t government work in the US?
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Trump media group plans to raise $3bn to spend on cryptocurrencies
https://www.ft.com/content/cc55d091-0b28-40bb-a11c-e32d4e121ca3
https://www.ft.com/content/cc55d091-0b28-40bb-a11c-e32d4e121ca3
Trump media group plans to raise $3bn to spend on cryptocurrencies
US president’s administration and family have become staunch advocates for digital assets
www.ft.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Trump media group plans to raise $3bn to spend on cryptocurrencies
https://www.ft.com/content/cc55d091-0b28-40bb-a11c-e32d4e121ca3
https://www.ft.com/content/cc55d091-0b28-40bb-a11c-e32d4e121ca3
Good commentary on where we find ourselves, again www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The English question now isn’t about Reform or party politics: it’s the rage that means we can’t talk to each other any more | John Harris
My time in Lincolnshire highlighted our country’s most serious problem: the disconnection that means solutions can’t be reached, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Good commentary on where we find ourselves, again www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
on.ft.com/3Sh2ASN Reform surge shows Britain will keep voting for change until it sees it
Reform surge shows Britain will keep voting for change until it sees it
[FREE TO READ] Nigel Farage’s party is bolstered by disillusionment in the country rather than its policies
on.ft.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM
on.ft.com/3Sh2ASN Reform surge shows Britain will keep voting for change until it sees it
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There is only one Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator. So why can’t (won’t?) Meta stop deepfakes of him? Read his column and weep! on.ft.com/42ukJTb
Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars
[FREE TO READ] How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this?
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April 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There is only one Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator. So why can’t (won’t?) Meta stop deepfakes of him? Read his column and weep! on.ft.com/42ukJTb
Watching this is doubly troubling after reading this: on.ft.com/3RLzNp9
We really are in low point of advisers, thinkers and strategists
We really are in low point of advisers, thinkers and strategists
April 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Watching this is doubly troubling after reading this: on.ft.com/3RLzNp9
We really are in low point of advisers, thinkers and strategists
We really are in low point of advisers, thinkers and strategists
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But wait. Last weekend Lutnick was telling us the USA's glorious revival of craftsmanship hinged on millions of Americans fitting tiny screws in to iPhones.
It's almost as if they are making this up as they go along and they have not considered the consequences.
It's almost as if they are making this up as they go along and they have not considered the consequences.
April 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
But wait. Last weekend Lutnick was telling us the USA's glorious revival of craftsmanship hinged on millions of Americans fitting tiny screws in to iPhones.
It's almost as if they are making this up as they go along and they have not considered the consequences.
It's almost as if they are making this up as they go along and they have not considered the consequences.