Kimberley Long
@kimberleylong.bsky.social
Asia Editor, The Banker.
If it’s not about banking, it’ll be about books, music or the theatre
If it’s not about banking, it’ll be about books, music or the theatre
I passed my horse riding test! Now officially a beginner as opposed to absolutely clueless
September 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I passed my horse riding test! Now officially a beginner as opposed to absolutely clueless
Found him. The epitome of decorum
July 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Found him. The epitome of decorum
I beg your pardon??
July 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I beg your pardon??
My slide towards becoming a Home Counties matriarch continues
June 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My slide towards becoming a Home Counties matriarch continues
Back from another windswept few days at @hayfestival.bsky.social. Particularly enjoyed Suzie Miller (who I may have hugged), Abdulrazak Gurnah with Elif Shafak, Madeleine Thien, and Alison Steadman (whose dad worked in the same factory my parents met while working in)
May 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Back from another windswept few days at @hayfestival.bsky.social. Particularly enjoyed Suzie Miller (who I may have hugged), Abdulrazak Gurnah with Elif Shafak, Madeleine Thien, and Alison Steadman (whose dad worked in the same factory my parents met while working in)
If San Marino win, the postcards next year will be dire. Beautiful place, nothing to do. Just be people going into the dozens of perfume and gun shops they have
May 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If San Marino win, the postcards next year will be dire. Beautiful place, nothing to do. Just be people going into the dozens of perfume and gun shops they have
Tommy Cash went hard on trying to win the Italian Eurovision vote - saw these posters in Milan and Rome last week
May 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Tommy Cash went hard on trying to win the Italian Eurovision vote - saw these posters in Milan and Rome last week
Greetings from San Marino! It feels like there’s so much more sky up here
May 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Greetings from San Marino! It feels like there’s so much more sky up here
Saw Il Nome Della Rosa at La Scala last night. It’s like watching someone’s sleep paralysis demon. Cast of about 100?
A woman and teenage daughter in my box in front of me left after 50 mins, giving me a significant seat upgrade. First time in an Italian theatre with the corridors of box doors.
A woman and teenage daughter in my box in front of me left after 50 mins, giving me a significant seat upgrade. First time in an Italian theatre with the corridors of box doors.
May 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Saw Il Nome Della Rosa at La Scala last night. It’s like watching someone’s sleep paralysis demon. Cast of about 100?
A woman and teenage daughter in my box in front of me left after 50 mins, giving me a significant seat upgrade. First time in an Italian theatre with the corridors of box doors.
A woman and teenage daughter in my box in front of me left after 50 mins, giving me a significant seat upgrade. First time in an Italian theatre with the corridors of box doors.
Obsessed with the Lloyds bank rave horse logo on their new offices by Liverpool Street
March 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Obsessed with the Lloyds bank rave horse logo on their new offices by Liverpool Street
Get yourself colleagues who bring you eggs from their own hens (thanks Elliott!)
March 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Get yourself colleagues who bring you eggs from their own hens (thanks Elliott!)
Happy Lunar New Year! The Year of the Snake is a time for renewal and rebirth, shedding the skin of the past. Wishing you all a happy and prosperous year ahead
January 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Happy Lunar New Year! The Year of the Snake is a time for renewal and rebirth, shedding the skin of the past. Wishing you all a happy and prosperous year ahead
Reading Virgina Woolf’s A Writer’s Diary and enjoying her occasional visceral hatred of the entire writing process
January 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Reading Virgina Woolf’s A Writer’s Diary and enjoying her occasional visceral hatred of the entire writing process
Thank you to @evertonfc.com for sharing this tribute to my dad today at the match
January 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thank you to @evertonfc.com for sharing this tribute to my dad today at the match
When I was in Beijing in October I discovered they still like to go hard on their Olympic legacy, and there were more phryges about than you might have imagined
December 21, 2024 at 2:28 PM
When I was in Beijing in October I discovered they still like to go hard on their Olympic legacy, and there were more phryges about than you might have imagined
A lot going on at the moment in one way or another but fulfilled a life goal and took my mum to see Paul McCartney last night. 2.5 hours! Absolute joy from a man who knows where Broadgreen Road is
December 16, 2024 at 2:34 PM
A lot going on at the moment in one way or another but fulfilled a life goal and took my mum to see Paul McCartney last night. 2.5 hours! Absolute joy from a man who knows where Broadgreen Road is
I do like to say that Liverpool is just weird and to back this up I present to you the giant illuminated Buddha Christmas decoration outside a house close to my parent’s house
December 14, 2024 at 10:47 PM
I do like to say that Liverpool is just weird and to back this up I present to you the giant illuminated Buddha Christmas decoration outside a house close to my parent’s house
Well well well. Look what came crawling back. Now to sort the fact you have to leave and reenter the station when you get off the tube
December 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Well well well. Look what came crawling back. Now to sort the fact you have to leave and reenter the station when you get off the tube
Do any cat owners have any suggestions for drugs to give the cat before I attempt to get him into his carry case next weekend? I’ve tried the gentle parenting approach and that resulted in a 15 minute battle, bloodshed and bruises for me
December 7, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Do any cat owners have any suggestions for drugs to give the cat before I attempt to get him into his carry case next weekend? I’ve tried the gentle parenting approach and that resulted in a 15 minute battle, bloodshed and bruises for me
Sir Trevor McDonald is up on stage to present the Bank of the Year Awards. And yes I am thrilled to be in the same room as him @thebanker.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Sir Trevor McDonald is up on stage to present the Bank of the Year Awards. And yes I am thrilled to be in the same room as him @thebanker.bsky.social
Bank of the Year 2024 has begun @thebanker.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Bank of the Year 2024 has begun @thebanker.bsky.social
The @officialgirlsaloud.bsky.social renaissance was never in any doubt, top 0.5% of listeners. I’d forgotten I was obsessed with Kim Gordon in the spring, and The Smiths appear on a lot of my 80s/indie gym playlists
December 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The @officialgirlsaloud.bsky.social renaissance was never in any doubt, top 0.5% of listeners. I’d forgotten I was obsessed with Kim Gordon in the spring, and The Smiths appear on a lot of my 80s/indie gym playlists
Global Banking Summit is live and @thebanker.bsky.social editor Silvia Pavoni is speaking with Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
December 3, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Global Banking Summit is live and @thebanker.bsky.social editor Silvia Pavoni is speaking with Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
Sunday afternoon walk in Lark Lane and Sefton Park
December 1, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Sunday afternoon walk in Lark Lane and Sefton Park
After the massively delayed Weaver line I’m greeted by an hour wait for the next train to Liverpool. Oh the majesty of UK rail travel
November 27, 2024 at 7:15 PM
After the massively delayed Weaver line I’m greeted by an hour wait for the next train to Liverpool. Oh the majesty of UK rail travel