Jim Pickard
@pickardje.bsky.social
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
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Jim Pickard
@pickardje.bsky.social
· Nov 17
this isn’t a new photo - I took it a few years ago - but wanted to share it regardless
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Breaking news: The ruling deals a blow to Donald Trump’s attempts to use the Department of Justice to punish two of his political opponents. on.ft.com/43NbWvO
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Breaking news: The ruling deals a blow to Donald Trump’s attempts to use the Department of Justice to punish two of his political opponents. on.ft.com/43NbWvO
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Poor old Peter. He tries hard but he will forever be the lesser Hitchens.
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Poor old Peter. He tries hard but he will forever be the lesser Hitchens.
journalists asking cabinet ministers why there’s so much chaotic crazed speculation about the Budget might want to question their own role in this
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
journalists asking cabinet ministers why there’s so much chaotic crazed speculation about the Budget might want to question their own role in this
went down to Cardiff Bay last week to interview Eluned Morgan, first minister of Wales:
Morgan has sought to distance herself from the Labour government in London on welfare and immigration as she fights for her political survival.
www.ft.com/content/ad92...
Morgan has sought to distance herself from the Labour government in London on welfare and immigration as she fights for her political survival.
www.ft.com/content/ad92...
‘Keir Starmer is not on the ballot paper in this election’, says Welsh first minister
Labour’s Eluned Morgan distances herself from national government ahead of Senedd ballot in May
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November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
went down to Cardiff Bay last week to interview Eluned Morgan, first minister of Wales:
Morgan has sought to distance herself from the Labour government in London on welfare and immigration as she fights for her political survival.
www.ft.com/content/ad92...
Morgan has sought to distance herself from the Labour government in London on welfare and immigration as she fights for her political survival.
www.ft.com/content/ad92...
good to see people keeping a sense of perspective
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
good to see people keeping a sense of perspective
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Were it my responsibility, I would be thinking along the lines of requiring the ultimate owner of a national paper of record to at least be a domiciled resident in the country it serves. Mad idea I know, never catch on etc. etc.
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Were it my responsibility, I would be thinking along the lines of requiring the ultimate owner of a national paper of record to at least be a domiciled resident in the country it serves. Mad idea I know, never catch on etc. etc.
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10 and a half years after he accepted money to make pro-Russian statements in the European parliament.
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Former leader of Reform UK in Wales jailed over pro-Russian bribes
Nathan Gill sentenced to 10 years in prison for accepting money to make statements in European parliament
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November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10 and a half years after he accepted money to make pro-Russian statements in the European parliament.
www.ft.com/content/9959...
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The UK has offered a fraction of Brussels’ €6.7bn demand to join the EU’s €140bn rearmament programme, suggesting it contribute just €75mn
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UK offers 1% of Brussels’ €6.7bn demand to join EU defence fund
Move raises doubts about whether deal can be done before November 30 deadline
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November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The UK has offered a fraction of Brussels’ €6.7bn demand to join the EU’s €140bn rearmament programme, suggesting it contribute just €75mn
www.ft.com/content/1699...
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Tim France, 61, was in the same year as Farage and sat near him in the final year....He recalled a similar song being performed by Farage, who would also “regularly” perform the Nazi “Sieg heil” salute, he claimed.
💥 NEW: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers".
Read on for more...
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“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers".
Read on for more...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Tim France, 61, was in the same year as Farage and sat near him in the final year....He recalled a similar song being performed by Farage, who would also “regularly” perform the Nazi “Sieg heil” salute, he claimed.
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Rare chance to get Mogwai on the front page of the FT this morning in this scoop with @pickardje.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Rare chance to get Mogwai on the front page of the FT this morning in this scoop with @pickardje.bsky.social
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Exclusive:
UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.
www.ft.com/content/e76d...
UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.
www.ft.com/content/e76d...
UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport
www.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Exclusive:
UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.
www.ft.com/content/e76d...
UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.
www.ft.com/content/e76d...
Exclusive:
UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.
www.ft.com/content/e76d...
UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.
www.ft.com/content/e76d...
UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport
www.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Exclusive:
UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.
www.ft.com/content/e76d...
UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.
www.ft.com/content/e76d...
taxes on online gambling (with the exception of horseracing) set to go up in the Budget
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Treasury planning tax rise on online sports gambling — but not horseracing
Chancellor expected to keep 15% rate for sports bets placed in bricks-and-mortar bookmakers
www.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
taxes on online gambling (with the exception of horseracing) set to go up in the Budget
www.ft.com/content/afbe...
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just watched The Ballad of Wallis Island, a folksy sometimes silly movie which packs a surprising emotional punch towards the end - highly recommend
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
just watched The Ballad of Wallis Island, a folksy sometimes silly movie which packs a surprising emotional punch towards the end - highly recommend
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35 years later and this stuff looks over-priced even before factoring in inflation. I doubt many people currently spend more than £400 on a TV at current prices.
Nov 1990: Philips 21" FST Fastext TV and Video Package ad from Currys
(+Hitachi 28" FST NICAM* Stereo TV; Hitachi 25" FST NICAM* Stereo TV; Sony 25" FST NICAM* Stereo TV; Matsui 28" FST NICAM* Stereo TV; Hitachi 25" FST Fastext TV; Sony 21" FST NICAM* Stereo TV, and more)
(+Hitachi 28" FST NICAM* Stereo TV; Hitachi 25" FST NICAM* Stereo TV; Sony 25" FST NICAM* Stereo TV; Matsui 28" FST NICAM* Stereo TV; Hitachi 25" FST Fastext TV; Sony 21" FST NICAM* Stereo TV, and more)
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
35 years later and this stuff looks over-priced even before factoring in inflation. I doubt many people currently spend more than £400 on a TV at current prices.
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AI Chatbot Obviously Trying To Wind Down Conversation With Boring Human https://theonion.com/ai-chatbot-obviously-trying-to-wind-down-conversation-w-1850146151/
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
AI Chatbot Obviously Trying To Wind Down Conversation With Boring Human https://theonion.com/ai-chatbot-obviously-trying-to-wind-down-conversation-w-1850146151/
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Stag, South-west London
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Stag, South-west London
Stag, South-west London
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Stag, South-west London
FT exclusive:
The £500mn sale of the Telegraph to US private equity group RedBird has collapsed, throwing the future of the 170-year-old British newspaper into doubt once more as it enters its third year without an owner.
www.ft.com/content/c48e...
The £500mn sale of the Telegraph to US private equity group RedBird has collapsed, throwing the future of the 170-year-old British newspaper into doubt once more as it enters its third year without an owner.
www.ft.com/content/c48e...
Telegraph sale to RedBird collapses after newsroom opposition
US private equity group walks away due to regulatory uncertainty and negative commentary from newspaper
www.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
FT exclusive:
The £500mn sale of the Telegraph to US private equity group RedBird has collapsed, throwing the future of the 170-year-old British newspaper into doubt once more as it enters its third year without an owner.
www.ft.com/content/c48e...
The £500mn sale of the Telegraph to US private equity group RedBird has collapsed, throwing the future of the 170-year-old British newspaper into doubt once more as it enters its third year without an owner.
www.ft.com/content/c48e...
