Wil Barber
@wilbarber.bsky.social
Green energy, infrastructure and electric vehicles. Currently based in Southeast Asia doing media and government relations.
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This is such a good piece, absolutely vital reading
Wait, what? You mean there isn't a simple explanation and it isn't all the government's fault? Surely not? @chrisgiles.ft.com on the UK's public finances www.ft.com/content/bd3d...
September 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This is such a good piece, absolutely vital reading
Journalists seem to have done extremely well at incorporating written social media into their day-to-day but genuinely can't think of many who have adopted tiktok or short forum video (@sstapczynski.bsky.social only person that springs to mind). Perhaps this is part of the problem?
Opinion: In form and function, tone and inbuilt incentives, the emerging media landscape of 2024 is quite different from that of 2014, let alone 2004 or 1994. These shifts have significant consequences, some of which we are only beginning to appreciate. www.ft.com/content/2262...
December 21, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Journalists seem to have done extremely well at incorporating written social media into their day-to-day but genuinely can't think of many who have adopted tiktok or short forum video (@sstapczynski.bsky.social only person that springs to mind). Perhaps this is part of the problem?
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The Guardian long read on the strange world of Samuel Smith pubs is as brilliant as everyone has said. The sheer amount of reporting that has gone into this piece is palpable in every line. Late entry for best British business story of the year? www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:17 PM
The Guardian long read on the strange world of Samuel Smith pubs is as brilliant as everyone has said. The sheer amount of reporting that has gone into this piece is palpable in every line. Late entry for best British business story of the year? www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...
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South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach President Yoon over martial law bid - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
South Korea's Yoon faces second impeachment vote over martial law bid
A defiant South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a second impeachment vote on Saturday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that shocked the country, split his party and imperilled his presidency half way through his term.
www.reuters.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:42 AM
South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach President Yoon over martial law bid - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
This surely can't be true...any British Empire historians out there who know more about this?
October 31, 2024 at 9:06 AM
This surely can't be true...any British Empire historians out there who know more about this?
Road charging is never popular but what an amazing side benefit, with 40% of children switching to active ways of getting school: grist.org/cities/londo.... Meaning much broader health benefits for these children in addition to reduced exposure to harmful emissions
London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
Four in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the city's clean air zone went into effect.
grist.org
September 25, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Road charging is never popular but what an amazing side benefit, with 40% of children switching to active ways of getting school: grist.org/cities/londo.... Meaning much broader health benefits for these children in addition to reduced exposure to harmful emissions
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“To nick a phrase from the great Victor Lewis-Smith, it is like having a pissing area in a pool. Many British bathers, aghast at the sight of Musk using his platform to nurture a safe space for hate speech, have decided it is time to get out, rinse off, and find a new home.” on.ft.com/3YPjHQa
How to break up with your X
Four rules for exiting the site formerly known as Twitter
on.ft.com
August 17, 2024 at 11:24 AM
“To nick a phrase from the great Victor Lewis-Smith, it is like having a pissing area in a pool. Many British bathers, aghast at the sight of Musk using his platform to nurture a safe space for hate speech, have decided it is time to get out, rinse off, and find a new home.” on.ft.com/3YPjHQa
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