Not the most important thing here, but a periodic reminder that journalists remember PRs that lie, and tell other journalists about it. on.ft.com/3If9Cpx
Helen Thomas
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Head of Lex @FT. Ex @BBCNewsnight, @WSJ.
"Morning rush-hour speed from New Jersey through the Holland Tunnel, a main route under the Hudson River into Manhattan, has almost doubled to 28mph compared with a year earlier. Evening speed over the Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn has increased from 13mph to 23mph" on.ft.com/40kdbjn Extraordinary
First US congestion pricing scheme brings dramatic drop in NY traffic
Speeds along bridges and tunnels to Manhattan are sharply up and roads are much less clogged
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I can’t stop thinking about this brilliant New York Times scoop (gift link) in large part because it’s the first one of these stories where I’ve gone “my god, that worked on me!”: I really thought that ‘It Ends With Us’ had been a commercial failure, & that Reynolds & Lively had failed to boost it.
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’ (Gift Article)
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
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A lovely little bit here on the Xmas meat auction
Jim Waterson@jim.londoncentric.media · 2y agoMeat. A little scoop about Smithfield Market relocating. More meat. A scoop about Ocado’s robots ruining Christmas that I expect will be picked up by MailOnline very soon. More meat. www.londoncentric.media/p/last-of-th...
It's been bad for a few years but this year has been stark. - Biggest net outflow of companies since 09 - 88 companies delisted, 18 coming in -Fewest new listings since 09 www.ft.com/content/aef0...
London Stock Exchange suffers biggest exodus since financial crisis
Main market set for fewest listings in 15 years as allure of New York grows despite planned UK reforms
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Fascinating piece on how South Korea’s collective memory of the 1980s shaped its reaction to last week’s declaration of martial law:
The historical traumas driving South Korea’s political turmoil
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise martial law declaration prompted a swift response from protesters schooled in previous fights over democracy
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On this day I like to think back to 2010, when I was in New York and KKR announced ~ on Thanksgiving ~ that they were buying Del Monte -- something that I still maintain was incredibly poor form.
Anyone got an Ark? Trains only using one track in and out of Blackfriars thanks to flooding.
Has the film thread migrated here @stephenkb.bsky.social ? I’ve made my annual trip to the cinema and need to know if my opinions are correct. (Now with right account tagged)
Want to read more about that $6.2mn banana? Thinking about what it means as bitcoin approaches $100k? Lex has you covered. Bitcoin and bananas add a new twist to conspicuous consumption on.ft.com/4eDSgwY
Bitcoin and bananas add a new twist to conspicuous consumption
[FREE TO READ] Both have joined the elite world of useless objects that get desirable as they get pricier
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What do you think someone under US sanctions can do in the U.K.? You get a point if you guessed, “field two polo teams and play against Prince William”. My just-published story about Alessandro Bazzoni: on.ft.com/3OnSn50
Italian trader played polo against Prince William while under US sanctions
Treasury described Alessandro Bazzoni as a ‘core facilitator’ of network involved in buying and selling Venezuelan oil
on.ft.com
The handles on this place — and the inability of my brain to let go of the BSkyB branding that the U.K. broadcaster ditched a decade ago — means I spend my whole time on here thinking “oh I didn’t know they worked for Sky”. IS THIS JUST ME? It’s just me, isn’t it?
Trains delayed this morning because of “slippery rails”. 🌧️ Is there any season or weather where rail transit is safe?
The campaign for trigger warnings on tuna mayo and egg n cress starts here…
Twlldun@twlldun.bsky.social · 2y agoFancy. Woke. Fillings.
Sure, sure but this is the ultimate sandwich read and brooks no rivals. www.theguardian.com/news/2017/no...
How the sandwich consumed Britain | The long read
The long read: The world-beating British sandwich industry is worth £8bn a year. It transformed the way we eat lunch, then did the same for breakfast – and now it’s coming for dinner
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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y agoChef-level fillings, queues down the street, big on TikTok: Britain’s new sandwich boom
In what can only be described as a total outrage, I have virtually stopped drinking, am eating less meat than ever before and now appear to have gout. Keep at the steaks and red wine, people.
Nissan is poised to warn ministers that the UK car industry has reached a “crisis point”, with jobs and competitiveness at risk unless the government relaxes electric vehicle production rules, according to two people with direct knowledge of internal discussions www.ft.com/content/fe50...
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News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
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Here’s a starter pack of FT journalists on here you may find useful go.bsky.app/FuqnwdD
Just introduced the children (7 and 5) to Frazzles. Minds were blown.
This is a fascinating lunch with Signal's Meredith Whittaker about privacy, surveillance, AI, and the ethics (or not) of Big Tech. I think it will appeal to Blue Sky-ers so here is a free (x300) link on.ft.com/3XLeu9Q
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: ‘I see AI as born out of surveillance’
[FREE TO READ] The head of the encrypted messaging service on why she’s a privacy absolutist — and breaking Big Tech’s hold over AI
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If anyone wants to mix it up, I can confirm that I have never been to a drinks party in Stoke Newington.
🧀 The Cheese Riot of 1764 🧀 In 1764 the people of Nottingham were so angry about cheese prices that they gatecrashed the city Goose Fair & knocked the mayor over with a massive piece of cheese. The military were drafted in. 🧀🧀🧀🧀🧀
I need to know more about my nemesis, the rail replacement bus service. How are they used, are they on the rise, and how do we rid the country of this scourge?
Private equity is doing badly — however you measure it: very strong FT Lex note here www.ft.com/content/4906...
Who could have possibly foreseen that Big Tobacco buying an inhaler company was a ragingly terrible idea? Three years on and sold for about a third of the price. www.ft.com/content/b489...
Marlboro maker sells asthma inhaler group at discount after health backlash
Philip Morris pivot from tobacco to healthcare with purchase of Vectura sparked opposition from doctors
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