Simon Jack
@simonjackbbc.bsky.social
BBC Business Editor Today Programme Good Bad Billionaire
£14 billion of new funding for Sizewell. Takes total taxpayer contribution to £18 billion. Will take at least a decade to build. No one can accuse chancellor of going after short term thinking in this spending review.
I play the odd game of scrabble/chess etc on my phone and get these brief ads come up - what’s weird is that they all have this low production value type feel like they were made by amateurs and are very similar. Temu/Royal Match etc. what’s that all about?
Should have credited @simonjackbbc.bsky.social & @misszing.bsky.social
Lucy Davies@essexhousing.bsky.social · 2y agoAnother brilliant podcast, I heard the Peter Thiel one by accident and loved it, went back to the beginning of the series and working my way through - fascinating and great presenters. Running theme is morality of philanthropy in a democracy - morality full stop. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
Catch the Prophets of Profit every day this week on Radio 4 at 1345 or on BBC Sounds.
Helen Jerome@helenjerome.bsky.social · 2y agoRecommend 'The Prophets of Profit' series just started on R4 - presented by @simonjackbbc.bsky.social - which explains a lot about the dire situation we are in now. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Merry Christmas. Have you tried Tradle. You have to guess a country by looking the brekdown of its exports. A lot of fun. Really.
My wife has one of those apps which can switch heating on or off which I don’t have access to. I texted her to ask if she would put heating on as she’s out. One word answer - NO!
Michael Palin tells me about screening of “lost” episode of Monty Python precursor Complete and Utter History of Britain x.com/bbcr4today/s...
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Liverpool are surely going to rue missing four gold plated opportunities.
It’s been one of the greatest pleasures and privileges of my professional life to work with Mishal Hussain. We - colleagues and listeners - will miss her so much. It’s impossible to overstate how admired she is by both.
Chris Cook@chrisckmedia.bsky.social · 2y agoI have no words. Mishal Hussain is a broadcasting legend and a dear friend. I wish her all the very best for the future. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
It’s been one of the greatest pleasures of my professional life to work with Mishal Hussain. We - colleagues and listeners - will miss her so much. It’s impossible to overstate how admired she is by both.
Daughter said. “I think I’m going to be a parent like you guys because I’ve turned out pretty well. I could be a lot worse” is there any higher praise? I’ll take that - although realise at risk of coming across smug and complacent.
