Freelance business journalist. Prev. Business Reporter @EveningStandard. Seen @TheTimes @Independent @Siftedeu etc. Tips / commissions: [email protected]
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*Some personal news*: After an amazing 4.5 years, I've left the Standard to go freelance.
I'll now be reporting on tech and the hospitality / leisure and travel sectors for a few outlets, so please send tips and interesting interview opportunities to [email protected]! 1/2
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Over-50s discover the joys of entrepreneurship ow.ly/Ftau50TQvY4
Great piece by @nomiackerman in @thetimes and brilliant to see our Small Business Barometer research quoted.
43% of businesses are now started or run by people over 50.
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Fabulous to see @ucl supported startups featured in @TimesBusiness Enterprise Network. @nomiackerman writes about Gen Z founders:
- Your Juno (£) bit.ly/3vNzPWb
- No Impunity @_no_impunity (£) bit.ly/3UdSDY3
- Skillwork (£) bit.ly/4amzNnp
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Exclusive:
Rachel Reeves pledges ‘revolution’ in home ownership under Labour by opening the door to 25-year fixed-rate mortgages
Shadow chancellor says it would mean lower deposits and lower monthly repayments. Labour’s financial services review working with industry in how to open up market
thetimes.co.uk/article/1f7fa…
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If you’re wondering what the next big legal scandal might be … the Single Justice Procedure—a one-magistrate hearing designed to fast-track cases to clear the backlog—is producing alarming stories from elderly, learning-disabled and other vulnerable defendants.
A woman from County Durham with learning difficulties and depression.
Prosecuted & convicted last week in the Single Justice Procedure for not paying her TV Licence.
She's a constituent of Conservative Party chairman @RicHolden
This is the letter she sent to the court.
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Revealed: the most bucket list worthy UK destinations to visit in 2024. trib.al/bVyECc9
Absolutely thrilled to have contributed to the brilliant @cntraveller Best Places to Go in the UK and Ireland 2024 guide! Check out the piece (and discover incredible regions, restaurants and sites to visit) here: cntraveller.com/article/best…
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My close (non Jewish) friend got a call asking if the directors of her company were Jews. Baffled, ‘Yes.’ Reply: ‘I wont use your business.’ ‘Why?’ Reply: ‘Have you seen what’s happening in Gaza?’ If you think this is ok you don’t stand for anything good. You just hate Jews.
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The young entrepreneurs heading back to the high street
Tap to read ⬇️
thetimes.co.uk/article/the-y…
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I spoke Israelis whose loved ones were killed or taken hostage by Hamas militants: despite unimaginable grief, they're calling for an end to bloodshed, for the protection of Gaza civilians, for Gaza not to be destroyed. Brave voices in the bleakest moment independent.co.uk/news/world…
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I would also add that October 7th was as clear cut an act of genocide as any crime against humanity I have covered in my 14 year career as a war journalist and it is incredibly alarming how few human rights advocates have been able to clearly express this. xitter.cf/YairWallach/status/171…
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4/4 A huge thank you to Sarah for sharing her story with me. This is not just a disaster analysis. This is also an incredible tale of human resilience in unthinkable circumstances. With thanks also to @mattvella for a masterful edit, via @FTMag
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OQC is proud to be featured in @TheTimes as a Rising Star! ✨🚀
Read the full interview with OQC's CEO @IlanaWisby by clicking on the link below 👇
thetimes.co.uk/article/start…
#quantum #compute #tech #scaleups #entrepreneurs #RisingStar #QuantumComputing @nomiackerman
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Our former PhD student @MarcelGehrung has been profiled as a Rising Star in @thetimes✨
His company @Cyted_UK is a spin out from his PhD research. It uses #AI to analyse #biomarkers and enable early cancer detection👨🔬
So far, it has delivered 15,000 rapid tests to the @NHSuk.
ALT Times Enterprise Network: Rising Stars. How a PhD in tech put seven-minute cancer tests on the market. Cyted was spun out of Cambridge University five years ago and now serves the NHS.
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...so the simple fact that it's coming in below expectations is a big deal. It may also signify interest rates are slowing the economy more rapidly. So the BoE may reconsider the pace of hikes.
Also some rough & ready measures of real wages are no longer in negative territory 👇
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🚨NEW🚨
UK annual CPI inflation rate DROPS from 8.7% in May to 7.9% in June. Economists had expected 8.2%.
Will be a BIG relief for policymakers. First time it's been below expectations for ages.
Core CPI inflation also falls to 6.9%. Was 7.1% in May.
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Reeves clarifies - says she’s committed to ‘getting to’ £28bn over course of Parliament
But pledge still significantly watered down - it was £28bn a year
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BREAKING:
Rachel Reeves has scrapped Labour’s pledge to spend £28bn a year on green prosperity plan after weeks of fierce internal criticism
She says Labour will now ‘ramp up’ spending on green prosperity over course of Parliament - the £28bn figure appears to have been ditched
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One for those who say European startups aren't ambitious enough...
This Swedish startup has just raised a €13m *pre-seed* round to take on a goliath of the tech world: Amazon Web Services.
@MimiBilling finds out the plan:
sifted.eu/articles/evroc-pla…
