Helen Thomas
Head of Lex @FT. Ex @BBCNewsnight, @WSJ.
- Reposted by Helen ThomasNot 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
- Reposted by Helen Thomas"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
- Reposted by Helen ThomasI 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.
- Reposted by Helen ThomasA lovely little bit here on the Xmas meat auction
- Meat. 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...
- Reposted by Helen ThomasIt'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...
- Reposted by Helen ThomasFascinating piece on how South Korea’s collective memory of the 1980s shaped its reaction to last week’s declaration of martial law:
- 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.
- Let us be thankful for no deals today. Happy thanksgiving all.
- Can only assume Pony AI has never encountered rhyming slang.
- Really, though, maybe all AI is pony?
- 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
- Reposted by Helen ThomasWhat 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
- Reposted by Helen ThomasLondon Centric continues to smash it: open.substack.com/pub/londonce...
- 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…
- Sure, sure but this is the ultimate sandwich read and brooks no rivals. www.theguardian.com/news/2017/no...
- 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.
- “the UK sex party planner backed by the government”
- Full of admiration for this woman saying sex parties are a cure for whatever social ill is prevailing www.ft.com/content/0421...
- Reposted by Helen ThomasNissan 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...
- Reposted by Helen ThomasHere’s a starter pack of FT journalists on here you may find useful go.bsky.app/FuqnwdDat://did:plc:vctygadtgwki2c3jtd7mnrna/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lari6a6q3325
- SLAY.
- Just introduced the children (7 and 5) to Frazzles. Minds were blown.
- Reposted by Helen ThomasThis 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
- Reposted by Helen ThomasCan you mastermind a US presidential campaign? ft.com/content/2bed4c66-07…
- If anyone wants to mix it up, I can confirm that I have never been to a drinks party in Stoke Newington.
