Georgia Banjo

Britain correspondent for @TheEconomist.
Views most definitely my own

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

Our cover story this work on how to fix the NHS is one I've been dreading for a while. In journalism you sometimes have to simplify things in order to try to explain them (our critics might say too much...) And what is more complicated than the NHS? 🧵/15 https://t.co/Li23RdAQo5

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

@DAaronovitch In their minds the two are linked. They believe that a woke liberal elite has surrendered their country to immigrants (including asylum seekers) and their descendants, prioritising their safety, wellbeing and feelings ahead of indigenous Brits. It's great replacement theory stuff

[Michael Savage @michaelsavage]

NEW: Traditional broadcasters now facing existential threat from ‘creator journalism’, says ex-head of BBC News.

Deborah Turness says switch to personality-led, digital content is real… and collapsing TV news audiences.

How can broadcasters respond?

https://t.co/0EmNg206Ih

[Nada Maucourant Atallah @MaucourantNada]

Hussein Saleh lost 8 members of his family in an Israeli strike on their home, including his pregnant wife.

He found the head of his young daughter amid the rubble. “When I picked up her head, everything changed. Something in my heart broke and went silent.”

It is one of the most heartbreaking stories @NadaOHomsi and I have worked on during the war.

Nothing could justify such a horrific attack.

[Press Gazette @pressgazette]

Full story: Social media has overtaken newsbrands as the primary source of news for MPs, according to a new survey conducted by Yougov https://t.co/nsWrdQPlh2

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

@Starcourse Thanks Nicholas! On reparations, yes you're right that may be too simplified a way to describe the slavery fund. On Boris vs Cameron, I think Boris said it first!

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

The Church of England has an £11bn endowment, bishops in Parliament & crowns the King. Yet only 1m people attend a service monthly. It is bitterly divided.

Next week it enthrones its first female Archbishop of Canterbury in 1,400 years. My long read on the battle for its soul.

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

Full article available here: https://t.co/4Fzln8VDOb

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

@matthewsyed And what about the reckoning from decades of muscular "liberal" interventions in the Middle East? In the 21st century few countries have pushed out as many refugees to the UK as Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Time and time again we fail to understand basic cause and effect

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

@AllisonPearson @Keir_Starmer So we're meant to blindly follow the US into every catastrophic war they start? You've all gone mad, how can you seriously call yourselves patriots?

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

@FabrizioRomano The referee for only adding 6 minutes of stoppage time. Terrible game!

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

“Britain has a bold ambition—and so far, it’s got an edge.” @GeorgiaBanjo tells “The Intelligence” why the coming industry of quantum technology matters to the country https://t.co/a8jiFPYrh1

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

@eyup_io Agreed, but we also need optimism!

[Lance Roberts @LanceRoberts]

"#AI related #stocks have accounted for 75% of S&P 500 returns, 80% of earnings growth and 90% of capital spending growth since ChatGPT launched in November 2022." (JPM's Cembalest)

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

@NoBanksNearby @TheEconomist Perhaps more of a secret to non-gamers!

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

“Gaming is a bit of a secret superpower for Britain.” On “The Intelligence” @GeorgiaBanjo explains the UK’s global success exporting video games. Listen now https://t.co/Yeo2D3yZcH

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

@jamesmarshall5 Not sure that fully explains it!

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

What’s Britain good at? Surprisingly, lots!
We still have some of the world's best universities, are making huge medical breakthroughs, and are home to a startup that's trying to make semiconductors in space.
The question is, why isn't the country feeling these benefits?

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

Article here: https://t.co/JOEwxaWJAr

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

That Coinbase thinks this is a good advert to put out tells you an awful lot about the UK!

[Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase]

If everything is fine, then don’t change anything at all.

But when the financial system isn’t working for so many people in the UK, it needs to be updated.

[Georgia Banjo @GeorgiaBanjo]

@FJW111500 @emanabdelhadi Israel broke the ceasefire. These lies don't work anymore and any supporter of Israel who can think for themselves knows it