Lionel Barber

Editor, Financial Times 2005-20. Author of Gambling Man, a biography of SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son. Co-host of Media Confidential podcast. Recovering Spurs fan

[Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson]

Striking new data today: asylum backlog at six-year low...

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

USS Abraham Lincoln’s resupply problems weren’t a mystery. Iran hit NSA Bahrain—the 5th Fleet’s main logistics hub—hard in February. The Navy had to shift to Diego Garcia, 2,200 miles away instead of ~800. Transit times roughly tripled, so replenishment dropped from every ~3 days to ~10. That’s the logistics reality behind the shortages and 200+ days at sea without a port call. The Pentagon fired the editor of Stars and Stripes for telling the truth.

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

Carney demonstrates the essence of leadership: embrace the economic and political risks, and understand the longer term value of standing up to a bully. Too many other leaders in the west have failed the test

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

My statement on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations:

[Mark Urban @MarkUrban01]

We've got used to there being a stalemate in Ukraine - but things are changing now, with risks for Putin, Zelenskyy, and indeed Europe. Read my latest 👇

[Katy Balls @katyballs]

NEW: Trump official intervenes in suspension of Arday critic Nathan Cofnas

In letter seen by @thetimes, Trump’s ambassador to Belgium calls for reinstatement of the American academic who made plagiarism allegations against Jason Arday.

With @MaxKendix

[Brian Whitaker @Brian_Whit]

This is a very sensible discussion by two ex-editors exploring the ethical issues involved in reporting the story of Jason Arday. Well worth a listen.

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

The death of Jason Arday has triggered a torrent of grief, outrage and wild accusations against journalists. @arusbridger and I discuss this modern media morality play https://t.co/uyDQZDADk4

[alan rusbridger @arusbridger]

The death of Jason Arday: a modern media morality play. Media Confidential discussion with Lionel Barber )with correct link this time) https://t.co/juRPMWvtnu

[nxthompson @nxthompson]

This is very clever framing from @ianbremmer on where we’re at with AI right now. It may one day exceed human intelligence and bring about a level of abundance we’ve never seen before. But that won’t happen if we can’t find a way to regulate it. And for it to work, we'll need buy-in from the public sector, the private sector, and countries whose priorities don’t usually align.

Ian is one of the clearest thinkers out there on AI and geopolitics. It was a pleasure talking to him about all of this: https://t.co/9zjkW0VboN

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[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

My post on Jason Arday and the freedom of the press - edited and updated in response to reader comments and the extraordinary and necessary Guardian NUJ statement defending colleagues right to their jobs as journalists in the wake of racist abuse and threats https://t.co/pia1IhcPlQ

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

Spot on

[Helena Horton @horton_official]

It was right for the Guardian to publish its investigation, and it is wrong that the journalists who did their job responsibly are now being subjected to an onslaught of abuse.

https://t.co/MYClZFxjDW

[Sonia Sodha @soniasodha]

The irony of the Good Law Project launching an attack on the Guardian, and attempting to undermine the integrity of the excellent reporter Lanre Bakare - who happens to be black - supposedly in the name of anti-racism.

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

Thanks for the nudge, Carole. I have edited the text to soften the categorical word “guilt” though I note too that in response to allegations of plagiarism Prof Arday amended his text.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

@lionelbarber @FraserNelson @piersmorgan @paulmasonnews @MrHarryCole Lionel when you say he was guilty of plagiarism, what reference are you drawing on?

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

My five cents on the media coverage of Prof Jason Arday. An invitation to a mugging ? Maybe. But some truths need to be uttered. Make up your own mind @carolecadwalla @FraserNelson @piersmorgan @paulmasonnews @MrHarryCole https://t.co/Pzou9guBl3

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

“Tory client press” translated means Telegraph. TImes and Mail which have ended the mid term flirtation with Farage and Reform UK. Why? Not so much crypto donation scandal, but owners (Dopfner, Murdoch, Rothermere) who don’t see him as a winner, quite apart from policies (immigration, welfare etc) that don’t add up

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

The entire Tory client press is now out to get me because they’ve seen same the polling I have.

I am a lethal electoral threat to their party.

They know I am locked onto the target of making @Nigel_Farage Prime Minister.

And I will not be deterred. 🇬🇧

[Tim Montgomerie 🇬🇧 @montie]

A personal statement on my suspension from Reform

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

Excellent analysis by @FraserNelson of Jenrick’s benefits cuts plan, incl some striking constituency-level figures https://t.co/MuH03H4J3C

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

Some submissions “make Fifty Shades of Grey look like Tolstoy” - the publishing industry and literary agents grappled with Ai and deep fake literature. Great piece of reporting here https://t.co/nHOyb6Ysy9 via @WSJ