Winners are grinners!
So thrilled to win this with @sjhmorris for @FT
Business journalists of the year at @PressAwardsuk for our scoop on Barclays’ ex CEO Jes Staley’s correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, which you can read here:
https://t.co/kIlLYnfXNq
EXCLUSIVE: UK government is in talks with large supermarkets about voluntarily capping food prices on basic food items, four people told @FT. Comes after SNP’s food caps were branded a 1970s style gimmick.
https://t.co/rwFB0XIdR7
ICYMI - MIKE ASHLEY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Sports Direct tycoon doesn’t hold back about orchestrating the downfall of his rivals and his obsession with winning .
“I’ve always been business first and family second”, Mike Ashley told me.
Fresh link: https://t.co/3bigvNfvPN
My festive gift to the world was a concerted effort to kill off “6-7” by writing about it in the FT. Merry Christmas!
Year in a word: 6-7 https://t.co/wcULsb9GWG via @ft
Very much enjoyed speaking about walking meetings whilst conducting a walking meeting today with @EvanHD for @BBCRadio4 PM.
My column here: https://t.co/Or9VszuBBL
You can listen to the end result here, ~17:27
https://t.co/N07tTIwA4I
In the spirit of public-service journalism, I took a trip to the front lines of daytime clubbing and reported back for the FT. You’re welcome!
Why I’m a convert to daytime clubbing https://t.co/9Cieuy4GRW via @ft
Of all the courtrooms in all the world…
Crispin Odey makes courtroom visit to Staley case over Epstein ties https://t.co/FlEMgSek7C via @ft@OrtencaA57227@MAmdorsky@journosooz & Alistair Gray
Staley called Epstein ‘uncle Jeffrey’ in email to daughter, court hears https://t.co/X2lEvGIk12 via @ft@OrtencaA57227
The former Barclays boss is trying to clear his name over alleged ties to dead sex offender
President convicted of financial crimes says financial crimes are rubbish.
What a bribers’ charter.
Donald Trump to halt enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials https://t.co/DGquH9BSD1 via @ft
Hands' representatives denied he had a tendency to talk about sex or books about sex.
Read our full story online and in print in @FT today.
My DMs are open or [email protected].
Thanks to superstar @carolinebinham and tireless @mattvella, plus wider FT team.
4/4
Several staff said Hands’ commented on the size of women’s breasts. Another said he told a story about a business associate masturbating in the bath.
They said he was volatile & unchallenged; “charming and charismatic” one moment, “harsh [and] domineering” the next.
3/4
We spoke to 25 former employees and business associates who worked with Hands between 2002 and 2023.
Together, they said he was a bully who raged and screamed at staff, humiliated underlings, and made sexually explicit comments.
Hands and Terra Firma deny the allegations.
2/4
NEW 🚨
In recent years, Guy Hands has focused on legacy. He retired from Terra Firma to focus on philanthropy, & last week ended a controversial deal with a £6bn swan song.
But former staffers described to me & @carolinebinham another side to Hands.
1/4 https://t.co/O3Ctvdclzb
So bloody proud of these two legends: business journalists of the year at the British Journalist Awards for their outstanding work on the crisis at Thames Water
@gillplimmer1@BondHack@FT 💦💦
#BritishJournalismAwards
Suez Group of France is teaming up with Covalis as part of a £5bn bid for troubled Thames Water
Scoop by @EuanHealy@gillplimmer1@BondHack@FT
https://t.co/pi0NMX3RXF
Aviva is going direct to Direct Line shareholders, in a move that could pave the way for a hostile takeover of its smaller rival.
@JosephineCumbo @EmDunks @FT
https://t.co/EOnQr0wFhz
There are lots of reasons why 16mn customers may be mad at Thames Water. Here’s a £100mn one, as explained by @gillplimmer1 & @BondHack in their latest scoop
https://t.co/y7kFF1GiiE
🚨🚨SCOOP: Serco prison vans left without tracking devices after subcontractor suffered cyber attack that also hit DHL 🚨🚨
Great reporting by @ClaudiaGlover6 & @FT’s @WWFTUK
https://t.co/aP7QTPOkBf
Inside the Bank of London: the unicorn that had an "immediate" need for cash and received a winding up petition from HMRC this month ⤵️
w/ @OrtencaAl@BondHack@carolinebinham @EmDunks
https://t.co/FvcBPIdt7w