Freelance business journalist. Prev. Business Reporter @EveningStandard. Seen @TheTimes @Independent @Siftedeu etc.
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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
Over-50s discover the joys of entrepreneurship https://t.co/P4Uj3XjY6i
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.
Fabulous to see @ucl supported startups featured in @TimesBusiness Enterprise Network. @nomiackerman writes about Gen Z founders:
- Your Juno (£) https://t.co/TSZsYkHijk
- No Impunity @_no_impunity (£) https://t.co/M8teIxHFge
- Skillwork (£) https://t.co/Fu6M6VHxuG
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
https://t.co/ZVsN7wbqJ2
@speirin@EveningStandard Hey Henry, thanks so much for sharing this and for your kind words - I’m so glad the coverage helped Cheri feel heard/ like she had a voice at an incredibly difficult time 🌟
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.
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: https://t.co/9imeQtATke
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.
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 https://t.co/0flUmFUNn9
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. https://t.co/jXXX6b2m3b
@FT 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
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.
...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 👇
🚨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.
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
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