Reposted by Helen Thomas Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 06/07/2025Not 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 422544
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 16/06/2025I don’t mind Stick Man but this is indeed BS. WHERE IS ZOG? 260
Reposted by Helen Thomas Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 16/01/2025"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 Extraordinaryon.ft.comFirst US congestion pricing scheme brings dramatic drop in NY trafficSpeeds along bridges and tunnels to Manhattan are sharply up and roads are much less clogged 918556
Reposted by Helen Thomas Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 22/12/2024I 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.nytimes.comBlake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’ (Gift Article)Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.” 1111538
Reposted by Helen Thomas Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 23/12/2024A lovely little bit here on the Xmas meat auction 081
Reposted by Helen Thomas Philip Stafford @staffordphilip.bsky.social · 15/12/2024It'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...ft.comLondon Stock Exchange suffers biggest exodus since financial crisisMain market set for fewest listings in 15 years as allure of New York grows despite planned UK reforms 13812
Reposted by Helen Thomas Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Fascinating piece on how South Korea’s collective memory of the 1980s shaped its reaction to last week’s declaration of martial law:ft.comThe historical traumas driving South Korea’s political turmoilPresident Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise martial law declaration prompted a swift response from protesters schooled in previous fights over democracy 26013
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 28/11/2024Let us be thankful for no deals today. Happy thanksgiving all. 040
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 28/11/2024On 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. 1100
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 28/11/2024Can only assume Pony AI has never encountered rhyming slang. 164
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 27/11/2024Anyone got an Ark? Trains only using one track in and out of Blackfriars thanks to flooding. 040
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 24/11/2024But it disappears after six or so - or migrates somewhere else. I’ll take a look! Thanks 000
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 24/11/2024Has 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) 100
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 23/11/2024Want 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/4eDSgwYon.ft.comBitcoin and bananas add a new twist to conspicuous consumption[FREE TO READ] Both have joined the elite world of useless objects that get desirable as they get pricier 0105
Reposted by Helen Thomas Robert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com · 23/11/2024What 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/3OnSn50on.ft.comItalian trader played polo against Prince William while under US sanctionsTreasury described Alessandro Bazzoni as a ‘core facilitator’ of network involved in buying and selling Venezuelan oil 516068
Reposted by Helen Thomas Chris Cook @chriscook.news · 22/11/2024London Centric continues to smash it: open.substack.com/pub/londonce...open.substack.comIce cream wars and illegal gambling: How Westminster Bridge became lawlessPlus: Have you visited the capital's least used railway station? 24012
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 20/11/2024The 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? 6191
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 19/11/2024Trains delayed this morning because of “slippery rails”. 🌧️ Is there any season or weather where rail transit is safe? 151
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 18/11/2024The campaign for trigger warnings on tuna mayo and egg n cress starts here… 3212
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/11/2024So interesting. It’s the main thing everyone talks about! 000
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/11/2024Thanks. I had a look at the red list foods and I hardly ever eat any of them (don’t like liver etc, have a child with a seafood allergy). I guess it will be trial and error. 100
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/11/2024Huh, thanks. The information online varies widely. I was told alcohol in general is a trigger because of dehydration. 000
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/11/2024Well, that sucks. How often does it come back to haunt you? 100
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/11/2024Sure, sure but this is the ultimate sandwich read and brooks no rivals. www.theguardian.com/news/2017/no...theguardian.comHow the sandwich consumed Britain | The long readThe long read: The world-beating British sandwich industry is worth £8bn a year. It transformed the way we eat lunch, then did the same for breakfast – and now it’s coming for dinner 3103
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 17/11/2024In 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. 6271
Reposted by Helen Thomas Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Nissan 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...ft.comFinancial TimesFinancial TimesNews, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics 1215942
Reposted by Helen Thomas Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 13/11/2024Here’s a starter pack of FT journalists on here you may find useful go.bsky.app/FuqnwdD 78828
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 08/11/2024I like Acquired but I don’t understand who has time to listen to it. Nine hours on Microsoft! I mean, do people not sleep? 010
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 31/10/2024I mean, I can’t remember what I did yesterday but it seems these lyrics are there for keeps. 110
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 25/10/2024I call you Christopher because I hold you in such high esteem as a valued colleague and friend. You deserve nothing less. 130
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 18/10/2024Well, this was always my assumption. But Giles may have totally redefined my school experience! 010
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 18/10/2024I thought it was just me. I hate having things hanging over me. Did you also do your homework on the night it was given rather than the night before it was due? 210
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 05/10/2024I’m sure James Mac (not sure if he’s here) once scared the bejesus out of me by telling me that this was the benchmark for sound financial planning. Six months worth of outgoings to hand. 110
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 28/09/2024Oh no this is going to drive me mad now. I know exactly the ones you mean. Paging @bryceelder.bsky.social 100
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 27/09/2024I mean I would quibble with the order. But oh my god I’d forgotten about Nice n Spicy Nik Nacks 020
Helen Thomas @helentbiz.ft.com · 27/09/2024It turns out my husband isn’t a fan of Quavers either and this an irreconcilable difference, right? 120
