Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 12hJust cackling with the comedians doing impressions of her 050
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 01/10/2026465 lawyers in the edit excising anything that might be covered by NDA 030
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 01/10/2026Honestly in season one I said this format had no legs I am an absolute idiot 2440
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 01/10/2026I would watch the programme but I’m too busy googling Jerry hall’s uncle caught Bonnie and Clyde wtf 3350
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 01/10/2026 James Blunt and Ross Kemp can SAS all they like, Jerry Hall was married to Rupert Murdoch. There’s only one boss here 714710
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 27/09/2026As Charlotte points out, the problem with the Sky Wargames thing - largely a jolly romp through your worst nightmares - is that you wake up to a major incident at RAF Fairford and all you can picture is Penny Mordaunt insisting we nuke moscow to show strength www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-r...thetimes.comIt’s the end of the world with Michael Gove — we’re all doomedAs Russian bombs fall on London in a simulated attack, a Dad’s Army of former politicians try to save us all — plus Sharon Horgan’s new hit comedy drama 5608
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 26/09/2026You got a nice jumbo cryptic somewhere today Rob? Turns out I’m staying in 120
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 26/09/2026ok that's it. Be even kinder than usual because this is all other people's hard work and I haven't seen any of them for a fortnight so they're all brilliant. Enjoy your weekend! 0220
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 26/09/2026I don't know is £300 outrageous because it's too much or too little or is it the right amount of commitment i *don't know*. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comParents charge adult children £300 a month to live at homeMany in the ‘boomerang’ cohort are saving for a property deposit 440
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 26/09/2026"The place that means a lot to me is old Brooklyn – I’m talking about Brooklyn right before Girls, around 2010". Sure yep no further questions. www.ft.com/content/6d1b...ft.comAlvaro Barrington talks tasteThe artist on 2Pac, new boxer shorts and ‘old’ New York 100
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 26/09/2026From Fendi to mortality. Jo made me misty this morning. But also frightened of something called spider veins giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comThe quiet tragedies of young old ageYour fifties aren’t fabulous, but they can be quite funny 110
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 26/09/2026A stone cold classic French people do the funniest things (complimentary) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comRunning the world’s booziest marathonEvery September, the vineyards of the Médoc host a race like no other. Duncan Craig raises a glass and joins in 281
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 26/09/2026You will love this tale of old-school outrageous financial banditry - it is wildly more alluring than all the quotidian outrageous banditry that preoccupies us giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comThe ballad of John Factor, the original white-collar banditAn ambitious stock scam made headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. What happened next was more audacious still 122
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 26/09/2026The Weekend FT debut of new feature writer Will Lloyd is a deeply reported and terrifying analysis of how prepared Britain is for omnipresent crisis. Alt headline "Why are we so screwed?" giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comHow resilient is Britain?As climate and geopolitical risks cast doubt on the UK’s ability to cope in a crisis, leaders are turning from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ as a governing philosophy 3195
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 26/09/2026I've been off for two weeks so let's read @ftweekend.com together. We haven't had a thread of giftlinks for a while. [Free links may expire and annoy you, consider those inside thoughts and don't type them out] 1272
Reposted by Janine GibsonHelene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An excellent&long overdue essay on British (lack of) resilience, explaining just how dependent the UK is on circumstances it cannot guarantee itself, and why protecting your security means a lot more than to just spend more money on arms (although that is necessary, too). www.ft.com/content/ba80...ft.comHow resilient is Britain?As climate and geopolitical risks cast doubt on the UK’s ability to cope in a crisis, leaders are turning from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ as a governing philosophy 913752
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 25/09/2026why haven't you got Emma, stressed mother of three just worrying about the planet? bsky.app/profile/jani... 131
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 25/09/2026can't believe that football has yet again been rocked by a financial scandal 1341
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 25/09/2026If you think this thread is tedious, at least if i'm typing this monologue here the poor royal mail staffer will be spared. Think of it as public service 1140
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 25/09/2026When the scammers figure out the best way to get us to trust them is to put us on hold for half an hour we're really in trouble 2193
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 25/09/2026Collect your item or it will be sent back in DAYS says the email. There is no way of knowing where the item is or how many days or where it came from. Investigative team deployed to find a phone number; 28 minute hold so far. 270
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 25/09/2026one of you needs to take hold of Royal Mail. it cannot be this hard to find a poxy parcel. 3222
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 24/09/2026A new byelection green leaflet, bit more green, and one from SPGB (subs pls chk) 130
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 24/09/2026"No one ever feels _sorry_ for an investment banker" 1184
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 23/09/2026Finally some good news! I’m reading this right yes? 8283
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 23/09/2026Is it because we’re so cool and attractive and fun at parties 160
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 23/09/2026Anne McElvoy [for it is she]: "well of course by not having an opinion on Ed Sheeran the moral maze is effectively having an opinion on ed sheeran and i do not pay my licence fee for etc" *this is a weak parody and not an actual opinion of Anne McElvoy. Or maybe who knows anymore 0151
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 23/09/2026This week's Moral Maze on Radio 4 is about whether Ed Sheeran is obliged to have a public opinion. Far be it from me, but i feel like if you can cover it in an SNL cold open, it's not a maze. 414216
Reposted by Janine GibsonHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 22/09/2026"Staff at world-leading AI companies and institutions are increasingly suffering from the mental strain of working on systems they fear could cause serious harm to society." - Eye-opening story by Madhu Murgia and Lucy Fisher www.ft.com/content/6087...ft.comAI staff complain of mental toll over fears of threat to societyTop researchers at Aisi, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind report burnout and stress over developing powerful AI 125117
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 22/09/2026How has the Holborn/St Pancras byelection been progressing in my absence? A full array of the leaflets I returned to after 10 days away: 5 Polanski: 1 Sagal *I had a doorknock from Labour and one from Reform before I went away. Yet to spot George Galloway 206310
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 21/09/2026BA. Im due to fly back to UK in a couple of hours. My friend flying BA out of Heathrow this morning also got it 100
Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 20/09/2026Actually makes Tony Baddingham seem quite tame www.thetimes.com/article/e2bb...thetimes.comPatrick Dromgoole obituary: HTV boss who inspired Jilly Cooper’s RivalsWest End director and children’s TV producer who launched Joe Orton and smoked television’s first joint, dies aged 96 0162