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Jasper Jolly

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Financial reporter at the Guardian. Industry, electric cars, aerospace, steel. DM in confidence

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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The archetypal non-exec on Aston Martin's board:
A picture of Aston Martin senior independent director Nigel Boardman
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Johann Beckford @johannbeckford.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This is a crucial piece by @jasperjolly.bsky.social In the wake of Trump tariffs, ministers looked at what policy they could act on immediately But unfortunately these changes had little to do with tariffs but will now have real world emissions consequences 👇 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Weakening of UK EV sales rules ‘likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions’
Analysis suggests there could be 500,000 additional plug-in hybrid electric cars on Britain’s roads by 2030
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Most reporters can only dream of getting a colour intro this strong... www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
Charlie, the leader of a white nationalist group, leaned over the sticky pub table. He pointed a big finger at me and locked eyes. “You better not turn out to be an infiltrator for Hope Not Hate,” he said. I froze. Flanked by several of his lieutenants, Charlie watched, waiting for my response. His face softened into a smile. He started laughing and yanked down his collar, pretending to talk into a hidden microphone. “Abort! Abort!” he shouted. I played along, lifting up my wrist like there was a wire stashed in my cuff. “Get me out of here!” I yelled into my sleeve. “They’ve discovered me!”

Charlie was right to be suspicious of me. I was, in fact, an infiltrator for the anti-fascist organisation Hope Not Hate. The only thing he got wrong was the location of my microphone: it wasn’t in my collar but strapped to my chest.
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
"He believes there is a moral argument for De Dozsa to return the painting – particularly as he has understood from her that she does not even like it enough to hang it on her walls." www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Norfolk woman refuses to hand over 16th-century Italian painting identified as stolen
Exclusive: Barbara De Dozsa’s husband bought Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario in 1973 after it was stolen from a museum
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
A really lovely story: www.ft.com/content/8e8f...
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James Harrison, blood donor, 1936-2025
The railway worker who found his mission and saved the lives of more than 2mn babies
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Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Depressing story by @jasperjolly.bsky.social this -https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/28/uk-based-british-pharma-gsk-pauses-diversity-work-citing-trump-orders
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UK-based British pharma GSK pauses diversity work citing Trump orders
London-based FTSE 100 firm is reviewing its policies saying it is obliged to comply because US government is its No1 customer
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/02/2025
Late financier Evelyn de Rothschild accused of abuse during banking career
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Late financier Evelyn de Rothschild accused of abuse during banking career
Exclusive: Several women claim City grandee exploited his position to harass or sexually assault them in the 1990s One of the world’s most celebrated financiers, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, has been accused of exploiting his position at the storied bank to…
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
New: How Roman Abramovich's aides created an elaborate tax-dodging scheme to pretend his superyachts were being used for commercial purposes when in fact the billionaire was using them for pleasure. Experts say it could amount to illegal tax evasion. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Revealed: how Roman Abramovich dodged taxes on cost of running his fleet of superyachts
Cyprus Confidential files suggest offshore scheme was used to evade tens of millions in VAT on long list of expenses
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The latest update from the 4 Day Week Campaign: 200 companies have officially made it permanent. Huge interest in this from readers (and reporters!) www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
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Two hundred UK companies sign up for permanent four-day working week
More than 5,000 workers to benefit from reduced hours with no loss of pay
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
A thread I will update every time I see the Telegraph blame Ed Miliband for something. 1. BP cutting jobs - "Will those about to lose their livelihoods forgive the politicians whose eco-zealotry cost them their jobs?" www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
One of the worst criticisms of a policy is that it's "ideologically driven". Right, so you think that you are above ideology? This one is from the former head of MI6, of all people www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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Labour’s net-zero push ‘hands power to Beijing’
Former MI6 chief and party’s own MPs warn of threat to security in ‘ideologically driven’ push to expand renewable energy
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
This is a pretty striking mix for one (very influential) company: AI safety and AI on military drones. Faculty AI has “experience developing and deploying AI models on to UAVs”, or unmanned aerial vehicles. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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British AI startup with government ties is developing tech for military drones
Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body
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Chris Nelder @chrisnelder.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Britain could be looking at a three-fold increase in demand for its steel from offshore wind…but only if it gets its incentives right
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
A sign of how quickly public electric car chargers are being installed in the UK: the increase in charger numbers in 2024 nearly matched the total ever installed by the end of 2020. (But there are some problems slowing the rollout) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK public electric car chargers rose by a third in 2024 to more than 70,000
Number hits record level but rate of growth slows as installers face delays to government funding
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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
“The principle strategy for invaders and anyone with an interest in the lands where isolated peoples live is to deny they exist.” Second of two, this one on the culture of the Massaco & also the importance of demarcating and protecting intact Indigenous lands. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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New images show Brazil’s uncontacted people are thriving – but with success comes a new threat
Under the government’s hands-off policy isolated community numbers are growing in Indigenous territories, as is the risk of ‘catastrophic’ contact
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Julian Hoffman @julianhoffman.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
"These peoples have a right to live, to their land & chosen lifestyles, but respecting the rights of isolated Indigenous peoples is also fundamental to preserving tropical forests." First of two fascinating pieces on uncontacted Amazon tribes & land preservation. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Exclusive: photographs reveal first glimpse of uncontacted Amazon community
Automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest show images of the Massaco people, who are flourishing despite environmental threats
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Feargal Sharkey calls for the end of privatisation of the British water industry www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
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Bank of England expected to leave interest rates on hold today; household water bills to rise 36% by 2030 – business live
Regulator Ofwat rules that bills in England and Wales will increase by an average of £31 per year from 2025 to 2030
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I will be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours. It ends at 23.59 GMT on Friday 13 December. For more information please follow bsky.app/profile/gonu... and @NUJofficial, or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
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ECIU @eciu.net · 10/12/2024
Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries Tesla wrote a letter saying urgent action is needed to tackle emissions from HGVs, arguing that the UK is falling behind the EU. @jasperjolly.bsky.social
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Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries
Elon Musk carmaker pushed for British government to introduce rules for HGVs, as it readies Semi truck
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
This is a truly incredible piece on the Assads from 2011
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I will be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours. I will be back at work on Friday. For more information please follow bsky.app/profile/gonu... and @NUJofficial, or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
British Steel news: nationalisation is one of the options under consideration, @kiranstacey.bsky.social reports with some help from me. Also it looks like the plan to revive steelmaking in Teesside is dead Ministers considering renationalising British Steel www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Ministers considering renationalising British Steel
Exclusive: Move would be last-ditch attempt to save thousands of UK jobs amid standoff with company’s Chinese owners
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Wow
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
If you make a gag about bad grammar, you need to make sure that you don't do screw up yourself - this from Car Dealer mag... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_s...
It utilises a bespoke font and, bizarrely, combines upper and lower case letters to spell the word out as ‘JaGUar’. I fear for the pedants, this grammatical horror could be a step too far.
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Stellantis: "One message for financial sophisticates: another message for neophyte Labour politicians and the media." - this Tel article is good enough that I can forgive its missing Guardian citation... www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Stellantis’s problem is not the ZEV mandate, it’s China
There’s one message for financial sophisticates and another for politicians and the media
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
The owner of Vauxhall told investors that it was “confident” it would meet the UK’s rules on electric vehicle sales just two months before it blamed them for the decision to close a factory in Luton. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Vauxhall owner was ‘confident’ about meeting EV rules before factory shutdown
Exclusive: Stellantis executive’s recent comments to investors undermine claim Luton closure was down to emission mandate
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Great story
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
A bit of detail about the ZEV mandate. My understanding is that the gov is *not* likely to reduce the % targets on BEV sales, but changes to flexibilities are likely. That would allow them to "over-comply" more in later years to earn credits www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
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Donald Trump’s trade tariffs could cost US consumers $2,400 a year – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest ecoonomic and financial news
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Woah Gautam Adani charged with $250m bribery www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr...
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Billionaire Chairman of Conglomerate and Seven Other Senior Business Executives Indicted in Connection With Scheme to Pay Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bribes and Conceal Bribery Scheme From U.S....
A five-count criminal indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Gautam S. Adani, Sagar R. Adani and Vneet S. Jaain, executives of an Indian renewable-energy company, with con...
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ECIU @eciu.net · 18/11/2024
Don’t waver on electric car targets, big UK businesses tell Labour UK businesses are urging the government to stick to current electric car targets as struggling carmakers pile pressure on ministers to relax the rules. @jasperjolly.bsky.social
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Don’t waver on electric car targets, big UK businesses tell Labour
Manufacturers want ministers to ease EV mandate, which would mean energy firms losing out
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
A counterpoint to the arguments of the farming and estates lobby groups. A lot of the argument about UK budget changes was nominally about "food security", but really it's about objections to the concept of inheritance tax itself www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain | Will Hutton
Prices and rents will fall under Rachel Reeves’ plans, enabling a younger generation with new ideas to enter the field
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Paul Cooper @paulmmcooper.com · 10/11/2024
One of the world's strangest ruined places is the American town of Centralia, in Central Pennsylvania. Its residents were forced to leave by an underground fire that has been burning beneath the town for more than 60 years, and now the whole place stands abandoned.
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Lest we forget 🫡
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
Analysis of energy generation data, commissioned by the Guardian, revealed that Britain’s reliance on fossil fuels fell in August to less than one-fifth of all electricity, or 4 terawatt hours (TWh), its lowest ever level for a one-month period. www.theguardian.com/business/art...
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Wind and solar farms power Great Britain’s grid to greenest ever summer
Exclusive: Reliance on fossil fuels fell in August to less than one-fifth of all electricity generated across country
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 02/09/2024
This was a fun story to do: converting old petrol taxis and vans to electric (and driving around the Trafalgar Square roundabout 15 times to get a pic we didn't end up using...) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Upcycling a black cab or bin lorry: growing industry converts old vehicles to electric
Entrepreneurs are replacing petrol and diesel engines on buses, boats and even planes – and say the impact is not only environmental
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
Northern Ireland is really missing a trick on tourism. This portal tomb is thought to be at least 3,000 years old, and there isn't even a sign on the road to it. www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/tr... Anyone near Broughshane or Ballymena should pop by. Directions here: g.co/kgs/G2Upftr
The Ticloy portal tomb near Broughshane with Slemish mountain in the distance.The Ticloy portal tomb near Broughshane with Slemish mountain in the distance.The Ticloy portal tomb near Broughshane.
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Jasper Jolly @jasperjolly.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
Quite surprising to see the Economist citing Matthew Goodwin as an "expert on the radical right"....
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Severin Carrell @severincarrell.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
Hi - a further starter pack for UK based journalists and reporters. This one will grow (it's a starter starter). Currently biased towards Guardian journos... Please send on suggestions so it can be expanded. go.bsky.app/SRXaz4q
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