Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The trophy presentation is going to be interesting 061
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Wrote this five years ago...just change the name of the tournament and it still applies giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comLife stuck in the endless loop of English football fandomSunday’s loss to Italy brought back a familiar despair laced with memories of generations of family support 021
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanRobert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Whatever your view of the police officers’ response in Golders Green, if your tweets show you think this was the most important aspect of what happened yesterday you are showing everyone else what some of us already knew about you 312918
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Extremely pleased to hear this from Mark Rowley, much needed clarity when a community which has been repeatedly gaslit by senior figures about its own safety 7337115
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanHarry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 02/12/2025Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard 144117834045
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanCaitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 30/10/2025I’m crying www.semafor.com/article/10/2... 11672071292
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanRobert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 02/10/2025If you feel the need to do something in the wake of the Manchester attack why not donate to the Community Security Trust, the organisation that works to keep jews in Britain safe cst.org.uk/donate-nowcst.org.ukDonate Online Now – CST – Protecting Our Jewish Community 210749
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Sadiq Khan at New Statesman event at Labour conference. "I love coming to Liverpool. I love the people, I love the food, I love the football. And it gives me a break from Sharia Law in London" 071
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanIan Smith @iankmsmith.ft.com · 26/09/2025Burnham speaks... to @mattgarrahan.bsky.social on.ft.com/4nOWyGC 253
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/08/2025“.. He told POLITICO his experts are “able to reveal a face using AI, if they have 35 percent or more of the face visible.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/08... 2837687
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 06/07/2025NEW: Tony Blair's staff took part in a BCG project for the redevelopment of Gaza along the lines of the 'Trump Riviera' plan www.ft.com/content/0b1b...ft.comTony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCGFormer UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub 39372231
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanHelen Warrell @helenwarrell.bsky.social · 18/06/2025A poignant report from our ever-brilliant Najmeh Bozorgmehr 042
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Scott Galloway on Mark Zuckerberg ("a c***"), the UK ("a butler economy") and the plight of young men ("no group has fallen further, faster") on.ft.com/4k23zluon.ft.comScott Galloway: ‘This is the time to fight for America’[FREE TO READ] The podcaster, professor and investor pulls no punches on Trump, wealth and the plight of young men 172
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanChris Cook @chriscook.news · 15/06/2025Paul Caruana Galizia, Daphne’s son (and our wonderful colleague), has written a piece today on where Malta stands now, following these convictions. on.ft.com/3HEoj5bon.ft.comWhat Malta owes my murdered motherThose in power seem more focused on moving on than making changes to protect those who speak the truth 074
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanTony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 15/06/2025The nuclear mountain that haunts Israel - a look at Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility buried deep underground near the ancient religious city of Qom. www.ft.com/content/46c6...ft.comThe nuclear mountain that haunts IsraelBuried half a kilometre underground, Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility is the ultimate test of Israeli air power 1169
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanJohn Thornhill @johnthornhill.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Blunt advice from Michael Moritz for fellow Silicon Valley techies following the Musk-Trump fallout: on.ft.com/4kEErlW Musk vs Trump is a cautionary tale for Silicon Valley 1309
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025I went to San Francisco to interview Laurene Powell Jobs and Jony Ive. Friends for 28 years, they are both worried about the direction tech has taken on.ft.com/4ksEktAon.ft.com‘Humanity deserves better’: Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs on tech’s next chapter[FREE TO READ] After Apple, the Silicon Valley visionaries are looking to artificial intelligence to shape the future again 1614030
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 28/05/2025So my mum decided to try using Uber. Long story short, she downloaded the wrong app and has accidentally signed up as a driver 421183153
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 21/05/2025NEW: OpenAI to buy Jonny Ive's company for $6.5bn on.ft.com/4k0ahZTon.ft.comOpenAI to buy Jony Ive’s io Products for $6.5bn[FREE TO READ] Ex-Apple design chief is working on alternatives to smartphone 012
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 16/05/2025This is such a powerful piece from Alf Dubs and Jacob Rees-Mogg, political opponents united in their belief that British citizens are equal under the law and deserve the right to trial by jury, whoever they are on.ft.com/3FdrOi4on.ft.comAlf Dubs and Jacob Rees-Mogg: citizenship stripping is fundamentally unBritish[FREE TO READ] Shamima Begum made grave mistakes. But she is our responsibility and no one else’s 142
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 16/05/2025In the spirit of timeline cleanses (thanks @katie0martin.ft.com) here are the Brockwell Park cygnets, two weeks old and counting 0242
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanDan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Jan Marsalek selfie sent five months after the Ukraine invasion. Nose looks different? 23013
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Bill Gates doesn't hide his fury at Elon Musk and his cuts to US Aid - and what they mean for the fight against HIV on.ft.com/4589fGq 0213
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 05/05/2025This is some v good reporting in today's FT: Chinese exporters are dodging Trump's tariffs by first shipping goods to nearby countries and getting clean export licences before they go to the US on.ft.com/43hIrCgon.ft.comChinese exporters ‘wash’ products in third countries to avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs[FREE TO READ] Asian neighbours wary of becoming staging posts for trade actually destined for US 1236
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanMatthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 25/04/2025There is a deepfake Martin Wolf doing the rounds on social media. The fake account purports to offer investment advice and has been seen by almost a million people. Meta seems unable, or unwilling, to anything about it. Martin Wolf (the real one) takes them to task here on.ft.com/4cPEMiuon.ft.comPlaying ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars[FREE TO READ] How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this? 152
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 25/04/2025There is a deepfake Martin Wolf doing the rounds on social media. The fake account purports to offer investment advice and has been seen by almost a million people. Meta seems unable, or unwilling, to anything about it. Martin Wolf (the real one) takes them to task here on.ft.com/4cPEMiuon.ft.comPlaying ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars[FREE TO READ] How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this? 152
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanTim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 19/04/2025Donald Trump vs Mr Market As the US president’s rollercoaster tariff policy creates global financial chaos, is he in a fight he can’t win? on.ft.com/3RX7Ri9on.ft.comDonald Trump vs Mr Market[FREE TO READ] As the US president’s rollercoaster tariff policy creates global financial chaos, Tim Harford asks: is he in a fight he can’t win? 04411
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 14/04/2025I spoke to Lord Browne about BP's green u-turn and his imminent run to be chancellor of Cambridge university. Eighteen years since he was outed by the Mail on Sunday, he also reflected on the importance of DEI in the workplace, now under attack by Trump on.ft.com/3EhsBOAon.ft.comBeyond BP: John Browne on the oil company’s green U-turn[FREE TO READ] Former CEO reflects on renewables backlash as he prepares to stand for election as Cambridge university chancellor 241
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Wired continues to break some of the best Trump stories. Only $5m to dine with the prez www.wired.com/story/people...wired.comPeople Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-LagoBusiness leaders are paying as much as $5 million to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1 million apiece to dine with him in a gro... 1101
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Trump has excluded smartphones from reciprocal tariffs 🤷♂️ on.ft.com/4iidLp0on.ft.comTrump excludes smartphones from reciprocal tariffs[FREE TO READ] Tech including routers and selected computers get reprieve after a week of turbulence in US markets 111
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Great to be in Perugia for the International Journalism Festival #ijf25 1122
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanTony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Superb obit here of my friend and former colleague Gwen Robinson by @edwardluce.bsky.social - she was one of a kind. Probably had the widest network of contacts of any journo I have known. Lost far too soon. www.ft.com/content/ec0b...ft.comGwen Robinson, FT foreign correspondent and editor, 1960-2025The Asia expert was known for her network of contacts, intrepid reporting and ability to handle big egos 02410
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Sotheby's CEO Charlie Stewart on the $6m banana, crypto billionaires and Freddie Mercury's $150k moustache comb enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/171d3...enterprise-sharing.ft.comSotheby’s CEO talks the $6.2mn banana, crypto billionaires and the future of the art market[FREE TO READ] American financier Charles Stewart is steering the auction house through choppy economic waters 030
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Five years ago this week everyone went home 140
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanRobert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 12/03/2025London's High Court has heard how former Barclays boss Jes Staley referred to the now dead paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as “uncle Jeffrey” to his student daughter, months after Epstein’s conviction for soliciting a minor. Full story from @ortenca.bsky.social on.ft.com/3R4JEpIon.ft.comStaley called Epstein ‘uncle Jeffrey’ to daughter, court hears[FREE TO READ] Ex-Barclays boss is trying to clear his name over allegedly downplaying links to dead paedophile 34011
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 10/03/2025This is phenomenal journalism from the FT's visual storytelling team ig.ft.com/baltic-sea/ig.ft.comInside Russia’s shadow war in the BalticsA series of suspected sabotage incidents has exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s undersea infrastructure 021
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanLucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 07/03/2025EXCL: David Lammy says a new multilateral fund is needed to secure Europe’s defence, confirming that Britain is “open to” joint financing of military spending My interview with UK Foreign Secretary in Toyko 👇 www.ft.com/content/99a1...ft.comUK foreign secretary backs multilateral defence funding for EuropeDavid Lammy says Britain is ‘open’ to joint financing of military spending to boost continent’s security 34110
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Remember Jan Marsalek, the fraudster at the heart of the Wirecard collapse? His story gets ever weirder on.ft.com/4bzzjLOon.ft.comThe Wirecard fugitive, Russian intelligence and a Bulgarian spy ringA London espionage trial has provided rare insight into the activities of Jan Marsalek, the former payments executive, and how Moscow is outsourcing its spying 011
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 21/02/2025FT editorial: "In the past 10 days, [Donald Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership" on.ft.com/3D2RrkAon.ft.comAmerica has turned on its friends[FREE TO READ] Donald Trump’s abandonment of allies is real and will endure 2148
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Late to this desperately sad news about the great Paddy Barclay. He was a kind and generous journalist who helped me so much when I was a young reporter covering Fifa and Uefa. He wrote about the game with such verve and knowledge and will be greatly missed www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comWe’ve lost our supernova: farewell to Patrick Barclay, one of the very bestThe football journalist, who has died at the age of 77, combined Caledonian charm and natural effervescence with a body of work that few could match 000
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanPeter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Now Trump dangles removing Biden-era economic sanctions on Russia 🤷♂️ — invade a sovereign state, get rewarded with a trade deal?? Trump is empowering Putin. But Europe will bear the cost. on.ft.com/4100XwP Marco Rubio speaks with Sergei Lavrov ahead of US-Russia talks next week 109158
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 13/02/2025NEW: Chip designer Arm is going to make its own chip. To be announced as early as this summer - with Meta signed up as first customer. A big move that potentially pits it against customers such as Nvidia on.ft.com/40Xrb39on.ft.comArm secures Meta as first customer for ambitious new chip project[FREE TO READ] Move by SoftBank-owned chip designer threatens to upend the balance of power in the $700bn semiconductor industry 020
Matthew Garrahan @mattgarrahan.bsky.social · 07/02/2025NEW: Singapore and Saudi Arabia are backing an F1-style touring basketball league which will be trying to lure players and fans from the NBA on.ft.com/4170Qk8on.ft.comWealthy backers plan basketball shake-up with upstart rival to NBA[FREE TO READ] Singapore, Saudi Arabia and executives including Maverick Carter plot new global circuit to take on dominant US league 120
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 06/02/2025this is such a brilliant interview/profile with Peter Mandelson by @georgewparker.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/085e... 1923743
Reposted by Matthew GarrahanGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 05/02/2025*TESLA NEW REGISTRATIONS IN GERMANY FELL 59.5% IN JANUARY: KBA Previously reported January registrations were -63% in France, and 2024 registrations in Germany for 2024 were -41% vs 2023. Sales also in freefall in the Nordics and Tesla was reported to Swedish police over illegal charger work. 24601102
