Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 12/06/2025£14 billion of new funding for Sizewell. Takes total taxpayer contribution to £18 billion. Will take at least a decade to build. No one can accuse chancellor of going after short term thinking in this spending review. 070
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 01/06/2025I play the odd game of scrabble/chess etc on my phone and get these brief ads come up - what’s weird is that they all have this low production value type feel like they were made by amateurs and are very similar. Temu/Royal Match etc. what’s that all about? 030
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK needs more nuclear to power AI, says Amazon Web Services bossThe world's largest cloud computing company plans to spend £8bn on new data centres in the UK over the next four years. 011
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 05/04/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDonald Trump's tariffs have shaken the markets - how worried should we be?Workers are right to fear for their pensions, but the greater worry is the here and now - the economy they live in. 085
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Glad you liked it. Some belters coming up in series 3! 010
Reposted by Simon JackLucy Davies @essexhousing.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Should have credited @simonjackbbc.bsky.social & @misszing.bsky.social 1102
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Thank you. Catch up on BBC Sounds if you missed. Last episode today. 011
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Catch the Prophets of Profit every day this week on Radio 4 at 1345 or on BBC Sounds. 460
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Merry Christmas. Have you tried Tradle. You have to guess a country by looking the brekdown of its exports. A lot of fun. Really. 220
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 15/12/2024www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRoyal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approvedThe £3.6 billion takeover by Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group will be announced on Monday morning, the BBC understands. 131
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 10/12/2024My wife has one of those apps which can switch heating on or off which I don’t have access to. I texted her to ask if she would put heating on as she’s out. One word answer - NO! 460
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Michael Palin tells me about screening of “lost” episode of Monty Python precursor Complete and Utter History of Britain x.com/bbcr4today/s...x.comx.com 021
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Liverpool are surely going to rue missing four gold plated opportunities. 020
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Czech billionaire set to clinch deal to buy Royal Mail 000
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 27/11/2024It’s been one of the greatest pleasures and privileges of my professional life to work with Mishal Hussain. We - colleagues and listeners - will miss her so much. It’s impossible to overstate how admired she is by both. 24610
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 27/11/2024It’s been one of the greatest pleasures of my professional life to work with Mishal Hussain. We - colleagues and listeners - will miss her so much. It’s impossible to overstate how admired she is by both. 181
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Daughter said. “I think I’m going to be a parent like you guys because I’ve turned out pretty well. I could be a lot worse” is there any higher praise? I’ll take that - although realise at risk of coming across smug and complacent. 060
Simon Jack @simonjackbbc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWater firms stopped from using customer money for bonusesThe regulator's new powers prevent bonuses being funded from customer bills. 021
