Jessica: I love that you read a newspaper. Watters: I read more than you. Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New York Post. Jessica: And you still say this crap on TV after you've read all that?

are we really saying you can't say hello to a friend, while wiping your nose?

Good news, not all university students are struggling to pay off their loans. www.ft.com/content/da09...

Not sure why so many people appear to be in an emotional relationship with using fossil fuels.

"Mrs Lincoln, we hope there were parts of the theatre performance that you liked."

In the last 24 hours - US juries find Meta/ YouTube liable, while Trump appoints Mark Zuckerberg and other tech billionaires as policy advisors

UK says Chinese wind turbine maker poses national security threat www.ft.com/content/3bbf...

if Chappell Roan can apologise to Jorginho, the US can surely make peace with Iran.

More evidence of Reform shifting back to a smaller state ethos - exclusive from Jim Pickard and Anna Gross www.ft.com/content/be4b...

No Israel prosecutions for killing Palestinian civilians in occupied West Bank since start of decade

at no point was I able to accurately predict the next word

introducing the new Volkswagen Gulf www.ft.com/content/1e41...

Has feminism gone too far? (1926 edition)

"Is woman becoming too obtrusive?" Debate at the London School of Economics in 1926, between Labour's "mighty atom" Ellen Wilkinson and Tory MP Walter Elliott. Wilkinson really did have to put up with some ****.

have they vox-popped a dog

Gideon Rachman: "for decades, the single biggest guarantee of Israeli security has been strong bipartisan support in the US. But the Netanyahu government’s actions — first in Gaza and now in Iran — are draining that support away." www.ft.com/content/4e35...

FT Exclusive: Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump’s post touting 'productive' talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling ft.trib.al/SVLeLoM

a special military operation?

MattGPT

Big news, although concerning that "witch will continue throughout the week" 🧙‍♀️ www.ft.com/content/06db9d82-01f3-49ba-951c3bb784ae4eb2?syn-25a6b1a6=1

*facepsalm*

Kemi Badenoch has as many admirers as Nigel Farage, but fewer detractors

I wrote about James Orr, Reform UK's head of policy, and whether Britain might start to see a US-style Christian right as.ft.com/r/9fbbf6c8-9...

from Fraser Nelson:

Currently on France TV, the new mayor of Paris Grégoire celebrating his victory by biking around on a bike share. He’s now taking an interview while riding.

"Could you just put your bare foot a bit higher, where I can see it?"

Since writing this about the religious right, I have come across Desmond Tutu's opinion: "I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place." www.ft.com/content/ffc8...

Global carmakers retreat en masse from electric vehicle plans www.ft.com/content/1198...

I wrote about James Orr, Reform UK's head of policy, and whether Britain might start to see a US-style Christian right as.ft.com/r/9fbbf6c8-9...

this is completely insane: since when is it acceptable for a tech company to rewrite news outlets' headlines without their consent? especially at a time when audiences are sensitive to how stories are framed in headlines? (ie Israel/Palestine, the Trump admin, ICE) www.theverge.com/tech/896490/...

amazing that European car companies retreated on EVs just before a potentially major oil shock

fwiw that's in my future, after tomorrow's review

ah, FT expenses system, we meet again

Wildlife traffickers selling protected animals on Facebook use coded language to evade moderation. Research by Bellingcat and @mongabay.com has identified nine groups, with more than 70,000 members combined, leading back to six profiles and one broker in Indonesia. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

America, being normal as always:

congratulations to Viktor Orbán's father on his house, which raises no questions at all as.ft.com/r/e20a43e6-e...

has the son married his own mother

hostage to fortune alert

Excellent newsletter from Stephen Bush on supposed sectarian voting www.ft.com/content/c0cc...

Rename it the Epstein Strait.

how would YOU open the Strait of Hormuz? Wrong answers only

Hilarious.

There's also this: Netanyahu badly played Trump and now he's ignoring Trump's demands:

Turns out that this is what FT readers really want to read about www.ft.com/content/cc7e...

What is happening with the Premier League? Arm-wrestles at corners, a referee engulfed in a team huddle at kick-off, still no communication about the charges against Man City. Is anyone in charge?

war seems to be going to plan!

This is excellent. Captures what (some) people like about Farage while not letting him off the hook for his views/behaviours.