🚨Call for business pitches 🚨 I’ll be covering for our business news editor @barneymac.bsky.social next week @observeruk.bsky.social. If you’ve got timely stories, scoops and/ or thoughtful analysis, please send them my way: [firstname].[lastname] @ observer.co.uk (Tech tips also welcome)

Henley & Partners’ wealth migration reports have been reported all over the world, both to prove both that there's a massive exodus of wealth from the UK and that there isn't. Our forensic review finds the data riddled with anomalies - and in key places looks fabricated:

Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film. But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth. @chloehadj.bsky.social Read more:

Surreal to have written this week's @theobserveruk.bsky.social cover story about the Trump family’s conflicts of interest. It builds on my reporting with @barneymac.bsky.social on the launch of Trump's memecoin and the dogged work of so many US journalists. There is still so much more to say.

The Observer - now under new ownership - is running a week long 'journalism school' for those 18 and over. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

NEOM, the $500bn megacity being built in Saudi Arabia, has yet to pay bonuses to staff this year, fuelling concerns MBS’s scheme faces a cash crunch and is going to be redrawn. Is this the end of the big boondoggle in the desert? Me for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/busines...

Excellent reporting here from The Observer on how deeply involved the British military are in the US bombing over Yemen which has recently included an attack on a migrant detention facility, killing at least 68 civilians. It should be a national scandal observer.co.uk/news/interna...

In light of today's "study" showing that London is now poorer than Bedford, it's worth highlighting this by my colleague @barneymac.bsky.social the last time New World Wealth released a "study" www.tortoisemedia.com/2025/02/06/r...

@chefboibex.bsky.social @ktriley.bsky.social and others have been working on an incredible new tool to track climate misinformation online. Check it out here @tortoisemedia.bsky.social

Donald Trump's conversion to crypto has left a door wide open for corruption and copycat scammers across the globe. It might even derail the US economy. Listen to the latest episode of the Slow Newscast: lnk.to/CzFVavBS Reported by: @paticlarke.bsky.social and @barneymac.bsky.social

NEW 🎙️: Who profited from the launch of Trump's memecoin? A simple question that quickly became complicated and took me and @barneymac.bsky.social on a wild journey through the crypto world (with a brief detour in Argentina) w thanks to @coffeezilla.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Gripping #podcast @barneymac.bsky.social & @paticlarke.bsky.social @tortoisemedia.bsky.social 🔹Trump called crypto a ‘scam’ 🔹Until the bros gave $160M to his campaign 🔹He amassed $960M from NFTs, coins & fees by inauguration 🔹 So it’s goodbye to regulation. 🔹Welcome to the casino

💼 This week's Boardroom Sensemaker... Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s sprawling chemicals empire is under pressure, leaving casualties and lawsuits across the world of sport, writes @barneymac.bsky.social. Read more 👇 torto.se/3EZDnZT

Nearly 50 institutional investors have called on BP to give shareholders a vote on climate goals, as the company comes under pressure to unveil a “fundamental reset” next week. In this Boardroom Sensemaker, @barneymac.bsky.social assesses the company's 'whiplash'. torto.se/4i3zr8o

A good news story to start your week. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Family-owned businesses might be good for business. But are they good for families? This week I dug into the #Murdoch case and how other dynasties have been handling the often messy issue of #succession ➡️ www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/12/13/r... For @tortoisemedia.bsky.social

Really interesting piece from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social but I can't get over just how close the US is to Syrian incarceration rates

Tortoise Media is pleased to announce that its offer to buy The Observer newspaper has been approved by Guardian Media Group (GMG), and its owner the Scott Trust. Read more: torto.se/4inzFby

New: As part of Tortoise’s investigation into the House of Lords, we are publishing a list of 16 peers who own shares in companies including BAE Systems, Rio Tinto and Astrazeneca More Peer Review work by myself and @chefboibex.bsky.social 👇 www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/12/05/r...

1 in 15 people of working age in the UK are currently off work owing to long-term illness. Starmer’s choice: fix the NHS and get Britain working or continue relying on high net migration to fuel the economy. My column this week ⬇️

A damning new report accuses the City regulator of getting too close to the very sector it was set up to protect consumers from. My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2024/11/28/f...

Exc: Peer who repeats Kremlin talking points made vice chair of APPG set up to fight disinformation Lord Balfe also described Russian ambassador Kelin as "a nice chap" and told Tortoise that Kelin would be “welcome in my kitchen” 👇 www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/27/p...

In her speech to #CBI24 Kemi Badenoch just claimed that the government is spending “more on debt servicing than we are on health or education or defense”. Not true. In 2023/24 gov spent - £102 billion on debt servicing; - £115 billion on education; and - £239 billion on healthcare

Unsurprising that Elon Musk spent last night questioning Tommy Robinson’s jail sentence. Musk rescued him from the digital abyss & allowed his banned documentary to rack up tens of millions of views on X. My piece for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social this summer: www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/08/06/s...

The number of peers on a leave of absence jumped 48% after new rules requiring them to declare income from foreign states were introduced, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social analysis has shown. More Peer Review work by myself and @seitarowhite.bsky.social 👇 www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/21/d...

It's the time of year to appreciate the names of Scottish gritters! #Scotland

Breaking: Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were charged with paying more than $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials and concealing them from US investors bloom.bg/4hVeKMR

🚨 LAUNCHING TODAY 🚨 Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament. Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords

Is Elon Musk about to get a $60bn tax break? Section 1043 allows wealthy individuals (e.g. Hank Paulson, Gary Cohn) to defer capital gains tax on conflicting shares they sell when entering US gov. If Musk becomes a federal employee at #Doge, could he do the same? (Thread) shorturl.at/tbvQ5

Last time Trump was elected in 2016, attendees of that year’s Cop in Marrakech said an “orange cloud” descended on the talks. Me for @tortoisemedia.bsky.social on how China could gain from US withdrawal on climate... Xi's the opportunity? www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/11/11/t...