The archetypal non-exec on Aston Martin's board:

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...

Most reporters can only dream of getting a colour intro this strong... www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...

"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...

A really lovely story: www.ft.com/content/8e8f...

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

Late financier Evelyn de Rothschild accused of abuse during banking career

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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/...

“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...

"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...

Feargal Sharkey calls for the end of privatisation of the British water industry www.theguardian.com/business/liv...

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

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

This is a truly incredible piece on the Assads from 2011

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

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...

Wow

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...

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...

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...

Great story

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...

Woah Gautam Adani charged with $250m bribery www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr...

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

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...

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.

Lest we forget 🫡

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...

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/...

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

Quite surprising to see the Economist citing Matthew Goodwin as an "expert on the radical right"....

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