I've spent the past three weeks speaking to residents on a housing estate in Richmond. In February they were told that because the Renters' Rights Act is coming in, their landlord was going to have to raise the rent. The smallest increase I've seen is about £500. The largest is £800.

Further details of the investigation by @beckypinnington.bsky.social and myself for The Naked Week/Observer this week 👇 observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Anyone want some dodgy licence plates? Look no further than The Naked Week Number Plate Criminal Enterprise... thenakedweeknumberplatecriminalenterprise.com @jonholmes.bsky.social @andrewhunterm.bsky.social

TRUMP: honk honk honk, I'm a big goose. everyone tells me whenever I enter a room, that's the biggest goose I've ever seen and I say yes. I'm a big goose. in a good way. a lot of Somalians are small stupid gooses but I'm a big goose BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy

🗺️ Sanctioned tanker routes through the Channel and Danish Straits on their way to northern Russian ports. From my piece with @ninakuryata.bsky.social on the UK's response to shadow fleets, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social today 🔗 observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Showing up to interview sources like

Me and @beckypinnington.bsky.social tried (and failed) to identify the user who made the infamous Maduro trade, and instead found armchair sleuths, forensic experts, and a congressman who wants to put a stop to obvious conflicts of interest for @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Wrote about insider trading-like behaviour in US prediction markets and whether it's even illegal! with @chefboibex.bsky.social 🗞️

If Trump or Vance or Musk do something that seems completely irrational to you, ask yourself “is this getting them more attention?” If the answer is “yes” then actually it makes perfect sense. And the answer will always be yes.

If you read this and thought "I don't understand how that's meant to work", it's really very simple! It's meant to give Elon permission to continue doing whatever he likes.

I wrote about prediction markets arriving at UK shores for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/busines...

Got to analyse @officialcharts.bsky.social this week, as a little treat 🎁

Brilliant piece from @beckypinnington.bsky.social about why inaccuracy at the ONS matters for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Around two thirds of Reform's money has come from overseas | me with @catneilan.bsky.social 📰 observer.co.uk/news/politic...

New: ONS data appears to be deteriorating at an alarming rate 📰 observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

In light of today's new mansion tax, re-upping my piece from last year on council tax. Why Buckingham Palace, valued at around £1bn, pays less tax than an average three-bedroom semi in Blackpool: www.economist.com/britain/2024...

Yesterday I made my News Meeting debut for @theobserveruk.bsky.social! I talked about councils selling off their assets for quick cash, and the damage that will do to our communities. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/7jJJ...