Jim Pickard
@pickardje.bsky.social
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
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Jim Pickard
@pickardje.bsky.social
· Nov 17
this isn’t a new photo - I took it a few years ago - but wanted to share it regardless
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Americans! No matter how bad this looks from inside, let me assure you it looks - and feels - far worse from outside.
December 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Americans! No matter how bad this looks from inside, let me assure you it looks - and feels - far worse from outside.
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See also pushing pensions into private equity, just as institutional investors decide they've got enough PE, thanks
December 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
See also pushing pensions into private equity, just as institutional investors decide they've got enough PE, thanks
changing ISA rules to encourage people to invest in shares rather than cash would be a reasonable idea *if* the FTSE wasn’t currently touching a huge all-time high
instead it looks like an attempt to push retail investors into the stock market at (potentially) the worst possible time
instead it looks like an attempt to push retail investors into the stock market at (potentially) the worst possible time
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
changing ISA rules to encourage people to invest in shares rather than cash would be a reasonable idea *if* the FTSE wasn’t currently touching a huge all-time high
instead it looks like an attempt to push retail investors into the stock market at (potentially) the worst possible time
instead it looks like an attempt to push retail investors into the stock market at (potentially) the worst possible time
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
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December 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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That one is the right way up
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
That one is the right way up
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According to French media reports the 🇫🇷 navy last night shot down five drones flying over the Ile Longue, in Brittany, home to France’s SNLE nuclear-armed submarines, the naval component of France’s nuclear deterrent
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
According to French media reports the 🇫🇷 navy last night shot down five drones flying over the Ile Longue, in Brittany, home to France’s SNLE nuclear-armed submarines, the naval component of France’s nuclear deterrent
heron by the Grand Union Canal, Kensal Town
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
heron by the Grand Union Canal, Kensal Town
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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new construction data ominous for Labour:
"Separate data from S&P Global UK showed the construction purchasing managers’ index fell from 44.1 in October to 39.4 in November, the lowest since May 2020, when Covid-19 curbs meant the sector was largely shut"
www.ft.com/content/4530...
"Separate data from S&P Global UK showed the construction purchasing managers’ index fell from 44.1 in October to 39.4 in November, the lowest since May 2020, when Covid-19 curbs meant the sector was largely shut"
www.ft.com/content/4530...
UK businesses cut jobs at fastest pace since 2021 while builders report steep downturn
BoE survey and S&P Global data point to impact of Budget uncertainty on headcount and activity
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
new construction data ominous for Labour:
"Separate data from S&P Global UK showed the construction purchasing managers’ index fell from 44.1 in October to 39.4 in November, the lowest since May 2020, when Covid-19 curbs meant the sector was largely shut"
www.ft.com/content/4530...
"Separate data from S&P Global UK showed the construction purchasing managers’ index fell from 44.1 in October to 39.4 in November, the lowest since May 2020, when Covid-19 curbs meant the sector was largely shut"
www.ft.com/content/4530...
according to Spotify I am obsessed by one newish techno act but also have a listening age of 66
December 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
according to Spotify I am obsessed by one newish techno act but also have a listening age of 66
A rare earths start-up with only 30 staff has won a blockbuster funding deal from Pentagon, three months after Donald Trump Jr’s venture capital firm invested in the company.
Vulcan Elements will receive a $620mn loan from US defence department as part of a $1.4bn deal
www.ft.com/content/952f...
Vulcan Elements will receive a $620mn loan from US defence department as part of a $1.4bn deal
www.ft.com/content/952f...
Donald Trump Jr-backed start-up scores $600mn US federal government deal
President’s son’s fund 1789 Capital poised to capitalise from father’s administration
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A rare earths start-up with only 30 staff has won a blockbuster funding deal from Pentagon, three months after Donald Trump Jr’s venture capital firm invested in the company.
Vulcan Elements will receive a $620mn loan from US defence department as part of a $1.4bn deal
www.ft.com/content/952f...
Vulcan Elements will receive a $620mn loan from US defence department as part of a $1.4bn deal
www.ft.com/content/952f...
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I see your Westminster….with shepherds delight!!
December 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I see your Westminster….with shepherds delight!!
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This is the point where the anti-Reeves stories tip into madness. Criticise her performance all you like but what the hell is this?
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is the point where the anti-Reeves stories tip into madness. Criticise her performance all you like but what the hell is this?
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Pleased to discover that slightly misnaming the national chess championship you won as a school child is a much more serious offence than repeatedly racially abusing your fellow pupils and telling them they should go to the gas chamber
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Pleased to discover that slightly misnaming the national chess championship you won as a school child is a much more serious offence than repeatedly racially abusing your fellow pupils and telling them they should go to the gas chamber
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New by me: "The only person in this story with real power is RFK Jr., and he is—I cannot believe I am typing this sentence—maintaining a dignified silence. He doesn’t need to 'reclaim the narrative' because he’s too busy helping kids catch measles."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Tell-Nothing Memoir
Can American Canto turn scandal into literature?
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
New by me: "The only person in this story with real power is RFK Jr., and he is—I cannot believe I am typing this sentence—maintaining a dignified silence. He doesn’t need to 'reclaim the narrative' because he’s too busy helping kids catch measles."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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This exposé is breathtaking. Witkoff and Kushner do not just have conflicts of interest - thy are deeply woven into a web of Russian influence peddling by "investments". Money, personal ties and geopolitics have become indistinguishable.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This exposé is breathtaking. Witkoff and Kushner do not just have conflicts of interest - thy are deeply woven into a web of Russian influence peddling by "investments". Money, personal ties and geopolitics have become indistinguishable.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...