Robert Smith
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Corporate Finance Editor at the Financial Times.
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Yeah think that one is a just regular Amazon bond deal
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Yeah think that one is a just regular Amazon bond deal
You can read our full exposé on the "single point of failure" risk around Coppermills below.
Mass evacuations, with the military on standby, could be triggered in the event of an incident at the crumbling facility, according to people with knowledge of the site. on.ft.com/4i7JtH9
Mass evacuations, with the military on standby, could be triggered in the event of an incident at the crumbling facility, according to people with knowledge of the site. on.ft.com/4i7JtH9
Single fault at Thames Water works could imperil London’s supply
[FREE TO READ] Coppermills plant, which serves up to 4mn people, underscores scale of the challenge for troubled utility
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November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
You can read our full exposé on the "single point of failure" risk around Coppermills below.
Mass evacuations, with the military on standby, could be triggered in the event of an incident at the crumbling facility, according to people with knowledge of the site. on.ft.com/4i7JtH9
Mass evacuations, with the military on standby, could be triggered in the event of an incident at the crumbling facility, according to people with knowledge of the site. on.ft.com/4i7JtH9
If @whiskeynachos.bsky.social interested in reading something on Barry… on.ft.com/43whtXz
Barry Lyndon — how a Kubrick classic gripped TikTok
[FREE TO READ] The stately historical epic baffled audiences in 1975, but a new generation has embraced it
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November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If @whiskeynachos.bsky.social interested in reading something on Barry… on.ft.com/43whtXz
The one time I missed a flight was coz I got the train to the gates at Stansted, instantly realised I’d fucked up and was at a gate you didn’t need the train for, but there was no train back and it took ages for a staff member to help me. Infuriating, but I didn’t deny I’d fucked up the first place!
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The one time I missed a flight was coz I got the train to the gates at Stansted, instantly realised I’d fucked up and was at a gate you didn’t need the train for, but there was no train back and it took ages for a staff member to help me. Infuriating, but I didn’t deny I’d fucked up the first place!
Indeed, fair point. Although I think this is a bit different to broadcasting a private sex tape between consenting adults!
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Indeed, fair point. Although I think this is a bit different to broadcasting a private sex tape between consenting adults!
Yeah fair point with the jury trial point re: Florida. Although I think this is a bit different to broadcasting a private sex tape between consenting adults!
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Yeah fair point with the jury trial point re: Florida. Although I think this is a bit different to broadcasting a private sex tape between consenting adults!
Joe makes a fair point that Trump is all about grinding nuisance claims and wearing down opponents through attritional costs, whatever the merits of the case.
But I feel like the relative flimsiness of his potential claim is not really getting a lot of air time in this furor.
But I feel like the relative flimsiness of his potential claim is not really getting a lot of air time in this furor.
I don’t know if it was broadcast in US. But that, and the actual malice threshold, are beside the point where Trump litigation is concerned. The strategy is to force defendants to fight an increasingly expensive and invasive case in the hope that they cave.
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Joe makes a fair point that Trump is all about grinding nuisance claims and wearing down opponents through attritional costs, whatever the merits of the case.
But I feel like the relative flimsiness of his potential claim is not really getting a lot of air time in this furor.
But I feel like the relative flimsiness of his potential claim is not really getting a lot of air time in this furor.
So, indeed, Trump can no longer bring a defamation claim in the English High Court. He apparently wants to file one in Florida, but I doubt Panorama was actually broadcast there. Proving damages seems tough in my non-expert view (coupled with higher bar for defamation of public figures in the US).
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
So, indeed, Trump can no longer bring a defamation claim in the English High Court. He apparently wants to file one in Florida, but I doubt Panorama was actually broadcast there. Proving damages seems tough in my non-expert view (coupled with higher bar for defamation of public figures in the US).
Yeah I'm, sure, it's Trump. But was it even broadcast there? And isn't the "actual malice" threshold quite a high bar to clear?
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Yeah I'm, sure, it's Trump. But was it even broadcast there? And isn't the "actual malice" threshold quite a high bar to clear?