Harry Wallop
@harrywallop.co.uk
Consumer journalist | Feature writer | Columnist for Times Business | Make TV progs, chats on radio | Host conferences, panels etc.
Agent: Knight Ayton
Agent: Knight Ayton
Fascinating TFL journey data. Londoners are taking 20% fewer daily trips than 12yrs ago. It's not just WFH, it's fewer shopping trips, fewer evenings out.
Via (the always interesting @londoncentric.media).
Via (the always interesting @londoncentric.media).
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Fascinating TFL journey data. Londoners are taking 20% fewer daily trips than 12yrs ago. It's not just WFH, it's fewer shopping trips, fewer evenings out.
Via (the always interesting @londoncentric.media).
Via (the always interesting @londoncentric.media).
👅🐷 🎁 Aldi has made some lickable pigs-in-blanket wrapping paper. Why?
I don’t know. But I licked it so you don’t have to.
I don’t know. But I licked it so you don’t have to.
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
👅🐷 🎁 Aldi has made some lickable pigs-in-blanket wrapping paper. Why?
I don’t know. But I licked it so you don’t have to.
I don’t know. But I licked it so you don’t have to.
Can I congratulate the casting director of Prisoner 951 (BBC drama about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe).
Richard Ratcliffe, played by Joseph Fiennes, and his father, played by Nicholas Farrell, look remarkably like father & son.
Richard Ratcliffe, played by Joseph Fiennes, and his father, played by Nicholas Farrell, look remarkably like father & son.
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Can I congratulate the casting director of Prisoner 951 (BBC drama about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe).
Richard Ratcliffe, played by Joseph Fiennes, and his father, played by Nicholas Farrell, look remarkably like father & son.
Richard Ratcliffe, played by Joseph Fiennes, and his father, played by Nicholas Farrell, look remarkably like father & son.
Is this a warning…?
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Is this a warning…?
Times births column today
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Times births column today
It’s my birthday today. England’s dismal #Ashes performance has taken edge off celebrations. So I thought I’d treat myself to a free bun from Gail’s.
Wait! You now have to make a purchase to get your free treat?! When did Gail’s do this? Why does everything get worse?
Wait! You now have to make a purchase to get your free treat?! When did Gail’s do this? Why does everything get worse?
November 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
It’s my birthday today. England’s dismal #Ashes performance has taken edge off celebrations. So I thought I’d treat myself to a free bun from Gail’s.
Wait! You now have to make a purchase to get your free treat?! When did Gail’s do this? Why does everything get worse?
Wait! You now have to make a purchase to get your free treat?! When did Gail’s do this? Why does everything get worse?
Ben Stokes! Truly, one of the great Englishmen of all time. Philip Sidney, Horatio Nelson, Winston Churchill – he's up there with them.
When all else is bleak, Ben Stokes can guarantee to swell your heart with pride
When all else is bleak, Ben Stokes can guarantee to swell your heart with pride
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ben Stokes! Truly, one of the great Englishmen of all time. Philip Sidney, Horatio Nelson, Winston Churchill – he's up there with them.
When all else is bleak, Ben Stokes can guarantee to swell your heart with pride
When all else is bleak, Ben Stokes can guarantee to swell your heart with pride
📣“27 people have bought this in the last hour!”
Why are so many retailing websites so shouty. And frankly so ugly?
This week’s @thetimes.com biz column:
www.thetimes.com/article/a022...
Why are so many retailing websites so shouty. And frankly so ugly?
This week’s @thetimes.com biz column:
www.thetimes.com/article/a022...
Online shopping is a grotty and confusing basket case
A website should be the digital equivalent of a Christmas shop window leading you to joy — not an ugly mess of promotions, tricks and gimmicks
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
📣“27 people have bought this in the last hour!”
Why are so many retailing websites so shouty. And frankly so ugly?
This week’s @thetimes.com biz column:
www.thetimes.com/article/a022...
Why are so many retailing websites so shouty. And frankly so ugly?
This week’s @thetimes.com biz column:
www.thetimes.com/article/a022...
Any sponsors of the The O2 / music industry bods who have x2 spare tickets to #Radiohead in London this week…I will pay full cover price + admin etc!
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Any sponsors of the The O2 / music industry bods who have x2 spare tickets to #Radiohead in London this week…I will pay full cover price + admin etc!
🧑💼🖥️Meetings. How did they take over many office workers' lives. And how can we do them better?
I'm trying to track down a few people who feel they spend *all day* in meetings. Who have, say, 15+hrs of meetings a week. And are willing to talk to me for an article...
Can be anonymous.
Get in touch!
I'm trying to track down a few people who feel they spend *all day* in meetings. Who have, say, 15+hrs of meetings a week. And are willing to talk to me for an article...
Can be anonymous.
Get in touch!
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🧑💼🖥️Meetings. How did they take over many office workers' lives. And how can we do them better?
I'm trying to track down a few people who feel they spend *all day* in meetings. Who have, say, 15+hrs of meetings a week. And are willing to talk to me for an article...
Can be anonymous.
Get in touch!
I'm trying to track down a few people who feel they spend *all day* in meetings. Who have, say, 15+hrs of meetings a week. And are willing to talk to me for an article...
Can be anonymous.
Get in touch!
Reposted by Harry Wallop
Here is my piece in Sunday Times Magazine on indoor salmon farming. And why keeping 60,000 fish inside indoor tanks might be a better option.
Explaining why the likes of Abel & Cole and – possibly soon – Rick Stein’s Restaurants think it’s the future 🧵/ends
www.thetimes.com/article/f512...
Explaining why the likes of Abel & Cole and – possibly soon – Rick Stein’s Restaurants think it’s the future 🧵/ends
www.thetimes.com/article/f512...
Salmon farming on land? It’s the future of the fish supper
Britain eats £1.5 billion of farmed salmon a year — but it’s a system blighted by disease, pollution and daring escapees. In Iceland, Harry Wallop witnesses a radical solution in action
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Here is my piece in Sunday Times Magazine on indoor salmon farming. And why keeping 60,000 fish inside indoor tanks might be a better option.
Explaining why the likes of Abel & Cole and – possibly soon – Rick Stein’s Restaurants think it’s the future 🧵/ends
www.thetimes.com/article/f512...
Explaining why the likes of Abel & Cole and – possibly soon – Rick Stein’s Restaurants think it’s the future 🧵/ends
www.thetimes.com/article/f512...
Reposted by Harry Wallop
So we need to farm it better. The Icelandic indoor farm says mortality rates are 3% or less. They can’t escape. The filters stop any pollution. The fish are healthier
Is it really the future. And are the fish happy indoors?
I investigated for the Sunday Times Magazine 5/🧵
Is it really the future. And are the fish happy indoors?
I investigated for the Sunday Times Magazine 5/🧵
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
So we need to farm it better. The Icelandic indoor farm says mortality rates are 3% or less. They can’t escape. The filters stop any pollution. The fish are healthier
Is it really the future. And are the fish happy indoors?
I investigated for the Sunday Times Magazine 5/🧵
Is it really the future. And are the fish happy indoors?
I investigated for the Sunday Times Magazine 5/🧵
Reposted by Harry Wallop
🍣🇯🇵We could switch to wild Pacific salmon. Not endangered. But – oddly – we’ve learnt to love farmed salmon more than wild.
Salmon was not eaten as sushi in Japan until 1980s – but took off thanks to Norwegian marketing.
We now love fattier & milder farmed salmon. 4/6🧵
Salmon was not eaten as sushi in Japan until 1980s – but took off thanks to Norwegian marketing.
We now love fattier & milder farmed salmon. 4/6🧵
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🍣🇯🇵We could switch to wild Pacific salmon. Not endangered. But – oddly – we’ve learnt to love farmed salmon more than wild.
Salmon was not eaten as sushi in Japan until 1980s – but took off thanks to Norwegian marketing.
We now love fattier & milder farmed salmon. 4/6🧵
Salmon was not eaten as sushi in Japan until 1980s – but took off thanks to Norwegian marketing.
We now love fattier & milder farmed salmon. 4/6🧵
Reposted by Harry Wallop
Farmed salmon
a) can escape & breed with wild salmon – diluting wild 🐟 genes
b) cause pollution. Their 💩 damage lochs & fjords
c) on av. about 20% of farmed salmon die every year. On some farms it’s as high as 80%.
We could stop eating salmon. But it’s nutritious protein 3/🧵
a) can escape & breed with wild salmon – diluting wild 🐟 genes
b) cause pollution. Their 💩 damage lochs & fjords
c) on av. about 20% of farmed salmon die every year. On some farms it’s as high as 80%.
We could stop eating salmon. But it’s nutritious protein 3/🧵
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Farmed salmon
a) can escape & breed with wild salmon – diluting wild 🐟 genes
b) cause pollution. Their 💩 damage lochs & fjords
c) on av. about 20% of farmed salmon die every year. On some farms it’s as high as 80%.
We could stop eating salmon. But it’s nutritious protein 3/🧵
a) can escape & breed with wild salmon – diluting wild 🐟 genes
b) cause pollution. Their 💩 damage lochs & fjords
c) on av. about 20% of farmed salmon die every year. On some farms it’s as high as 80%.
We could stop eating salmon. But it’s nutritious protein 3/🧵
Reposted by Harry Wallop
Why indoors? 1st Let’s look at the huge 📈 in salmon farming & consumption.
Salmon were 1st farmed commercially in early 1970s.
In 1974 av UK adult ate just 2g of salmon a week. Now it’s UK’s most popular fish. By far. We eat £1.5bn it p.a.
But it’s causing huge problems
2/6🧵
Salmon were 1st farmed commercially in early 1970s.
In 1974 av UK adult ate just 2g of salmon a week. Now it’s UK’s most popular fish. By far. We eat £1.5bn it p.a.
But it’s causing huge problems
2/6🧵
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Why indoors? 1st Let’s look at the huge 📈 in salmon farming & consumption.
Salmon were 1st farmed commercially in early 1970s.
In 1974 av UK adult ate just 2g of salmon a week. Now it’s UK’s most popular fish. By far. We eat £1.5bn it p.a.
But it’s causing huge problems
2/6🧵
Salmon were 1st farmed commercially in early 1970s.
In 1974 av UK adult ate just 2g of salmon a week. Now it’s UK’s most popular fish. By far. We eat £1.5bn it p.a.
But it’s causing huge problems
2/6🧵
Reposted by Harry Wallop
🍣 🇮🇸 This is an indoor salmon farm in Iceland. A tank the size of x1.5 Olympic swimming pool.
It contains 60,000 adult salmon.
Indoor salmon farming is championed as the future. Better for fish & the environment.
I investigated these claims for Sunday Times Magazine…🧵1/6
It contains 60,000 adult salmon.
Indoor salmon farming is championed as the future. Better for fish & the environment.
I investigated these claims for Sunday Times Magazine…🧵1/6
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🍣 🇮🇸 This is an indoor salmon farm in Iceland. A tank the size of x1.5 Olympic swimming pool.
It contains 60,000 adult salmon.
Indoor salmon farming is championed as the future. Better for fish & the environment.
I investigated these claims for Sunday Times Magazine…🧵1/6
It contains 60,000 adult salmon.
Indoor salmon farming is championed as the future. Better for fish & the environment.
I investigated these claims for Sunday Times Magazine…🧵1/6
🍣 🇮🇸 This is an indoor salmon farm in Iceland. A tank the size of x1.5 Olympic swimming pool.
It contains 60,000 adult salmon.
Indoor salmon farming is championed as the future. Better for fish & the environment.
I investigated these claims for Sunday Times Magazine…🧵1/6
It contains 60,000 adult salmon.
Indoor salmon farming is championed as the future. Better for fish & the environment.
I investigated these claims for Sunday Times Magazine…🧵1/6
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🍣 🇮🇸 This is an indoor salmon farm in Iceland. A tank the size of x1.5 Olympic swimming pool.
It contains 60,000 adult salmon.
Indoor salmon farming is championed as the future. Better for fish & the environment.
I investigated these claims for Sunday Times Magazine…🧵1/6
It contains 60,000 adult salmon.
Indoor salmon farming is championed as the future. Better for fish & the environment.
I investigated these claims for Sunday Times Magazine…🧵1/6
In 1965, the average US chief executive was paid x21 the average worker.
In 2023 this was x290.
Is Warren Buffett – once the world’s richest man – right when he says this has been driven by “envy and greed”?
In 2023 this was x290.
Is Warren Buffett – once the world’s richest man – right when he says this has been driven by “envy and greed”?
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a sign that says " fortune "
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a sign that says " fortune "
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
In 1965, the average US chief executive was paid x21 the average worker.
In 2023 this was x290.
Is Warren Buffett – once the world’s richest man – right when he says this has been driven by “envy and greed”?
In 2023 this was x290.
Is Warren Buffett – once the world’s richest man – right when he says this has been driven by “envy and greed”?
🍞In the 1940s, UK households ate around 1.6kg of bread per person per week (two whole standard sliced loaves). In 2024, it was 446g.
Bread consumption has halved since 1989.
Interesting fact from latest
Defra / ONS Family Food Survey.
A few more to come...
Bread consumption has halved since 1989.
Interesting fact from latest
Defra / ONS Family Food Survey.
A few more to come...
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🍞In the 1940s, UK households ate around 1.6kg of bread per person per week (two whole standard sliced loaves). In 2024, it was 446g.
Bread consumption has halved since 1989.
Interesting fact from latest
Defra / ONS Family Food Survey.
A few more to come...
Bread consumption has halved since 1989.
Interesting fact from latest
Defra / ONS Family Food Survey.
A few more to come...
Waitrose Christmas ad. A romcom staring Joe Wilkinson & Keira Knightley. I think it’s fab.
www.waitrose.com/ecom/content...
www.waitrose.com/ecom/content...
www.waitrose.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Waitrose Christmas ad. A romcom staring Joe Wilkinson & Keira Knightley. I think it’s fab.
www.waitrose.com/ecom/content...
www.waitrose.com/ecom/content...
🏉👖🩳 Fabulous Joe Marler interview in @thetimes.com Including this gem about his hatred of trousers…
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🏉👖🩳 Fabulous Joe Marler interview in @thetimes.com Including this gem about his hatred of trousers…
🎄📺 I’ve been to see Waitrose’s Christmas advert. In a cinema.
I’m not allowed to say anything yet, but…
A) it’s genuinely very good & fun
B) if you search Wed TV schedules you’ll see they’ve paid for a broadcast slot.
You’ll have to wait to see if it’s worth this hoopla
I’m not allowed to say anything yet, but…
A) it’s genuinely very good & fun
B) if you search Wed TV schedules you’ll see they’ve paid for a broadcast slot.
You’ll have to wait to see if it’s worth this hoopla
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🎄📺 I’ve been to see Waitrose’s Christmas advert. In a cinema.
I’m not allowed to say anything yet, but…
A) it’s genuinely very good & fun
B) if you search Wed TV schedules you’ll see they’ve paid for a broadcast slot.
You’ll have to wait to see if it’s worth this hoopla
I’m not allowed to say anything yet, but…
A) it’s genuinely very good & fun
B) if you search Wed TV schedules you’ll see they’ve paid for a broadcast slot.
You’ll have to wait to see if it’s worth this hoopla
I regret to inform you that Wagamama has committed a Christmas crime. As bad as @sainsburys.bsky.social mince pie wrap? That would be hard.
But I give you the Wagamama chicken cranberry katsu...
But I give you the Wagamama chicken cranberry katsu...
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I regret to inform you that Wagamama has committed a Christmas crime. As bad as @sainsburys.bsky.social mince pie wrap? That would be hard.
But I give you the Wagamama chicken cranberry katsu...
But I give you the Wagamama chicken cranberry katsu...
Reposted by Harry Wallop
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.