Jimmy Rice
@jimmyricewriter.bsky.social
Output Editor, live blogs and streams at Sky News - including award-winning Money blog.
Could using Klarna and Clearpay etc see your mortgage application refused? Brilliant piece this from @journojess.bsky.social for the Money blog news.sky.com/story/is-you...
Is your buy now, pay later habit denting your mortgage chances?
Using buy now, pay later could be harming your chances of getting a mortgage, brokers have warned.
news.sky.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Could using Klarna and Clearpay etc see your mortgage application refused? Brilliant piece this from @journojess.bsky.social for the Money blog news.sky.com/story/is-you...
Enjoyed hearing the thoughts of a social etiquette experts for this… news.sky.com/story/money-...
Money Problem: 'She didn't get me a wedding gift - even though I spent thousands on her'
In this week's Money Problem, we take a look at one reader's dilemma over a wedding gift - or lack thereof. Subscribers to our Money newsletter get a first look at the Problem each week - send yours t...
news.sky.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Enjoyed hearing the thoughts of a social etiquette experts for this… news.sky.com/story/money-...
“I had to eat cheaper brands than him and he said I’d die in a car crash”: This is a powerful insight into economic abuse ahead of the government revealing its new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy: news.sky.com/story/i-earn...
'I earned six-figures - but was left without a penny to escape husband who was ready to kill me'
Without a job or money, how can you escape abuse? As the government gears up to launch a new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy, campaigners are calling for an often-overlooked "national emerge...
news.sky.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“I had to eat cheaper brands than him and he said I’d die in a car crash”: This is a powerful insight into economic abuse ahead of the government revealing its new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy: news.sky.com/story/i-earn...
Great to see others picking up @meghbaynes.bsky.social’s exclusive in the Money blog on a “common error” by employers which is leaving women who go on mat leave out of pocket with their pensions news.sky.com/story/common...
'Common error' could leave thousands of women out of pocket in pensions - without realising
Many women could be missing out on thousands in their pension pots - without even realising it - thanks to a "common error" made by employers during maternity leave. The Money blog speaks to several m...
news.sky.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Great to see others picking up @meghbaynes.bsky.social’s exclusive in the Money blog on a “common error” by employers which is leaving women who go on mat leave out of pocket with their pensions news.sky.com/story/common...
Very proud to have started a new job as Output Editor overseeing all of Sky News’s live digital output, creating a new live streaming team to integrate with my existing live blog team (who are the best in the business). We have some big plans!
December 17, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Very proud to have started a new job as Output Editor overseeing all of Sky News’s live digital output, creating a new live streaming team to integrate with my existing live blog team (who are the best in the business). We have some big plans!
One graduate owes an eyewatering £250,000 in student loans - another has totted up £64,000 in interest alone. These and more “alarming” figures released after FOI by @meghbaynes.bsky.social for the Money blog news.sky.com/story/highes...
Highest student loan debt made public after freedom of information request - as numbers 'truly alarming'
More than a decade after student loans were tripled in the UK under David Cameron's coalition government, Sky News has obtained figures that lay bare the scale of mounting debts some graduates face.
news.sky.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:32 PM
One graduate owes an eyewatering £250,000 in student loans - another has totted up £64,000 in interest alone. These and more “alarming” figures released after FOI by @meghbaynes.bsky.social for the Money blog news.sky.com/story/highes...
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Excited to be taking on a brand new role at Sky News as Cross Platform Audience Growth Editor. That means I’m looking for an assistant audience editor to join my team. If you’re looking for a new challenge in the new year, apply now: sky.talent-community.com/projects/ass...
Job opportunity
Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and
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December 13, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Excited to be taking on a brand new role at Sky News as Cross Platform Audience Growth Editor. That means I’m looking for an assistant audience editor to join my team. If you’re looking for a new challenge in the new year, apply now: sky.talent-community.com/projects/ass...
Man Utd under fire for ticket price hikes mid-season - and removing concessions for OAPs and kids.
They told Money: "The club needs to ensure it remains financially sustainable... the increased revenue will also support investment in the team and contribute to football success."
Post in the blog.
They told Money: "The club needs to ensure it remains financially sustainable... the increased revenue will also support investment in the team and contribute to football success."
Post in the blog.
November 28, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Man Utd under fire for ticket price hikes mid-season - and removing concessions for OAPs and kids.
They told Money: "The club needs to ensure it remains financially sustainable... the increased revenue will also support investment in the team and contribute to football success."
Post in the blog.
They told Money: "The club needs to ensure it remains financially sustainable... the increased revenue will also support investment in the team and contribute to football success."
Post in the blog.
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Here are a few great Sky News follows for anyone interested… go.bsky.app/AwmTrC7
November 14, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Here are a few great Sky News follows for anyone interested… go.bsky.app/AwmTrC7
Our data team has been looking at energy bill arrears this morning and their illustrations paint a worrying picture, especially heading into a winter where 10m Britons won’t be getting the winter fuel payment for the first time. Here’s how total arrears have soared since 2018… 🧵
November 22, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Our data team has been looking at energy bill arrears this morning and their illustrations paint a worrying picture, especially heading into a winter where 10m Britons won’t be getting the winter fuel payment for the first time. Here’s how total arrears have soared since 2018… 🧵
Seven of the biggest high street names have increased mortgage rates in the last three weeks at the same time as lowering savings rates, the Money blog has revealed. Profiteering? Here’s my story including what some of them told me: news.sky.com/story/seven-...
Seven high street names accused of 'blatant profiteering' for raising mortgage rates while cutting savings rates
Lenders have been accused of "penalising savers" and "squeezing homeowners" by being quicker to react on savings rate changes than adjustments to mortgages.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Seven of the biggest high street names have increased mortgage rates in the last three weeks at the same time as lowering savings rates, the Money blog has revealed. Profiteering? Here’s my story including what some of them told me: news.sky.com/story/seven-...
Great opportunity to join Sky News as a live blogger - working on all the biggest stories to large audiences. Fast-paced, demanding, but really rewarding, and it's a really, really nice team: sky.talent-community.com/projects/liv...
Job opportunity
Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and
sky.talent-community.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Great opportunity to join Sky News as a live blogger - working on all the biggest stories to large audiences. Fast-paced, demanding, but really rewarding, and it's a really, really nice team: sky.talent-community.com/projects/liv...
After a chef in London hit out at customers who share food and order tap water, we got a tonne of readers giving their thoughts, from gastric bands to £8 sparking water. Enjoyed putting this selection together… news.sky.com/story/money-...
November 15, 2024 at 1:45 PM
After a chef in London hit out at customers who share food and order tap water, we got a tonne of readers giving their thoughts, from gastric bands to £8 sparking water. Enjoyed putting this selection together… news.sky.com/story/money-...
“Many self-employed borrowers want to beat the tax man and the mortgage man at the same time but this is impossible.” How to get a mortgage if you’re self-employed news.sky.com/story/money-...
November 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
“Many self-employed borrowers want to beat the tax man and the mortgage man at the same time but this is impossible.” How to get a mortgage if you’re self-employed news.sky.com/story/money-...
Great Money/consumer/economist accounts in one place - shout if I’ve missed you! go.bsky.app/2iMyow5
November 15, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Great Money/consumer/economist accounts in one place - shout if I’ve missed you! go.bsky.app/2iMyow5
Only one UK lender is now offering sub-4% mortgages as the high street prices up despite base rate cut - here’s what’s going on: news.sky.com/story/money-... Picture worse for first-time buyers (who will soon face effective stamp duty hike)
November 15, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Only one UK lender is now offering sub-4% mortgages as the high street prices up despite base rate cut - here’s what’s going on: news.sky.com/story/money-... Picture worse for first-time buyers (who will soon face effective stamp duty hike)
Live blogs will always be aggregators but they can also be a place for original journalism - that’s what we are trying to do with our blogs/bloggers. Here’s a piece that originated in our Money blog today on the massive winter fuel payment cut no one ever talks about: news.sky.com/story/the-ma...
The massive winter fuel payment 'cut' no one ever talks about
The winter fuel payment has not changed in more than two decades, despite sky-high inflation and rocketing energy prices. This amounts to a "cut" in the benefit for vulnerable pensioners, with chariti...
news.sky.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Live blogs will always be aggregators but they can also be a place for original journalism - that’s what we are trying to do with our blogs/bloggers. Here’s a piece that originated in our Money blog today on the massive winter fuel payment cut no one ever talks about: news.sky.com/story/the-ma...
Here are a few great Sky News follows for anyone interested… go.bsky.app/AwmTrC7
November 14, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Here are a few great Sky News follows for anyone interested… go.bsky.app/AwmTrC7
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For those folks who have joined recently, a few tips that may make your experience here more enjoyable.
November 13, 2024 at 3:52 PM
For those folks who have joined recently, a few tips that may make your experience here more enjoyable.
Two questions:
1/ What are we calling posts on here - tweets, blueskys?
2/ Where is James Pearce? Seems to me now that he’s the key man in all this - if he decides to join, it’s on
1/ What are we calling posts on here - tweets, blueskys?
2/ Where is James Pearce? Seems to me now that he’s the key man in all this - if he decides to join, it’s on
November 14, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Two questions:
1/ What are we calling posts on here - tweets, blueskys?
2/ Where is James Pearce? Seems to me now that he’s the key man in all this - if he decides to join, it’s on
1/ What are we calling posts on here - tweets, blueskys?
2/ Where is James Pearce? Seems to me now that he’s the key man in all this - if he decides to join, it’s on
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Hello 👋🏼
The big one is Barkley and the little one is Lola. 11 and 9 but both puppies. It’s good to be here. #DogsOfBluesky
The big one is Barkley and the little one is Lola. 11 and 9 but both puppies. It’s good to be here. #DogsOfBluesky
November 14, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Hello 👋🏼
The big one is Barkley and the little one is Lola. 11 and 9 but both puppies. It’s good to be here. #DogsOfBluesky
The big one is Barkley and the little one is Lola. 11 and 9 but both puppies. It’s good to be here. #DogsOfBluesky