Kate Allen
@kateallen.ft.com
Weekend news editor, the Financial Times. I did write the headline.
Reposted by Kate Allen
One thing all but unknown to journalists, MPs and maybe ministers is that the MAC calculates annual inflows of net 110k are the level that has a stable population (and that net zero shrinks the population). So ought to be some limit on driving numbers down from net 205k given pressures & gains
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
One thing all but unknown to journalists, MPs and maybe ministers is that the MAC calculates annual inflows of net 110k are the level that has a stable population (and that net zero shrinks the population). So ought to be some limit on driving numbers down from net 205k given pressures & gains
It is among certain of our (incorrect) colleagues I’m afraid.
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It is among certain of our (incorrect) colleagues I’m afraid.
Disclaimer: there are many of us and this one isn’t me.
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Disclaimer: there are many of us and this one isn’t me.
Christmas has come early for south Oxfordshire.
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Christmas has come early for south Oxfordshire.
Looks like they have now changed it without adding a correction note.
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Looks like they have now changed it without adding a correction note.
Ah what a coincidence! Tell her to enjoy her weekend. I’m sure she will have thoughts on all this too.
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ah what a coincidence! Tell her to enjoy her weekend. I’m sure she will have thoughts on all this too.
(AP byline was London)
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
(AP byline was London)
No idea I’m afraid. I’ve just seen there was also a mention in a Reuters story which was topped on flood deaths in Portugal, published Saturday afternoon.
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
No idea I’m afraid. I’ve just seen there was also a mention in a Reuters story which was topped on flood deaths in Portugal, published Saturday afternoon.
> team were in Brazil for the COP summit.
Finally (and with apologies for length), I’d like to say that I’m very sorry to hear about what’s happened to your community.
Finally (and with apologies for length), I’d like to say that I’m very sorry to hear about what’s happened to your community.
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
> team were in Brazil for the COP summit.
Finally (and with apologies for length), I’d like to say that I’m very sorry to hear about what’s happened to your community.
Finally (and with apologies for length), I’d like to say that I’m very sorry to hear about what’s happened to your community.
> to notice things. So you’re right that it would have helped if Downing St had acknowledged. I agree that there is also a measure of disaster-fatigue which means the bar for news creeps ever higher (again, not saying this is a good thing). Possibly aided this time by the fact that our environment >
November 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
> to notice things. So you’re right that it would have helped if Downing St had acknowledged. I agree that there is also a measure of disaster-fatigue which means the bar for news creeps ever higher (again, not saying this is a good thing). Possibly aided this time by the fact that our environment >
> a competitor writes something and we spot it, we have very little visibility of what is going on out there unless we have a patch correspondent covering the area or subject. (Not saying this is a good thing at all!). Politicians putting out statements and visiting is the other way newsdesks >
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
> a competitor writes something and we spot it, we have very little visibility of what is going on out there unless we have a patch correspondent covering the area or subject. (Not saying this is a good thing at all!). Politicians putting out statements and visiting is the other way newsdesks >
> trying to get a feel for whether the weather had been bad enough to put a pic on the front page. It certainly was not an editorial decision that the people of Monmouthshire don’t matter - I would say that it is more to do with how information circulates in the news ecosystem. Unless a wire or >
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
> trying to get a feel for whether the weather had been bad enough to put a pic on the front page. It certainly was not an editorial decision that the people of Monmouthshire don’t matter - I would say that it is more to do with how information circulates in the news ecosystem. Unless a wire or >
Hi there. I was news editing for the FT last Saturday. I read your article and I thought I should reply. I’ve checked the wires we follow and I can find one story by AP at about 7.30pm on the Saturday evening, which was easily missed. Nothing on the Sunday, and I do remember looking because I was >
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hi there. I was news editing for the FT last Saturday. I read your article and I thought I should reply. I’ve checked the wires we follow and I can find one story by AP at about 7.30pm on the Saturday evening, which was easily missed. Nothing on the Sunday, and I do remember looking because I was >
I really want this to be true. ‘Too good to check’, as they say.
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I really want this to be true. ‘Too good to check’, as they say.
Thanks for replying. I’d love to believe that but it’s just not my experience. It’s good to know that some men are out there though.
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thanks for replying. I’d love to believe that but it’s just not my experience. It’s good to know that some men are out there though.
I don’t want to sound glib or point-scoring here, but the toll that this sense of alertness and being unsafe takes on many women is really underappreciated (the usual disclaimer: NAMALT).
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I don’t want to sound glib or point-scoring here, but the toll that this sense of alertness and being unsafe takes on many women is really underappreciated (the usual disclaimer: NAMALT).
Perhaps they are meant to be read the other way around?
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Perhaps they are meant to be read the other way around?
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(‘Romans: A Novel’ at the Almeida is in 2nd place on my list of art that has something insightful to say about 2025, btw)
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
(‘Romans: A Novel’ at the Almeida is in 2nd place on my list of art that has something insightful to say about 2025, btw)
“There’s clearly something political about it but nobody knows what it is” basically sums up art, yes, indeed, well done.
(Quote is from bar manager in article - not sniping at Jim, fyi for anyone who hasn’t read the piece).
(Quote is from bar manager in article - not sniping at Jim, fyi for anyone who hasn’t read the piece).
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“There’s clearly something political about it but nobody knows what it is” basically sums up art, yes, indeed, well done.
(Quote is from bar manager in article - not sniping at Jim, fyi for anyone who hasn’t read the piece).
(Quote is from bar manager in article - not sniping at Jim, fyi for anyone who hasn’t read the piece).
I need someone to interview the artist and ask about the commissioning process, what his intention was, how he feels about the outcome, etc. Hopefully @jim.londoncentric.media is on the case, tho I think he said in today’s piece that the artist hadn’t responded to requests for comment
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I need someone to interview the artist and ask about the commissioning process, what his intention was, how he feels about the outcome, etc. Hopefully @jim.londoncentric.media is on the case, tho I think he said in today’s piece that the artist hadn’t responded to requests for comment
Give it the Turner Prize
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Give it the Turner Prize