Simon Nixon
@nixonsimon.bsky.social
Journalist. Publisher of Wealth of Nations newsletter on Substack. Previously chief leader writer and columnist @TheTimes, chief Europe commentator @WSJ. Runner, cold water swimmer, aspiring chef.
https://nixons.substack.com/
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Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
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China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months, starting in March 2024.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months, starting in March 2024.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
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Saving Big Dog never ends well.
Exc - Downing Street has launched an extraordinary operation to protect Keir Starmer amid fears among the prime minister’s closest allies that he is vulnerable to a leadership challenge in the wake of the budget.
From @pippacrerar.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
From @pippacrerar.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer allies say ousting PM would be ‘reckless’ as fears grow over leadership challenge
Exclusive: No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of challenge after this month’s budget or May local elections
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Saving Big Dog never ends well.
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Looks like the BBC has lost the Kremlin 👀
That renowned and respected lover of truth and journalistic integrity.... THE KREMLIN.... has stepped up to defend Trump in his battle against the BBC.
SO that's Farage, Netanyahu, Putin, and Boris Johnson...
SO that's Farage, Netanyahu, Putin, and Boris Johnson...
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Looks like the BBC has lost the Kremlin 👀
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Italian exceptionalism
up 30% this year in euros, up 44% in dollars (!)
up 30% this year in euros, up 44% in dollars (!)
ITALY'S FTSE MIB SURPASSES 2007 PEAK, HITS HIGHEST SINCE 2001
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Italian exceptionalism
up 30% this year in euros, up 44% in dollars (!)
up 30% this year in euros, up 44% in dollars (!)
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Excellent piece this
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Excellent piece this
Big numbers - seem intuitively right. Implication that negative impacts are still playing out, which also seems self-evident
Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Big numbers - seem intuitively right. Implication that negative impacts are still playing out, which also seems self-evident
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Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
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So New York billionaires are going to flock to UK to escape wealth tax, says The Times despite The Times saying repeatedly that billionaires are fleeing Britain to escape wealth tax. It’s almost like they’re just making this shite up! 🤡 www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Rich New Yorkers eye London as Zohran Mamdani plots wealth tax
Estate agents have reported an increase in inquiries from affluent Americans considering a move across the Pond, but warn that Rachel Reeves’s budget may deter them
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
So New York billionaires are going to flock to UK to escape wealth tax, says The Times despite The Times saying repeatedly that billionaires are fleeing Britain to escape wealth tax. It’s almost like they’re just making this shite up! 🤡 www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
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Some interesting ideas in here, counterbalancing the pervading sense of inevitability that in the end only helps the very people it is directed against.
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Some interesting ideas in here, counterbalancing the pervading sense of inevitability that in the end only helps the very people it is directed against.
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On a completely different note: Something to calm us all down again. Maybe ;) 👇
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
On a completely different note: Something to calm us all down again. Maybe ;) 👇
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Simon tackles the idea that we've passed peak populism.
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Simon tackles the idea that we've passed peak populism.
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It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
Peak Everything
Thoughts on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage plus how to fight back against the ethno-nationalists
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
The real calamity for the country and its constitutional system would be a decision that blesses Mr. Trump’s claim that every President can be the Tariff King.” Very powerful takedown of Trump’s tariff power grab ahead of SCOTUS hearing by @wsj.com editorial board
Opinion | The Tariff King and the Supreme Court
Will the Justices stop Trump from usurping Congress’s power over taxes and tariffs?
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The real calamity for the country and its constitutional system would be a decision that blesses Mr. Trump’s claim that every President can be the Tariff King.” Very powerful takedown of Trump’s tariff power grab ahead of SCOTUS hearing by @wsj.com editorial board
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Why the BBC handing Reform hours upon hours of unfiltered coverage of their press conferences every single week is so irresponsible
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Why the BBC handing Reform hours upon hours of unfiltered coverage of their press conferences every single week is so irresponsible
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
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My latest with thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
Trump's Chinese Burn
Thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My latest with thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
My latest with thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
Trump's Chinese Burn
Thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My latest with thoughts on why Trump lost the trade war, how Gen Z is fuelling the AI bubble, looking on the bright side of AI job losses, the bull case for gilts, and calculating the cost of Brexit
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Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
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A Brexiter writes...
November 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Brexiter writes...
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This makes me wonder. Are paywalled media sites in scope of the UK Web Archive? Does Legal Deposit mean that publishers have to give full access to the British Library and its partners in that Archive?
Can’t easily check because #enrg.uk/#en" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.webarchive.org.uk/#en is still down after the cyberattack.
Can’t easily check because #enrg.uk/#en" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.webarchive.org.uk/#en is still down after the cyberattack.
Also, why is a supposed “paper of record” deleting its fake news stories rather than correcting the record? It would be far better if they were left online with a full explanation, not least so that future historians studying the collapse of western liberalism can trace the degradation of the media
November 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This makes me wonder. Are paywalled media sites in scope of the UK Web Archive? Does Legal Deposit mean that publishers have to give full access to the British Library and its partners in that Archive?
Can’t easily check because #enrg.uk/#en" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.webarchive.org.uk/#en is still down after the cyberattack.
Can’t easily check because #enrg.uk/#en" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.webarchive.org.uk/#en is still down after the cyberattack.
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Also, why is a supposed “paper of record” deleting its fake news stories rather than correcting the record? It would be far better if they were left online with a full explanation, not least so that future historians studying the collapse of western liberalism can trace the degradation of the media
November 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Also, why is a supposed “paper of record” deleting its fake news stories rather than correcting the record? It would be far better if they were left online with a full explanation, not least so that future historians studying the collapse of western liberalism can trace the degradation of the media
This spectacular @thetimes.com screw-up deserves much wider attention. It’s the second bullshit story that the “paper of record” has deleted in a week after Monday’s attempted hatchet job on @torstenbell.bsky.social. A sad descent for a once serious paper
November 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This spectacular @thetimes.com screw-up deserves much wider attention. It’s the second bullshit story that the “paper of record” has deleted in a week after Monday’s attempted hatchet job on @torstenbell.bsky.social. A sad descent for a once serious paper
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In 2024, the UK had the lowest taxes on an average employee of any G7 country.
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In 2024, the UK had the lowest taxes on an average employee of any G7 country.
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8