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Jim Pickard

@pickardje.bsky.social wrld.org
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
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The midterms have already cost Musk close to $30bn www.ft.com/content/9a8d...

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The midterms have already cost Musk close to $30bn
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stoked to be shortlisted for political journalism prize at British Journalism Awards for our coverage of Epstein’s payments to Peter Mandelson and his partner - and the minister’s leaking state secrets to the convicted paedophile (With @pmdfoster.bsky.social) pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazett...

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Nigel Farage, 62, on Brussels: "Do we want a bunch of old men who we can't vote for, can't get rid of in Brussels, making the big decisions?" (the average age of an MEP is 50)

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the 52:48 ratio is alive and kicking www.ft.com/content/7585...

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Lula is re-elected Brazil’s president in knife-edge vote
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Parliament

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fascinating that Reform's priority seems to be going to war with ITV over its documentary rather than cracking down on the root problem www.ft.com/content/3d67...

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Reform reports ITV to police over undercover documentary
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I'm gobsmacked by ministers' failure to defend Burnham's claim about Russian interference in Brexit (and Tories' claim that he has no proof of it) when there were well-documented troll farms, funded by Russia, spewing out aggressive pro-Brexit attacks on social media at the time

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Polish prime minister not pulling his punches

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