Josh Spero
@joshspero.ft.com
Wealth editor, Financial Times. I like swimming, classical music and cryptic crosswords. he/him 🏳️🌈 [email protected]
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New Absolute Units is live! Listen to part 2 of our conversation with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social.
We discuss the history of land access and capitalism, the ramifications of enclosure on Britain's former colonies, and the necessary work of de-enclosure today.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
We discuss the history of land access and capitalism, the ramifications of enclosure on Britain's former colonies, and the necessary work of de-enclosure today.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
Absolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural Life
Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.
merl.reading.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
New Absolute Units is live! Listen to part 2 of our conversation with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social.
We discuss the history of land access and capitalism, the ramifications of enclosure on Britain's former colonies, and the necessary work of de-enclosure today.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
We discuss the history of land access and capitalism, the ramifications of enclosure on Britain's former colonies, and the necessary work of de-enclosure today.
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
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Every version of this story is some version of ‘well you couldn’t expect me to be able to afford to buy the house I currently own’ and yes that is the point welcome to the housing crisis.
‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise
‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise
Rachel Reeves’s new council tax surcharge on homes worth £2m or more earns mixed reception in well-heeled London borough
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Every version of this story is some version of ‘well you couldn’t expect me to be able to afford to buy the house I currently own’ and yes that is the point welcome to the housing crisis.
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Somehow found myself on the Simple English Wikipedia entry for Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto, and more program notes should be like this tbh
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Somehow found myself on the Simple English Wikipedia entry for Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto, and more program notes should be like this tbh
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Deloitte is at it again.
To write one report with made-up references may be regarded as misfortune. To write two looks like carelessness.
To write one report with made-up references may be regarded as misfortune. To write two looks like carelessness.
"A Canadian government-commissioned Deloitte health care report that cost one province nearly $1.6 million contains potentially AI-generated errors, marking the second country this year to allege the consulting firm’s fact-checking shortcomings."
Deloitte allegedly cited AI-generated research in a million-dollar report for a Canadian provincial government | Fortune
In a healthcare report aimed to address a nurse and doctor shortage, Deloitte cited several fake studies with real researchers’ names attached.
fortune.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Deloitte is at it again.
To write one report with made-up references may be regarded as misfortune. To write two looks like carelessness.
To write one report with made-up references may be regarded as misfortune. To write two looks like carelessness.
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JPMorgan to build new Canary Wharf office tower on.ft.com/4ogdaHf
JPMorgan to build new Canary Wharf office tower
Decision is boost for district and comes as boss Jamie Dimon praises UK chancellor Rachel Reeves
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November 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
JPMorgan to build new Canary Wharf office tower on.ft.com/4ogdaHf
A small but meaningful marmalade/homophobia-related victory: 2023 left, 2025 right
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
A small but meaningful marmalade/homophobia-related victory: 2023 left, 2025 right
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Read our story on a Budget that increases taxes by £26bn but cheered sceptical investors. A strengthening rally in gilts as bond people feel listened to www.ft.com/content/f8a8...
Rachel Reeves’ Budget raises tax take to all-time high
Burden to reach 38% of GDP by end of parliament
www.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Read our story on a Budget that increases taxes by £26bn but cheered sceptical investors. A strengthening rally in gilts as bond people feel listened to www.ft.com/content/f8a8...
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BREAKING NEWS: Both National Guard members shot in DC have died of their injuries, WV governor says >> https://www.13abc.com/2025/11/26/two-national-guard-members-shot-near-white-house-their-conditions-unknown-ap-source-says/
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Both National Guard members shot in DC have died of their injuries, WV governor says >> https://www.13abc.com/2025/11/26/two-national-guard-members-shot-near-white-house-their-conditions-unknown-ap-source-says/
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Two members of the National Guard have been shot near the White House in Washington, according to the US secretary of homeland security. on.ft.com/4omKUCZ
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Two members of the National Guard have been shot near the White House in Washington, according to the US secretary of homeland security. on.ft.com/4omKUCZ
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Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
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NEW: Myanmar has made a big show of destroying the notorious KK Park scam compound—even publishing a video of a steamroller driving over thousands of phones
But new images show buildings are only destroyed in one area. Hundreds are left untouched and experts say the crackdown is mostly propaganda
But new images show buildings are only destroyed in one area. Hundreds are left untouched and experts say the crackdown is mostly propaganda
The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’
Myanmar’s military has been blowing up parts of the KK Park scam compound. Experts say the actions are likely for show.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW: Myanmar has made a big show of destroying the notorious KK Park scam compound—even publishing a video of a steamroller driving over thousands of phones
But new images show buildings are only destroyed in one area. Hundreds are left untouched and experts say the crackdown is mostly propaganda
But new images show buildings are only destroyed in one area. Hundreds are left untouched and experts say the crackdown is mostly propaganda
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*UK 30-YEAR GILTS EXTEND GAIN, YIELD DROPS 10 BPS TO 5.22%
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
*UK 30-YEAR GILTS EXTEND GAIN, YIELD DROPS 10 BPS TO 5.22%
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For any interested folks in London tomorrow at 18:15, I so appreciate @govandopp.bsky.social's selection and invitation to give the Leonard Schapiro Memorial lecture this year: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/illib...
Illiberal Times, Inclusive Strategies: What LGBTQ Politics Teach Us About Navigating Crises in Human Rights | King's College London
Government and Opposition’s annual Leonard Schapiro lecture with Professor Phillip Ayoub.
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
For any interested folks in London tomorrow at 18:15, I so appreciate @govandopp.bsky.social's selection and invitation to give the Leonard Schapiro Memorial lecture this year: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/illib...
Post-Budget briefing from economics editor Sam Fleming
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Post-Budget briefing from economics editor Sam Fleming
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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As expected, and as the IMF recommended, Reeves says the OBR will now only assess the public finances against the fiscal rules once a year, at the Budget - to avoid the kind of mad scramble ahead of the Spring statement that led to the botched welfare reforms.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
As expected, and as the IMF recommended, Reeves says the OBR will now only assess the public finances against the fiscal rules once a year, at the Budget - to avoid the kind of mad scramble ahead of the Spring statement that led to the botched welfare reforms.
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Massive rise in incapacity benefits forecast
25% higher in four years, during a time of recovering economic growth? It is hard to see how this will not be an attack line from the opposition.
25% higher in four years, during a time of recovering economic growth? It is hard to see how this will not be an attack line from the opposition.
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Massive rise in incapacity benefits forecast
25% higher in four years, during a time of recovering economic growth? It is hard to see how this will not be an attack line from the opposition.
25% higher in four years, during a time of recovering economic growth? It is hard to see how this will not be an attack line from the opposition.
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The rise in income tax on dividends, savings and property is a blow to savers and investors on.ft.com/49HskSj
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The rise in income tax on dividends, savings and property is a blow to savers and investors on.ft.com/49HskSj
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💥 Govt says fuel duty to *go up* from next September.
In the past the OBR has assumed that fuel duty would start to rise after a one-year freeze.
This time, the govt has said explicitly that it will only be frozen for five months, and will start increasing it after that.
In the past the OBR has assumed that fuel duty would start to rise after a one-year freeze.
This time, the govt has said explicitly that it will only be frozen for five months, and will start increasing it after that.
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
💥 Govt says fuel duty to *go up* from next September.
In the past the OBR has assumed that fuel duty would start to rise after a one-year freeze.
This time, the govt has said explicitly that it will only be frozen for five months, and will start increasing it after that.
In the past the OBR has assumed that fuel duty would start to rise after a one-year freeze.
This time, the govt has said explicitly that it will only be frozen for five months, and will start increasing it after that.
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Two words: heist movie
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Two words: heist movie
If you want to know what's in the Budget right now, the OBR doc was leaked so all the big measures are out there on.ft.com/3M2QMUm
What to watch for in the Budget
[FREE TO READ] Investors taken by surprise as fiscal watchdog publishes data prematurely
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November 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
If you want to know what's in the Budget right now, the OBR doc was leaked so all the big measures are out there on.ft.com/3M2QMUm
Interesting: a perfume archive on.ft.com/48huTYN
Inside the largest perfume archive in the world
[FREE TO READ] Lost early formulas of world famous fragrances are painstakingly recreated at the Osmothèque in Versailles
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November 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Interesting: a perfume archive on.ft.com/48huTYN
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new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old