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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If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
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wrote about The Other Place www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
wrote about The Other Place www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The idea that the US might try to seize control of Greenland was once brushed off as a geopolitical folly. But Donald Trump has not let it drop. ft.trib.al/XmoqxlB
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The idea that the US might try to seize control of Greenland was once brushed off as a geopolitical folly. But Donald Trump has not let it drop. ft.trib.al/XmoqxlB
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"I know Nigel Farage abused people for their nationality - because I was one of them" - Rickard Berg www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s not ‘fantasy’: I know Nigel Farage abused people for their nationality – because I was one of them | Rickard Berg
I remember him as a racist bully, and his allegation that other ex-Dulwich boys and I are liars tells me he hasn’t changed, says former Dulwich college pupil Rickard Berg
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
"I know Nigel Farage abused people for their nationality - because I was one of them" - Rickard Berg www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Breaking news: Every former Federal Reserve chief attacked the Department of Justice’s probe into US central bank head Jay Powell, accusing the Trump administration of behaving like an emerging market. ft.trib.al/aJHxEQx
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Breaking news: Every former Federal Reserve chief attacked the Department of Justice’s probe into US central bank head Jay Powell, accusing the Trump administration of behaving like an emerging market. ft.trib.al/aJHxEQx
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like when we say 'god, Town XYZ is a shithole', we are being dreadful elites, but when they say 'god, London is a shithole', they are reflecting True British Values.
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
like when we say 'god, Town XYZ is a shithole', we are being dreadful elites, but when they say 'god, London is a shithole', they are reflecting True British Values.
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❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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"Born into an illiterate Catalan peasant family, he started working in a Barcelona bicycle repair shop at the age of 13. [He] eventually went to university, but not before teaching his own parents to read and write."
A story of power, Opus Dei and Spain - by Barney Jopson www.ft.com/content/708b...
A story of power, Opus Dei and Spain - by Barney Jopson www.ft.com/content/708b...
The secretive powerbroker with a tight grip on corporate Spain
Isidro Fainé runs the Caixa Foundation but the 83-year-old’s age and dominance are causing disquiet
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January 12, 2026 at 11:12 AM
"Born into an illiterate Catalan peasant family, he started working in a Barcelona bicycle repair shop at the age of 13. [He] eventually went to university, but not before teaching his own parents to read and write."
A story of power, Opus Dei and Spain - by Barney Jopson www.ft.com/content/708b...
A story of power, Opus Dei and Spain - by Barney Jopson www.ft.com/content/708b...
Love our interview with Cole Escola as.ft.com/r/73f1d0ab-2...
Oh, Mary! star Cole Escola on being catapulted to success
[FREE TO READ] As they bring their cabaret to the West End, the writer and actor discusses toying with American history and dealing with celebrity
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January 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Love our interview with Cole Escola as.ft.com/r/73f1d0ab-2...
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That’s an exceptionally calm and dignified response from Powell. A proper public servant.
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US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell
Central bank chair hits back and says grand jury subpoenas are retaliation for refusal to bow to demand to cut interest rates
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January 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM
That’s an exceptionally calm and dignified response from Powell. A proper public servant.
www.ft.com/content/a423...
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The Fed and markets have a very serious problem
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January 12, 2026 at 7:22 AM
The Fed and markets have a very serious problem
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My colleague @martinsandbu.ft.com is right: Europe lacks the self confidence - and countries such as Germany doesn’t trust itself.
Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone
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Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone
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Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone
The more the EU has to pay for ingratiation with Trump, the less convincing its strategic rationale for doing so
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January 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
My colleague @martinsandbu.ft.com is right: Europe lacks the self confidence - and countries such as Germany doesn’t trust itself.
Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone
www.ft.com/content/1da0...
Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone
www.ft.com/content/1da0...
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Kemi, this is just a population density map
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Kemi, this is just a population density map
Well @katie0martin.ft.com’s column this weekend looking pretty prescient now as.ft.com/r/6fcc1dc7-0...
US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell
[FREE TO READ] Central bank chair says grand jury subpoenas are retaliation for refusal to bow to demand to cut interest rates
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January 12, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Well @katie0martin.ft.com’s column this weekend looking pretty prescient now as.ft.com/r/6fcc1dc7-0...
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Male to New Yorker / Male to Marisa Tomei
January 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Male to New Yorker / Male to Marisa Tomei
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New newsletter about sculptor Barbara Hepworth, born today in 1903. In 1943, she outlined to art historian Herbert Read why she was overlooked for Touring Exhibitions:
“1) Being a woman. Being abstract. Being young. Being a wife and mother, etc..”
momentsofrecognition.substack.com/p/on-artisti...
“1) Being a woman. Being abstract. Being young. Being a wife and mother, etc..”
momentsofrecognition.substack.com/p/on-artisti...
January 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
New newsletter about sculptor Barbara Hepworth, born today in 1903. In 1943, she outlined to art historian Herbert Read why she was overlooked for Touring Exhibitions:
“1) Being a woman. Being abstract. Being young. Being a wife and mother, etc..”
momentsofrecognition.substack.com/p/on-artisti...
“1) Being a woman. Being abstract. Being young. Being a wife and mother, etc..”
momentsofrecognition.substack.com/p/on-artisti...
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ALTONAER BALKON | 14.07 UHR.
January 11, 2026 at 1:14 PM
ALTONAER BALKON | 14.07 UHR.
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Some Grok users, mostly men, began to demand to see bruising on the bodies of the women, and for blood to be added to the images. Requests to show women tied up and gagged were instantly granted.
‘Add blood, forced smile’:
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‘Add blood, forced smile’:
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‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Some Grok users, mostly men, began to demand to see bruising on the bodies of the women, and for blood to be added to the images. Requests to show women tied up and gagged were instantly granted.
‘Add blood, forced smile’:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Add blood, forced smile’:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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I just learned that many Iranian people refer to themselves as "Persians". Here's what I think will happen next with the protests in Tehran...(1/23)
January 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I just learned that many Iranian people refer to themselves as "Persians". Here's what I think will happen next with the protests in Tehran...(1/23)
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If you think he's going to play nicely in markets/finance then I love that for you. Adorable.
My thing this weekend:
What is to stop Trump upending the rules in global finance too? - as.ft.com/r/53e52459-8...
My thing this weekend:
What is to stop Trump upending the rules in global finance too? - as.ft.com/r/53e52459-8...
What is to stop Trump upending the rules in global finance too?
[FREE TO READ] Action against Venezuela and sabre-rattling towards Greenland point to risks in US president’s approach to the Fed
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January 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM
If you think he's going to play nicely in markets/finance then I love that for you. Adorable.
My thing this weekend:
What is to stop Trump upending the rules in global finance too? - as.ft.com/r/53e52459-8...
My thing this weekend:
What is to stop Trump upending the rules in global finance too? - as.ft.com/r/53e52459-8...
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Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…