Senior business journalist @bbcnews - French and British. Improviser @buffetimprov.
Joined May 2013
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I got to vote in 2 elections on the same day. In person in the UK and by internet for the 2nd round of the French election. I will never ever take that for granted. Democracy is a wonderful thing!
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10 Jun 2024
The shower mafia!
10 Jun 2024
Organised rain continuing to clear the east coast early this afternoon ๐ง๏ธ
Elsewhere sunny spells and showers for many ๐ฆ๏ธ
Feeling cool thanks to a keen northerly wind ๐ฌ๏ธ with temperatures a good few degrees below the June average ๐
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29 Mar 2024
This is a very clever campaign!
28 Mar 2024
โInclude a QR code.โ
โAdd a line to explain the visual.โ
โIt needs a call-to-action.โ
A โNoโ to all of the above. Thatโs why the latest @British_Airways campaign by the lovely folks of @Uncommon_Studio is so utterly marvelous. Again.
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28 Mar 2024
This is an interesting piece but glaring error in 4th par: "across the US as food prices remain stubbornly high despite cooling inflation. Many items have yet to return to pre-pandemic prices" that's not how inflation works! basic stuff @BusinessDesk tinyurl.com/3az4h32z
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28 Mar 2024
unless there is DEflation - cooling inflation just means prices rising but at a slower pace
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24 Jan 2024
that last sentence is epic trolling - bravo! ๐
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25 Nov 2023
Friday morning
Friday afternoon
Friday evening
Saturday morning
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29 Oct 2023
What rarely gets discussed in clock debate in UK and Europe is simply shortening daylight saving to say 4months instead of 5, like US does, rather than campaigning to stay on summer time all year round. Wouldn't that make more sense? #ClocksGoBack
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29 Oct 2023
Feels too early to be putting clocks back now and then by early march it's already very light in mornings, so ready to put clock forward.
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So happy these guys won! Been following them for years and absolutely love the latest album- this is such a win for the amazing UK jazz scene as well! EZ to the world!!
7 Sep 2023
The winner of the 2023 Mercury Prize with @FreeNow_UK is...
@EzraCollective - 'Where I'm Meant To Be' ๐โจ
#MercuryPrize
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24 Aug 2023
BRAEECSIIU....?
24 Aug 2023
BREAKING: BRICS announces new members as:
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
๐ช๐ฌ Egypt
๐ช๐น Ethiopia
๐ฎ๐ท Iran
๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia
๐ฆ๐ช UAE
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One of the main unions in France, the CFDT, is calling on employers to allow workers to work from home in order to "keep workers safe" in light of the ongoing riots #FranceRiots #emeutes
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23 Jun 2023
Fred Again is a really great performer but I do worry about his neck with the amount of bobbing he does... #Glastonbury23
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19 May 2023
Just listened to @BBCR1 chart for first time in ages. Is it just me or is every track in the top 20 using 90s Techno/Trance beats with autotuned lyrics? Seems to be a very particular genre that charts really well at the moment!
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25 Apr 2023
๐ง๐ปWhy are so many young French workers feeling demotivated? More and more young people are suffering from "bore-out" and quitting their jobs.๐ง My report for Business Daily @bbcworldservice - LISTEN HERE:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4nโฆ
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18 Mar 2023
Just came very close to giving my CC details to a scammer, due to @OpenTableUK being hacked. Someone pretending to call from the restaurant I'm due at in 2 hours, had all my info, sounded very convincing. Luckily I realised something felt wrong. Be very careful!!
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18 Mar 2023
Should add they asked for CC details for a deposit to confirm reservation. Credible due to being v busy for mother's day
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Pour un reportage radio BBC je cherche un.e jeune Franรงais.e qui se sent dรฉmotivรฉ au travail, pour nous expliquer pourquoi. Ce serait une interview prรฉ-enregistrรฉ en gardant l'anonymat si souhaitรฉ. Merci de m'envoyer un mail si vous avez des pistes - joshua.thorpe@bbc.co.uk
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10 Dec 2022
That was a great game, perfect match for someone with divided loyalties! ๐
#EnglandVsFrance
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