Kate Allen

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Weekend News Editor, the Financial Times @financialtimes.com. I did write the headline.

A screenshot from Tatler magazine
A small black cat reclines on a grey armchair like a little prince
U.K. front page
FT international front page
“But it could work for us” meme
David Hockney’s portrait of a couple and a white cat
Trump warns US will not rush into peace deal with Iran as talks drag on + shortsellers earn $2.3bn by betting against under-fire gambling groups
A list of rules regarding the appropriate style in news journalism.
Burnham plays down rejoining EU as Labour battle reopens Brexit wounds
Iran war will squeeze US voters long after conflict ends, economists warn
Talks with Iran yield results, India says
The Milk Tray man delivering chocolates from a helicopter
Front page splash: Iran seeks vengeance for Khamenei with strikes on Israel and US Gulf allies
Front page of tomorrow’s Financial Times: Tehran in secret deal with Kremlin for €500mn of advanced missile kit
A quote from Winston Churchill in 1938 saying that Britain needs to arm itself to deter German aggression.
A screen grab of a news story showing the FT wrote: ‘video footage contradicted authorities’ claims’
One in favour, one against
Tonight’s @financialtimes.com front: poorest hit by wage slowdown but Trump’s team continue to attack economic data … Plus, Switzerland’s 39% tariff is the country’s worst defeat since 1515, apparently. They are not happy. and OPEC has given up on its attempt to boost oil prices with output cuts.
European heatwave + Starmer faces backbench showdown despite rowing back over welfare bill + London microcaps pile into bitcoin
LRB extract: The simple, transparent equilibrium of the market has been replaced with the opaque disequilibrium of value extraction – or what might otherwise be called a scam. This is, at least in part, what happens in a capitalist society when profits remain high but productivity and wage growth stagnate. Things no longer add up.
A Red Cross vehicle surrounded by crowds of Hamas fighters
FT disses Broadway and says the West End is doing far better
US retailers stretch Black Friday deals for weeks to draw in flagging shoppers
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