Responding to words with violence is some weak shit, and all the other takes are wrong. Thank you for playing the Twitter.

There is an elephant in the negotiation room. Its name is Roman Abramovich. Allow me to give you some context on who this guy actually is and how his participation in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks should be viewed.

Nadine Dorries wrongly claimed last year that Channel 4 was “in receipt of public money”. Now she claims selling off free-to-air Channel 4 will allow it to compete against streaming giants Netflix and Amazon. The level of ignorance is as disturbing as the casual vandalism

This bag of rice was delivered by the government to my wife’s friend in Shanghai. Things must be getting bad there if this is what they are advising!!

Putin’s oligarchs hire Western enablers to do their bidding, including suing journalists into silence. To deter people from working for these corrupt oligarchs, the United States should place travel bans on them. That's what I'm urging Secretary Antony Blinken to do.

The first edition of my new newsletter, 'Inside Politics', is free to read here: try before you subscribe! ft.com/content/51dcba…

The war in Ukraine has highlighted the EU’s dependence on Russian oil and gas. At the same time as enforcing wide-ranging sanctions on the country, the EU has paid Russia more than €20bn for gas imports alone since the start of the invasion ig.ft.com/europes-race-t…

Thank the lord for the incorruptible Financial Times...

“Please don’t bet against the pound” sure sounds a lot like an invitation to bet against the pound

Some professional news: I’m delighted to say that I've joined the Financial Times as Ukraine correspondent! Looking forward to working with a stellar foreign desk and friends on the Ukraine and Russia beats at this storied newspaper. 🇺🇦

The Brexit effect film is free to view. No remoaning - just cold, hard facts clearly explained by Financial Times writers and interviews with businesses affected It's approaching 1m views on YouTube and was the number 1 trending film. Please watch and comment youtu.be/wO2lWmgEK1Y

I don't want my employer paying for some blue tick. Most journalists' Twitter accounts live in a grey area between personal and professional. If a company pays for your Twitter status, it becomes much more *their* account.

The spending habits of 435,000 UK children using GoHenry contactless cards shows huge shift in H1 2022: 🧸 Toys down 32% 👕👗Fashion down 14% 🎮🧑‍💻👾Gaming down 11% ♥️💙💛 Charity donations up 256%👇My FT article below, free to read thanks to FT Financial Literacy & Inclusion Campaign ft.com/content/a9e67e…

Interview: Gautam Adani, who is buying Indian news channel NDTV, tells Chloe Cornish and Benjamin Parkin that he wants to build a global news brand: “India does not have one single [outlet] to compare to Financial Times or Al Jazeera.” 🚨📺🍿 ft.com/content/d6c5ff…

Thrilled to be shortlisted for Foreign Reporter of the Year by the ⁦⁦The Press Awards⁩ for my coverage of West & Central Africa at my old Financial Times gig. Really honored to be in the company of this group of incredible reporters. thepressawards.com/shortlist-nati…

I also want to apologize for breaking our OTP (On Time Performance) yesterday. We had to delay some of our trains to give a way to #RailForceOne. It was painful for me and my team, but I had to do that. So only 90% of our trains arrived on time yesterday. I apologize.

We don’t get taught much about money in schools, uni or the workplace - but my first book aims to rectify that! Here’s a taster of what to expect - you can get your hands on a copy here lnk.to/WTDTYAM

As elections loom in India, Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party appears to be stronger than ever. Why does the BJP’s electoral machine keep winning power? ft.com/content/d5a1df…