Simon Freeman

More seriously, doing nothing is usually the best course of action on a day like today. So, frustrating though it feels, they might inadvertently be doing us a favour!

📽️ From Donald Trump to Britain's wind power trade body, there's a growing coalition calling for more drilling in the North Sea. Raising the question: if we DID encourage more exploration, how much oil & gas could we actually get? Our MEGA primer on the North Sea👇 Ps it's longer than usual, but it turns out this topic has SO MANY misconceptions. Time to put some of them right. Let me know what you think

The upsized deal more than doubles xAI's valuation since last spring, despite growing concerns over illegal content generated by the start-up's AI. ft.trib.al/NzNRbKb

@BrentfordFC @JomaSportUK No dams!?

Your Bees to take on Leeds 🐝

A rare moment when the ball was not in the back of the Burnley net. 🐝

@spaintheband 👌

@SPAINtheband 👌

BREAKING: Royal Mail boss Emma Gilthorpe has quit after just over a year, as Daniel Kretinksy formally takes over. thetimes.com/business-money…

We’re stunned at ⁦⁦@thetimes⁩ at the death of our friend and former colleague, Andrew Norfolk. The finest journalist I ever worked with, whose investigations changed the law. Starmer leads tributes to Andrew Norfolk, who exposed grooming gangs thetimes.com/article/c589b0…

And two hundred years' steady growth has been ended in less than two hours. Or thereabouts. thetimes.com/article/cef05d…

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink tells @thetimes: "I’m buying up ‘undervalued’ UK assets" thetimes.com/business-money…

HANK TOUGH

@MarkKleinmanSky excellent photo choice

Revealed: Coca-Cola is in advanced talks to return to the top tier of the Premier League’s commercial partners after a three-year absence, with a multimillion pound deal expected to be discussed at a meeting of top-flight clubs later this week. news.sky.com/story/coca-col…

All articles on the The Times website are free today. Here's one of the best-read articles this year: Wine and property mogul Richard Balfour-Lynn bankrupt after stock market scandal thetimes.com/business-money…

@FraserNelson Shamen founder Colin Angus, tracked down by the FT after the rebrand in 2021, memorably remarked: “Ditch standard life and drop three E’s, indeed a most commendable notion."

Good point. The Shamen were from Aberdeen. Had their north-eastern wisdom been heeded by Aberdeen Asset Management, as was, millions of pounds would have been saved.

@AArmstrong_says Raspberry pi!

Ok it’s all feeling rather gloomy..so I need some help on reasons to be cheerful in business for 2025. So far all I’ve got is lower interest rates (hopefully) ..

Police are investigating claims of stalking and “corporate espionage” made by executives at Boohoo Group, The Times can reveal. With @fletcherr @Fhamiltontimes @jameshurley thetimes.com/article/d1e109…

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Friday 22 November on.ft.com/4i37Llc

WHSmith is relaunching vinyl in its high street stores after 30-year absence ift.tt/mtHrkaY