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Will Lloyd

@Will___lloyd

Senior Writer, FT Weekend / [email protected]

 London, England
Joined January 2020
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I’ve spent a few weeks asking people if Britain is prepared for war, among other doom scenarios. The short answer is no and the condensed reason for why that happened is that we spent the last forty years stripping off and selling the most resilient systems in the country for parts.
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How resilient is Britain? ft.trib.al/Bv78ZgH
How resilient is Britain?

How resilient is Britain?

As climate and geopolitical risks cast doubt on the UK’s ability to cope in a crisis, leaders are turning from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ as a governing philosophy

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The wonderful shallowness of Andy Burnham ft.trib.al/TmPcbWK
The wonderful shallowness of Andy Burnham

The wonderful shallowness of Andy Burnham

He makes leftwing gestures to avoid taking leftwing action. Britain should thank its stars

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M John Harrison has won the 2026 Booker Prize for fiction for The End of Everything, set in a post-apocalyptic 21st-century Britain that has been left without government and isolated from the rest of the world. Here's another chance to read our review ft.trib.al/KWmH1hN
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This is such a delight to read
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I have an essay in the new issue of @thebafflermag about the mundane, incredible fact that London, alongside many other cities, has for the last 50ish years been filling up with Himalayan parakeets - and on the contested realm of invasion biology itself. thebaffler.com/salvos/the-po…
Feral Parakeets Flock to London

Feral Parakeets Flock to London

Are the feral parakeets taking over the United Kingdom avian friend or foe?

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JUST IN: Joe Biden reveals Trump privately told him they would be “good friends” if it weren't for politics.
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Over the past 10 years alone, more than 300 British companies with a combined price tag of over half a trillion pounds at today’s prices have been snapped up by overseas buyers. The traffic in the opposite direction has been far more modest by comparison. ft.trib.al/zBakLhg
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UK faces China expertise crunch after exodus of senior diplomats ft.trib.al/x8WJeSQ
UK diplomacy suffers exodus of China experts

UK diplomacy suffers exodus of China experts

Shortage of Beijing specialists from Whitehall undermines Britain’s ability to make policy at time of geopolitical upheaval

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john sturgis@sturgiosNov 9
I love observing the working life of news photographers - with their bunfights and hosedowns and all that Here we see the lucky dip that is the prison van shot
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PETER HITCHENS: Arguing with Russell Brand is like trying to play chess with a squirrrel. Why was this man treated seriously in our national debate? dailymail.com/debate/article… via @DailyMail
PETER HITCHENS: Why was Russell Brand given place in national debate?

PETER HITCHENS: Why was Russell Brand given place in national debate?

PETER HITCHENS: I'll never forget the night Russell Brand offered to kiss me. He had been busy losing an argument about drugs on the BBC Newsnight programme, back in 2012.

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He’s not the Messiah… My long read on a now seven year investigation into Russell Brand. Please share! thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
No messiah: the reckoning of Russell Brand

No messiah: the reckoning of Russell Brand

For years the predator was protected by those around him as he shapeshifted from comedian to political and wellness guru

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It really does look like the U.K. is going down what officials are calling “the apology track”. Labour also seems to be making a political error in not asking the King to take one for the team and say sorry before Andy Burnham does.
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An apology for slavery will help build trust across the Commonwealth ft.trib.al/16J9wrD | opinion
An apology for slavery will help build trust across the Commonwealth

An apology for slavery will help build trust across the Commonwealth

The Caribbean Community has ten relatively modest proposals for repairing relations with the UK

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Jemima Kelly@jemimajoannaNov 6
I wrote a cover piece for @FTMag earlier this year on Trump's new chief of staff and his wife as.ft.com/r/85544d11-3383-4a… (🎁)
Inside the White House’s most inscrutable marriage. (No not that one)

Inside the White House’s most inscrutable marriage. (No not that one)

What the union of Stephen and Katie Miller says about Maga world

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Our Person in the News this week is @jamestalarico as.ft.com/r/7ff6d124-bd15-45…
James Talarico: the Democrats’ rising star who turned Texas blue

James Talarico: the Democrats’ rising star who turned Texas blue

The 37-year-old senator-elect combined Christian faith and anti-corruption messaging to give the left its first statewide win in decades

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Superb piece by @Will___lloyd on youth despair and despondency in Rotherham. ft.com/content/f83803da-8c43…
How it feels to be young in the town with fewest starter jobs in Britain

How it feels to be young in the town with fewest starter jobs in Britain

In Rotherham, making a life is not easy. Will Lloyd investigates the ‘rejection economy’

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Survival expert Ray Mears: ‘We Britons need to toughen up’ ft.trib.al/TCqpKnL
Survival expert Ray Mears: ‘We Britons need to toughen up’

Survival expert Ray Mears: ‘We Britons need to toughen up’

The bushcraft master on why wars are won by civilians, how executives can learn self-reliance — and which wild plants are worth eating

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Ben Ansell@benwansellNov 6
Late to this fabulously written piece by @Will___lloyd. A great account of both Rotheram and the experience of being young and feeling hopeless. ft.com/content/f83803da-8c43…
How it feels to be young in the town with fewest starter jobs in Britain

How it feels to be young in the town with fewest starter jobs in Britain

In Rotherham, making a life is not easy. Will Lloyd investigates the ‘rejection economy’

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Back in 2021, @HenryGJeffreys wrote this great piece about Russell Brand for @The_Fence_Mag. It holds up extremely well today. the-fence.com/article/russel…
Brand Management

Brand Management

What was Russell Brand like in 2007? Read on to find out more.

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will🌹@wiliband_Nov 5
Bro what is going on between Ed Miliband and the King
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Clive Martin@clive_mart1nNov 5
The 2006 edition of Big Fat Quiz of the Year featured Russell Brand, David Walliams, Jonathan Ross, Jimmy Carr, Boy George, Courtney Love, Sacha Baron Cohen and Ian McKellen reading from Jade Goody’s autobiography.
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Justice thanks to the extraordinary reporting of @RosamundUrwin and @char_wace 👇
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🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Russell Brand has been accused of rape and sexual assaults by women who have broken their silence on alleged attacks between 2006 and 2013 This is a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and @C4Dispatches ✍️ @RosamundUrwin @char_wace @pmorganbentley

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Breaking news: Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault in a dramatic downfall for the British media personality ft.trib.al/Bl3TM9n
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