#jasperjolly — Public Fediverse posts
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On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant
By Jasper JollyOperating at only half its capacity, Japanese carmaker’s Sunderland factory seeks deal with China’s Chery as it battles Brexit threats
#Nissan #Automotiveindustry #Manufacturingsector #Business #Brexit #Sunderland #NorthofEngland #England #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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UK’s biggest EV battery gigafactory shelves expansion as Jaguar Land Rover talks stall
By Jasper JollyChinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars
#Automotiveindustry #JaguarLandRover #Nissan #Business #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Environment #Sunderland #UKnews #Energystorage #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Thames Water plans to restart desalination plant – after drought has ended
By Jasper JollyUtility company’s plant, which has only run five times, now has an estimated total cost of £500m
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/14/thames-water-desalination-plant-reservoir-drought
#ThamesWater #Drought #Waterindustry #Business #Utilities #Water #Environment #UKnews #London #Extremeheat #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis
By Jasper Jolly, Rowena Mason and Matthew TaylorCut in electric vehicle sales targets could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions in UK, say green campaigners
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-new-ev-sales-targets
#Climatecrisis #AndyBurnham #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Automotiveindustry #Automotiveemissions #Greenhousegasemissions #Ethicalandgreenliving #Environment #Business #Travelandtransport #Motoring #Transport #Transportpolicy #Manufacturingsector #UKnews #Wildfires #Drought #Extremeheat #TheGuardian #JasperJolly #RowenaMason #MatthewTaylor
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John Lewis managing director Peter Ruis quits job after less than three years
By Jasper JollySurprise departure comes after department store chain’s chair warned of ‘really tough trading conditions’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/john-lewis-managing-director-peter-ruis-quits-job
#JohnLewis #Retailindustry #Inflation #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Harvey Nichols warns it could collapse without rescue deal, as bidders circle
By Jasper JollyMike Ashley’s Frasers Group is frontrunner to buy Knightsbridge-headquartered department store chain
#Retailindustry #FrasersGroup #MikeAshley #Business #London #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
By Jasper JollyCampaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/thames-water-fee-finance-chief-andy-burnham
#ThamesWater #Waterindustry #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year
By Jasper JollyBig companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attack
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/10/uk-companies-cyber-attack-third-jlr
#Cybercrime #Manufacturingsector #Hacking #Business #UKnews #Technology #AIartificialintelligence #JaguarLandRover #Computing #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Chinese EV sales surge to new high in Europe, putting tariffs under scrutiny
By Jasper JollyImports this year now account for 14% of the market amid claims vehicles are being dumped in the EU and UK
#Automotiveindustry #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Europe #Business #China #Italy #Manufacturingsector #AsiaPacific #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Raleigh bike brand faces chop after owner begins insolvency proceedings
By Jasper JollyFate of historic bicycle name in hands of administrators after Netherlands-based Accell Group fails to find buyer
#Manufacturingsector #Cycling #Business #Cycling #Netherlands #UKnews #Nottingham #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
By Jasper JollyWayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)
#Selfdrivingcars #Uber #Automotiveindustry #Transportpolicy #Transport #London #Business #Politics #UKnews #Technology #Technologysector #TfL #Roadsafety #Roadtransport #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Secondhand EV leasing hits the fast lane as more UK drivers explore ways to cut motoring costs
By Jasper JollyNumbers using finance rises 170% in a year as leasing firms boom alongside leapin secondhand vehicle supply and surging fuel prices
#Motorfinance #Automotiveindustry #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Motoring #Business #Money #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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BP to sell North Sea business; AI companies lead record surge on Korea’s stock market – business live
By Jasper JollyLive, rolling coverage as British oil company looks for buyer amid political dispute over future drilling licences
#Business #Oil #BP #Commodities #Energyindustry #Oilandgascompanies #SouthKorea #Samsung #AIartificialintelligence #AsiaPacific #Houseprices #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Profits boost for defence firms as governments beef up spending
By Jasper JollyShares in Rolls-Royce jump by 5.5% after it lifts earnings guidance, while BAE Systems also upgrades profit forecasts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/30/profits-boost-defence-firms-governments-spending
#RollsRoyce #BAESystems #Weaponstechnology #Manufacturingsector #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Carmakers ‘delaying investment in UK factories until EV sales rules relaxed’
By Jasper JollyIndustry wants mandate forcing manufacturers to sell increasing share of electric cars each year to be eased
#Automotiveindustry #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Industrialpolicy #Manufacturingsector #EuropeanUnion #Business #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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BMW to cut ‘as many as 8,000 jobs’ under pressure from Chinese rivals
By Jasper Jolly and agenciesLayoffs will come in admin and development divisions in Germany, with production operations unaffected
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/29/bmw-cut-jobs-germany-pressure-chinese-rivals
#Automotiveindustry #BMW #Business #Manufacturingsector #Germany #Europe #Worldnews #Joblosses #China #TheGuardian #JasperJolly #agencies
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Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends
By Jasper Jolly and Rob DaviesMTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent and could now make £500m managing the site
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/mtc-security-uk-ice-trump-manston-asylum-centre
#Business #Manstonasylumcentre #Immigrationandasylum #UKnews #DonaldTrump #USnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly #RobDavies
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Oil prices fall as US pauses strikes on Iran over strait of Hormuz
By Jasper JollyBrent crude drops 9% to below $88 a barrel, prompting UK government bond yields to fall
#Oil #Energyindustry #Commodities #Business #Interestrates #Economics #Globaleconomy #USIsraelwaronIran #Worldnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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AstraZeneca boss urges western drugmakers to move at ‘Chinese speed’
By Jasper JollyEurope and US risk being outpaced on innovation, as happened in the car industry, warns Pascal Soriot
#AstraZeneca #Pharmaceuticalsindustry #Business #UKnews #Drugs #Science #Europe #USnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Water bosses’ total pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over sewage
By Jasper JollyExclusive: Eight companies expect to be covered by the ban for 2025-26, the Guardian can reveal
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/24/water-bosses-pay-rises-bonus-ban-sewage
#Waterindustry #Business #Executivepayandbonuses #Water #Environment #UKnews #England #Wales #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Burnham urged to award £2.4bn military satellite contract to Airbus over US rival
By Jasper JollyUnite union leader says giving Skynet 6 WSS contract to Lockheed Martin would be a ‘massive mistake’
#Airbus #Unite #Aerospaceindustry #MinistryofDefence #Business #Military #Manufacturingsector #Stevenage #Portsmouth #Hertfordshire #UKnews #Tradeunions #Hampshire #CountyDurham #Satellites #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Carmakers lobbied UK to revoke ban on petrol and diesel cars after 2035
By Jasper JollyBMW, Ford, Nissan and Toyota, plus parts maker Bosch, wrote joint letter to ministers in April
#Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Greenhousegasemissions #Automotiveindustry #Technology #UKnews #Business #Nissan #BMW #Ford #Toyota #Motoring #Bosch #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Andy Burnham to cut tax for pubs, clubs and live music in England and make vape shops pay more – business live
By Jasper JollyLive, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as government says it will review reliefs for ‘anti-social’ businesses
#Business #EuropeanCentralBank #Interestrates #Economics #EuropeanUnion #Europe #Sterling #FTSE #AndyBurnham #Currencies #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Airbus to test folding wings for next generation of bestselling planes
By Jasper JollySuch technology solves problem of longer, thinner, energy-saving wings not fitting in airports around the world
#Airbus #Aerospaceindustry #Business #Manufacturingsector #Airlineindustry #Airtransport #Europe #UKnews #Worldnews #Boeing #RollsRoyce #Wales #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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After fixing its engine problems, Rolls-Royce is turning to its next big challenge
By Jasper JollyThe aerospace giant is seeking UK government support for its re-entry into the huge narrowbody jet market
#RollsRoyce #Manufacturingsector #Aerospaceindustry #Business #UKnews #Derby #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills
By Jasper JollyCEO’s pay packet surges to £791,000 as union says public ‘sick of obscene pay’ and bosses ‘feathering own nests’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/18/wessex-water-chief-pay-rise-bonus-ban
#Executivepayandbonuses #Waterindustry #Utilities #Business #UKnews #Pollution #Environment #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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South East Water warns over survival as funds dry up
By Jasper JollySupplier to 2.4m customers says it doesn’t have enough money to last beyond July 2027
#Waterindustry #Utilities #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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‘Bizarre choice’: business and Labour puzzle over Shabana Mahmood as future chancellor
By Jasper Jolly, Richard Partington and Heather StewartThe home secretary, favourite to take over at No 11, has minimal economic credentials and many MPs would prefer Ed Miliband
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/shabana-mahmood-future-chancellor
#ShabanaMahmood #EconomicgrowthGDP #Labour #AndyBurnham #Politics #EdMiliband #Business #Economics #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly #RichardPartington #HeatherStewart
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Uber to buy Germany’s Delivery Hero in $14.8bn global deal
By Jasper JollyUber will offer taxi services and food delivery in 58 markets after deal completes, up from 34
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/16/uber-buy-germany-delivery-hero-148bn-global-deal
#Uber #Germany #Fooddrinkindustry #Business #Europe #Worldnews #USnews #Technology #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply
By Jasper JollyScunthorpe factory is expropriated from China’s Jingye and ministers will ask a valuer to assess compensation
#BritishSteel #Steelindustry #Manufacturingsector #Business #Yorkshire #UKnews #Nationalisation #Politics #KeirStarmer #TheGuardian #JasperJolly