Harry Wallop
Consumer journalist. Feature writer. Columnist for Times Business. Make TV progs (esp @C4Dispatches @TheGadgetShow). Host conferences etc. Agent: @knightayton
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Harry Wallop
Back in 1998 Marks & Spencer became the first retailer in the UK to report pre-tax profits of £1 billion. It was a big deal at the time and in the subsequent years it became a millstone for the company: would it ever reach that landmark again? This week, 27 years on, it has published its latest annual report. The two documents, a generation apart, make for interesting reading.
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Harry Wallop
It’s the look of pity they give you. When fellow fathers ask how many children I have and I reply “four”, they invariably do a hearty, almost Sid James-style “Gosh, swift work!” — followed by a wince of compassion as the full horror sinks in. With four children you are not just outnumbered, but outflanked. You do not so much “parent” as “firefight”. My eldest is about to leave university and the youngest is now a teen who listens to Radiohead, so we are out of the emotional trenches.
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Harry Wallop
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1 month ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Harry Wallop
Inflation has been rampant for the past five years in the UK. Houses, hotels, butter, cappuccinos – all are more expensive. But one thing has fallen in value: dogs. In particular, the cocker spaniel-poodle cross-breed, the cockapoo. In 2020, when Britain was plunged into the first Covid lockdown, the average price of all dogs was £2,089, with cockapoos fetching £2,644. That’s according to Pets4Homes, the largest website for potential owners. Now?
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Harry Wallop
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Father’s Day appropriate gifts according to @AmazonUK: – DIY essentials – deodorant for your testicles – air fryers – Andrew Tate inspo What a time to be a man https://t.co/hoJAhKtsxe
RT @DanielLatto: @hwallop i was watching housewives of beverley hills (utter trash tv - love it!) - and I think it was on there - and I thi…
I keep seeing & hearing the word “copacetic” (a pretentious synonym for “OK”) – in newspapers & radio. But surely no one in normal conversation uses this word. Do they? Is this because Chap GPT/Gemini use the word? Is this an example of AI poisoning our language?
