George Parker
@GeorgeWParker
FT Political Editor, former Brussels bureau chief, presenter R4 Week in Westminster. Sometimes seen at Selhurst Park and County Ground, Taunton
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http://ft.com 05-05-2011 22:29:22
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Very unusual intervention by Jeremy Hunt reflecting frustration in govt over the City watchdog as ministers try to boost growth in the financial services sector
Not bad for a club that has never won the county championship Somerset Cricket 🏆 🍺 🍎- maybe this year
Since Kate Forbes MSP is in the news again, do reread my interview with her from June last year for Seen and Unseen: seenandunseen.com/nobody-neutral…
NEW: Treasury committee chair warns western sanctions against Russia are failing to hamper its economy, as campaigners urge enforcement officials to take a tougher stance on blacklisted entities
Harriett Baldwin talks to Financial Times about improving sanctions 👇
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Genuine question: in the olden days, there was a 'purdah period' before elections about govt announcements (eg welfare crackdowns)? Does that no longer apply - or is Mel Stride on party business?
Brass bands and wisteria - could only be an end of season game at Fulham Football Club. Come on Crystal Palace F.C. - mid-table beckons
FT political editor George Parker presents today’s episode of The Week in Westminster on BBC Radio 4 - tune in or catch up on demand bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Coming up in a few mins on BBC Radio 4 #weekinwestminster looking at Rishi Sunak and defence, Rwanda, Frank Field’s life and an interview with martha lane fox in her remarkable mountain mission
Fancy a wild weekend? Travel piece on Skagen - one of Europe’s most intriguing and least known (except to Danes) corners. Astonishing sunsets, shifting sands, two seas meeting across a spit tapering into the sea. Herrings. Glorious FT Weekend on.ft.com/4b8ApNa
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Join Stephen Bush George Parker camilla cavendish & me for a lunchtime webinar on May 8 to discuss what the local election results tell us about who'll win the general election
Register & share your questions now at ft.com/ukwebinar
Are Kula Shaker the most underrated 90s band? Another triumph tonight in Camden. Derided as a “gap yah in India” pastiche they are always magnificent live. Pretty sure Hayley Mills there too
New - Glastonbury-style rush as Business Day tickets for Lab conference sell out in hours, execs paying £3,000 a pop. One lobbyist jokes he was told he would lose his job if he failed to get tickets. With Michael O'Dwyer on.ft.com/3UkvwtI
Chris Lowe from the Pet Shop Boys pitches for a peerage in a top Lunch with the FT with Janine Gibson. 'Go in there, have a nice lunch and go to sleep....It’s the ideal job for me.”
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Serious election coverage here from the excellent Jennifer Williams Anna Gross and Amy Borrett on Levelling Up. A big idea with seriously flawed execution