
Dominic O'Connell
@dominicoc
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All this talk about @ManU new investment - a thing I wrote about 18 months ago about drag-alongs, tag-alongs, Ratcliffe and the Glazers #MUFC
https://t.co/XVoquR4Ozy
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Just over a year ago I was finishing up part of a book about Ineos, the chemical company created by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, when a last-minute spanner fell into the works: Manchester United, the football
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Got two DfT press releases this morning. One annoucing that Greater Anglia returns to the public sector on sunday The other is a helpful list of the status of all train operators. Greater Anglia is shown as private sector. Would you trust these people with a railway?
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And here is the @YouTube version - unfortunately you have to see me as well as Jim R @ManUtd
https://t.co/CMoMMuplkr
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@ChimeWhistle @TodaysRailways So the rest of us are faking it then?
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If you want to listen to the interview with Sir Jim Ratcliffe @ManUtd the podcast is here
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Podcast Episode · The Business · 08/10/2025 · 48m
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Manchester United to appoint Brentford executive Ameesh Manek as director of football operations, as per @SamiMokbel_BBC + @NizaarKinsella
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Manek's role will encompass women's football and also include overseeing player support, football culture and development, and travel.
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Ratcliffe pledges allegiance (sort of) to Ruben Amorim - my story on @ManUtd
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Manchester United co-owner has given backing to head coach, saying success does not come overnight, and said club will become most profitable in world
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🔺 NEW: Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has given Ruben Amorim three years to prove himself a “great” coach, saying success in football could not come “overnight” Read the full story by @dominicoc ⬇️
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The Times launches new business podcast hosted by top journalists @dominicoc @hannahprevett @thetimes
podcastingtoday.co.uk
The Times and The Sunday Times have launched a new weekly podcast, The Business, hosted by journalists Hannah Prevett and Dominic O’Connell.
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Today is the 24th anniversary of the beginning of the end for Rail privatisation. On 7 October 2001 Labour ministers forced Railtrack into receivership. A year later Network Rail emerged as a company limited by guarantee but was classified as a public body in 2013.
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Just like to point out that i won the quiz on @hugorifkind today on @TimesRadio. I am now prime minister - in my dreams and nightmares. Just rejoice at the news! PS I didn’t volunteer to take part; bit of an accident.
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Here it comes - the first business podcast from @thetimes It is going to be a hoot https://t.co/HFv0INedM7
podcasts.apple.com
Business Podcast · Series · Hannah Prevett and Dominic O’Connell bring you one big business story you need to know every week. Uncovering the personalities, power plays, boardroom dramas and sheer...
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Ok some perspective on this. Firstly, I ran tech listings at LSE for 4 years 2016-2020. That jump before the drop off was my pipeline. - the huge spike at the start of the chart was an enormous volume of listings on AIM. Lots of these were very bad companies. It was a bit like
The London Stock Exchange is dying. We have dropped out of the top 20 IPO markets, falling behind Mexico. In 2006 London raised $51bn, this year it was $248m. A 99% decrease. Some thoughts on why this matters and how we change course 🧵
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I don't think the IMF have recommended a single forecast per year... The IMF said first best option would be to operate with more ‘headroom’. They did suggest that the rules could be assessed only once per year, but explicitly said that two forecasts per year is best practice!
Chancellor Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP tells @TimesRadio she would like to go to one OBR forecast a year (from two). "The IMF have said that ... and I agree with their recommendations." OBR in the past have not been so keen ...
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP tells @TimesRadio she would like to go to one OBR forecast a year (from two). "The IMF have said that ... and I agree with their recommendations." OBR in the past have not been so keen ...
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BP is rowing back its "peak oil" demand forecast for 2025. Now it says it would be 2030 at the earliest. I'm lost for words about how bad BP has been at modelling energy consumption in recent years | #OOTT
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@HiddenYorkshire Strong hints of Genesis too I find. Bertie and chums are effectively in Eden and still can't help mucking it up: reliant on an omniscient and omnipotent Jeeves to clear it all up. I am available for other sermon ideas!
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Sir Howard Davies, former deputy governor at @bankofengland , mystified by events there - Huw Pill, chief economist, came out against QT reduction. Davies said on @TimesRadio this would be "puzzling for the markets."
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