Harry Wallop
@harrywallop.co.uk
Consumer journalist | Feature writer | Columnist for Times Business | Make TV progs, chats on radio | Host conferences, panels etc.
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There's pressure to reduce the post-pandemic government subsidy as while total journeys are up, revenues are still down in real terms -- so they need more bums on seats (or on the floor in the corridors) to get the cash it the tills.
October 4, 2026 at 8:35 AM
There's pressure to reduce the post-pandemic government subsidy as while total journeys are up, revenues are still down in real terms -- so they need more bums on seats (or on the floor in the corridors) to get the cash it the tills.
🚇🚂 I too am hearing/seeing lots of adverts for train companies.
What’s it all about? And are we – the taxpayer – picking up the tab for many of these ads?
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What’s it all about? And are we – the taxpayer – picking up the tab for many of these ads?
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October 4, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🚇🚂 I too am hearing/seeing lots of adverts for train companies.
What’s it all about? And are we – the taxpayer – picking up the tab for many of these ads?
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What’s it all about? And are we – the taxpayer – picking up the tab for many of these ads?
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The secret to Rick Stein’s success is that viewers intuit that he’s someone they’d like to share a bottle of wine with. I discovered this to my joy – and cost – after he plied me with lots of v good white burgundy. The night before I was due to interview him at 8am…
October 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The secret to Rick Stein’s success is that viewers intuit that he’s someone they’d like to share a bottle of wine with. I discovered this to my joy – and cost – after he plied me with lots of v good white burgundy. The night before I was due to interview him at 8am…
Amandaland Christmas special is back! Filming in our street in north London. (Islington, not ‘North Harlesden’).
And features a massive inflatable Santa, Amanda in a sexy Santa outfit. And an ambulance…
And features a massive inflatable Santa, Amanda in a sexy Santa outfit. And an ambulance…
October 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Amandaland Christmas special is back! Filming in our street in north London. (Islington, not ‘North Harlesden’).
And features a massive inflatable Santa, Amanda in a sexy Santa outfit. And an ambulance…
And features a massive inflatable Santa, Amanda in a sexy Santa outfit. And an ambulance…
🏢🤫Over the last 50 years offices have become half as noisy.
No one talks any more. Or if they do it's in a sound-proof video conferencing booth to a colleague working from home.
Is hot desking to blame? Or Slack?
This week's @thetimes.com biz column...
No one talks any more. Or if they do it's in a sound-proof video conferencing booth to a colleague working from home.
Is hot desking to blame? Or Slack?
This week's @thetimes.com biz column...
September 25, 2026 at 8:06 AM
🏢🤫Over the last 50 years offices have become half as noisy.
No one talks any more. Or if they do it's in a sound-proof video conferencing booth to a colleague working from home.
Is hot desking to blame? Or Slack?
This week's @thetimes.com biz column...
No one talks any more. Or if they do it's in a sound-proof video conferencing booth to a colleague working from home.
Is hot desking to blame? Or Slack?
This week's @thetimes.com biz column...
At Ocado Christmas launch I learnt:
🕐 4,000 people booked their Xmas delivery slots this week between midnight (when they were released) and 1am
🛒 By end of September, 52% of all the stuff Ocado will sell for Christmas is already in customers’ baskets
🕐 4,000 people booked their Xmas delivery slots this week between midnight (when they were released) and 1am
🛒 By end of September, 52% of all the stuff Ocado will sell for Christmas is already in customers’ baskets
September 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
At Ocado Christmas launch I learnt:
🕐 4,000 people booked their Xmas delivery slots this week between midnight (when they were released) and 1am
🛒 By end of September, 52% of all the stuff Ocado will sell for Christmas is already in customers’ baskets
🕐 4,000 people booked their Xmas delivery slots this week between midnight (when they were released) and 1am
🛒 By end of September, 52% of all the stuff Ocado will sell for Christmas is already in customers’ baskets
@privateeyenews.bsky.social digs into its archive…👏
September 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
@privateeyenews.bsky.social digs into its archive…👏
Is hot-desking partly to blame for a surge in workplace loneliness?
A survey suggests:
- 17% people go all day without speaking to anyone in the office
-37% say they have no close friends at work
- 40% admit to feeling lonely
Would love to hear your thoughts on a) is this true b) who's to blame...
A survey suggests:
- 17% people go all day without speaking to anyone in the office
-37% say they have no close friends at work
- 40% admit to feeling lonely
Would love to hear your thoughts on a) is this true b) who's to blame...
September 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Is hot-desking partly to blame for a surge in workplace loneliness?
A survey suggests:
- 17% people go all day without speaking to anyone in the office
-37% say they have no close friends at work
- 40% admit to feeling lonely
Would love to hear your thoughts on a) is this true b) who's to blame...
A survey suggests:
- 17% people go all day without speaking to anyone in the office
-37% say they have no close friends at work
- 40% admit to feeling lonely
Would love to hear your thoughts on a) is this true b) who's to blame...
How Nick Candy sold London's most expensive house. And helped the buyer avoid £18.5m in tax. Buy selling him *extra* houses.
Another great bit of journalism from the ever-interesting
@londoncentric.media (with number crunching from
@danneidle.bsky.social & team)
Another great bit of journalism from the ever-interesting
@londoncentric.media (with number crunching from
@danneidle.bsky.social & team)
September 22, 2026 at 9:05 AM
How Nick Candy sold London's most expensive house. And helped the buyer avoid £18.5m in tax. Buy selling him *extra* houses.
Another great bit of journalism from the ever-interesting
@londoncentric.media (with number crunching from
@danneidle.bsky.social & team)
Another great bit of journalism from the ever-interesting
@londoncentric.media (with number crunching from
@danneidle.bsky.social & team)
The "Beckham Stack". When did the language of software developers enter the world of wellness?
September 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The "Beckham Stack". When did the language of software developers enter the world of wellness?
Times births this morning. A future Marquess of Camden…
September 19, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Times births this morning. A future Marquess of Camden…
🐓 This is v. rare picture of a British housewife c1955 with roast chicken. Why’s it rare?
Because in 1950s hardly anyone ate chicken – consumed by less than 1% of the UK. We slaughtered 1m birds a year.
Now? We slaughter 1.1 billion. And it’s the most popular meat. By far 🧵1/6
Because in 1950s hardly anyone ate chicken – consumed by less than 1% of the UK. We slaughtered 1m birds a year.
Now? We slaughter 1.1 billion. And it’s the most popular meat. By far 🧵1/6
September 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
🐓 This is v. rare picture of a British housewife c1955 with roast chicken. Why’s it rare?
Because in 1950s hardly anyone ate chicken – consumed by less than 1% of the UK. We slaughtered 1m birds a year.
Now? We slaughter 1.1 billion. And it’s the most popular meat. By far 🧵1/6
Because in 1950s hardly anyone ate chicken – consumed by less than 1% of the UK. We slaughtered 1m birds a year.
Now? We slaughter 1.1 billion. And it’s the most popular meat. By far 🧵1/6
This was voted “front page of the century” by @britishlibrary.bsky.social
Other UK front pages went for stark images on 9/11 – axing all words (unusual in those days).
But @telegraph.co.uk knew well that a few written, sparse words matter. The very first draft of history.
Other UK front pages went for stark images on 9/11 – axing all words (unusual in those days).
But @telegraph.co.uk knew well that a few written, sparse words matter. The very first draft of history.
September 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This was voted “front page of the century” by @britishlibrary.bsky.social
Other UK front pages went for stark images on 9/11 – axing all words (unusual in those days).
But @telegraph.co.uk knew well that a few written, sparse words matter. The very first draft of history.
Other UK front pages went for stark images on 9/11 – axing all words (unusual in those days).
But @telegraph.co.uk knew well that a few written, sparse words matter. The very first draft of history.
“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you’ve succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone…What People are saying is: ‘Look at that frightful ass Spode swanking about in footer bags!’”
September 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you’ve succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone…What People are saying is: ‘Look at that frightful ass Spode swanking about in footer bags!’”
Aaagh!
If you don't hear anything more from me, presume I have been arrested wearing a balaclava, wielding a weapon, in the vacinity of a drinks PR...
If you don't hear anything more from me, presume I have been arrested wearing a balaclava, wielding a weapon, in the vacinity of a drinks PR...
September 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Aaagh!
If you don't hear anything more from me, presume I have been arrested wearing a balaclava, wielding a weapon, in the vacinity of a drinks PR...
If you don't hear anything more from me, presume I have been arrested wearing a balaclava, wielding a weapon, in the vacinity of a drinks PR...
The real story here is that a minor alleged crime has taken more than four years to come to trial. 50 months!
Britain’s justice system is broken.
Britain’s justice system is broken.
September 8, 2026 at 7:47 AM
The real story here is that a minor alleged crime has taken more than four years to come to trial. 50 months!
Britain’s justice system is broken.
Britain’s justice system is broken.
David Hemingway has a point…
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September 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
David Hemingway has a point…
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☎️ Under the streets, BT owns miles of copper telephone wires – now redundant. It's selling the copper, now valued at...£2 billion!
📱The Royal Mint is hoping to retreive 450kg of gold every year from circuit boards.
This week's @thetimes.com biz column on recycling assets...
📱The Royal Mint is hoping to retreive 450kg of gold every year from circuit boards.
This week's @thetimes.com biz column on recycling assets...
September 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
☎️ Under the streets, BT owns miles of copper telephone wires – now redundant. It's selling the copper, now valued at...£2 billion!
📱The Royal Mint is hoping to retreive 450kg of gold every year from circuit boards.
This week's @thetimes.com biz column on recycling assets...
📱The Royal Mint is hoping to retreive 450kg of gold every year from circuit boards.
This week's @thetimes.com biz column on recycling assets...
Sam Leith's Substack is one of the highlights of my week. And this week is no exception.
Notably, the apology to Alan Bennett and his colonoscopist...🧁💩
Notably, the apology to Alan Bennett and his colonoscopist...🧁💩
September 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Sam Leith's Substack is one of the highlights of my week. And this week is no exception.
Notably, the apology to Alan Bennett and his colonoscopist...🧁💩
Notably, the apology to Alan Bennett and his colonoscopist...🧁💩
Memo to any PRs. If you send me a press release containing the phrase "cosy season" I will hunt you down and destroy you.
Subway – You're first on the list:
"Autumn is officially upon us, and Subway® is kicking off cosy season with a lineup of hearty new menu items"
Subway – You're first on the list:
"Autumn is officially upon us, and Subway® is kicking off cosy season with a lineup of hearty new menu items"
September 2, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Memo to any PRs. If you send me a press release containing the phrase "cosy season" I will hunt you down and destroy you.
Subway – You're first on the list:
"Autumn is officially upon us, and Subway® is kicking off cosy season with a lineup of hearty new menu items"
Subway – You're first on the list:
"Autumn is officially upon us, and Subway® is kicking off cosy season with a lineup of hearty new menu items"
CEOs often boast about starting their day at 5am or even 4.30am. But this is the first time I’ve seen a boss claim he gets up at 3.30am 👀
(John Perkins of @specsaversuk.bsky.social in Sunday Times business)
(John Perkins of @specsaversuk.bsky.social in Sunday Times business)
August 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
CEOs often boast about starting their day at 5am or even 4.30am. But this is the first time I’ve seen a boss claim he gets up at 3.30am 👀
(John Perkins of @specsaversuk.bsky.social in Sunday Times business)
(John Perkins of @specsaversuk.bsky.social in Sunday Times business)
If you’ve been unfairly – maybe illegally – sacked from your job & you want to sue your employer you may have to wait until 2030.
The number of cases in the system has doubled to 64,000.
Why? I spent a week at the Croydon tribunal (above a Lidl) to find out 🧵1/6
The number of cases in the system has doubled to 64,000.
Why? I spent a week at the Croydon tribunal (above a Lidl) to find out 🧵1/6
August 23, 2026 at 12:16 PM
If you’ve been unfairly – maybe illegally – sacked from your job & you want to sue your employer you may have to wait until 2030.
The number of cases in the system has doubled to 64,000.
Why? I spent a week at the Croydon tribunal (above a Lidl) to find out 🧵1/6
The number of cases in the system has doubled to 64,000.
Why? I spent a week at the Croydon tribunal (above a Lidl) to find out 🧵1/6
Times births column today. The first submitted by work colleagues?
August 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Times births column today. The first submitted by work colleagues?
Canonbury Station, London Overground. 3 burly, trained security staff to stop fare dodgers.
Guy ahead of me (exiting) casually barges through barrier, not paying. Right in front of the guards.
What do they do…? 1/3🧵
Guy ahead of me (exiting) casually barges through barrier, not paying. Right in front of the guards.
What do they do…? 1/3🧵
August 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Canonbury Station, London Overground. 3 burly, trained security staff to stop fare dodgers.
Guy ahead of me (exiting) casually barges through barrier, not paying. Right in front of the guards.
What do they do…? 1/3🧵
Guy ahead of me (exiting) casually barges through barrier, not paying. Right in front of the guards.
What do they do…? 1/3🧵
Bit of a blow for John Lewis. Its managing director, Peter Ruis – who has helped revitalise the department store, after quite a wobble – to step down after just 2.5yrs. "To pursue new projects"
August 10, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Bit of a blow for John Lewis. Its managing director, Peter Ruis – who has helped revitalise the department store, after quite a wobble – to step down after just 2.5yrs. "To pursue new projects"