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Jim Armitage

@ArmitageJim

Contributing editor at the Sunday Times.

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Joined May 2012
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My investigation here highlights how Britain's super high tobacco taxes have fuelled and organised crime epidemic. Coming to a vape shop near you... thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
Uncovered: the UK’s fake cigarettes epidemic

Uncovered: the UK’s fake cigarettes epidemic

Bought under the counter in minimarts across the country, counterfeit cigarettes cost the taxpayer £2.8 billion a year. Jim Armitage investigates a global trade that nobody can stub out

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Trump tariffs hitting great British carmakers already. Scoop here from @jilltreanor thetimes.com/business-money/…

Jaguar Land Rover pauses US car exports amid Trump’s trade war

The UK-based carmaker, which exports almost a quarter of its 400,000 annual sales to America, suspends shipments

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Exclusive 🚨 AlixPartners has hired bankers from Goldman Sachs to kick off a stake sale. Story up soon.
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Lloyd's of London is about to change its CEO, chairman and finance director all within a few months. Hardly ideal. My column in today's Sunday Times thetimes.com/business-money/…
Lloyd’s of London has been set adrift with a lame duck at the helm

Lloyd’s of London has been set adrift with a lame duck at the helm

Chief executive John Neal is leaving to join the broker Aon and should be replaced now to prevent conflict of interest

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How many "Turkish" barbers are on your high street? Dipesh and I reveal cops have staged raids across the UK suspecting links with money laundering. If it's cash only, ask yourself "why?" thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering

Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering

The National Crime Agency has overseen dozens of raids in the past month and believes many are a front for money laundering, tax fraud and illegal immigrants

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Read for free today only. Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, the mining billionaire going green despite the MAGA White House thetimes.com/business-money/…
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More free stuff from the Sunday Times today. My take on Thames Water... thetimes.com/uk/environment/…
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Sunday Times app is free today. Which means you can read this fantastic investigation into where your stolen mobile went... thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
A phone is stolen in London every eight minutes. We follow their trail

A phone is stolen in London every eight minutes. We follow their trail

Only a fifth of phones stolen in London remain in the country, so where do they end up?

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Sunday Times app is free today. Which means you can read this fantastic investigation into where your stolen mobile went... thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
A phone is stolen in London every eight minutes. We follow their trail

A phone is stolen in London every eight minutes. We follow their trail

Only a fifth of phones stolen in London remain in the country, so where do they end up?

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The Times and Sunday Times have dropped the paywall this weekend so fill your boots for free! Here's one I prepared earlier on the plight of Ukrainians in the UK thetimes.com/article/24d04ac…
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Delighted and excited in equal measure to be taking up a new role at the Sunday Times as contributing editor, working on features, news and investigations across the paper. The mighty @JonLYeomans takes up the mantle as biz ed
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Met some fascinating people working on this scam story. Well done D&G for bothering to pursue the bad guys... thetimes.com/business-money/…
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What do you reckon, X? Take our poll...
Times Business (@TimesBusiness) profile pictureTimes Business@TimesBusiness14 Feb 2025
Many companies are rowing back on their diversity, equity and inclusion targets. Are they right to ditch DE&I?
69%Yes
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Good news ahead for the City at last? Cast your votes...
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Will 2025 see a revival of IPOs in London?
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Will 2025 see a revival of IPOs in London?
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BOOM! Big Sunday Times business scoop here. BT's big Phil Jansen is back with a bid plan for the royal ratcatcher... £15 billion? thetimes.com/business-money/…

Philip Jansen targets Rentokil takeover

Former BT boss in talks with private equity as FTSE 100 pest control giant struggles to deliver benefits in takeover of American rival

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Spent an hour in the Apple Store choosing an absurdly overpriced item just to find out when we got to paying that useless Metro Bank is broken and can't process any payments. Thanks Metro. When are you gonna get it fixed?
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Koeman against England is it?
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Good to see Halma still knocking it out of the park today with its 45th rise in the annual divi of +5pc. Here's my piece a while back on the secrets of its success thetimes.com/sport/rugby-uni…
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Replying to @ArmitageJim
Businesses need stability and certainty to plan for and secure investment. Plans to help them unlock growth will hopefully be set out in manifestos - that will be the time to test sentiment
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